My research thus far has been mostly focused around shoring up my knowledge of the Unity platform and the C# scripting language. Though I haven’t been doing any research into VR, as I do not have a platform with which to test it, I have been teaching myself the software in the scope of 3D… Continue reading Albright – Research Update 1
This week I spent some time looking at several different games to help me get a different perspective on what I am planning to create. I started by looking at Final Fantasy Tactics and Tactics Ogre, which were fairly early Strategy RPGs. Both of these games had isometric perspectives and maps with several elevations. This… Continue reading Snyder Research Update 1
The information that I have bee researching over the past week has been an amalgamation of various film techniques that have been used in animation over the various decades. One of the key benefits of trying to tell a story using animation is that the visual elements on screen aren’t constricted to following natural rules… Continue reading Marcus Moore Research Update #1
History of the FieldIn terms of general videogames, they were first created in the 1950’s by scientists in labs. One example of this would be OXO, a tic-tac-toe game created on a computer by A.S. Douglas in 1952 as part of his doctoral dissertation. As for the first videogame that could be played and installed… Continue reading Emma’s Research Plan
Research Plan As mentioned before, I am planning on making a first-person shooter game with unique movement elements. In order to make an engaging game experience it takes more than just sound mechanics as the things going on behind the scenes are not what draws intrigue. A good game is multi-faceted and combines various skillsets… Continue reading Chad Mathern Research Plan
Many musicians, music producers, and music technology companies have pursued live electronic music performances being enhanced by visuals. To get where we are today in live electronic music performance and DJing synced to visuals, musicians and music producers such as Mr. Bill and KJ Sawka, Jojo Mayer & Nerve, Deadmau5, AFISHAL, and Rezz have created… Continue reading Kenny’s Research Plan
For my research, the first step would be to read through W3’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) in their entirety, taking notes along the way. These are considered the go-to guidelines to use when making websites accessible for people with disabilities. I would then take a close look at other resources explaining these guidelines, such… Continue reading Kiernan’s Research Plan
Due… 10/3/19: Begin draft of proposal Project outline done 10/10/19: Research sustainability (What is it? How do people define it?) Start tracking list of sources Research the field, tiny-housing market, sustainable housing market (current state: What’s going on right now?) Start researching industry event(s) 10/17/19: Research tools to use to create project Continue research. Create… Continue reading Jamie’s Research Plan
My idea for my thesis is to create an online community for TCNJ students to showcase their artwork with other members of our community. In order to create the website to the best of my ability I plan to research other schools and see if anything like this exists within any other school communities. If… Continue reading Pete’s Research Plan (take 1)
History + Current State: Technology & Foraging + Herbalism There isn’t much on foraging in the digital sphere beyond blogs and a few websites. There are even less on herbalism that are true, up to date resources. My website would definitely be the first of its kind. An important step will be to have actual… Continue reading Rachel’s Research Plan: Take 1