Today we started off with a Ted test which was unusual because it is Thursday and normally do the Ted tests on a Tuesday, I guess John was feeling very generous. The video was on vector images and combining the photos of everyone in the world to make one big image. The video was made around seven years ago so you would think this technology would be really good now; however because of copyright issues they couldn't just take peoples photos without their permission so that one million dollar idea, didn't go to well so i should imagine it was only a 10 dollar idea in the end.
After we done this i continued working on A3 T2 and managed to complete the Task which means all i need to do now is read through the whole thing and then send it to John so he can mark my work.
This is only a short blog as we had half a day.
Thursday, 31 October 2013
Wednesday 30 October
We started the day with a quiz about animation, every couple of questions you had to shoot ducks for some reason? I didn’t understand why that was part of the quiz/game. I managed to get 9 out of 10 which isn’t too bad but Lewis managed to get 10 out of 10. With my accuracy of shooting the ducks I managed to get 90%
After we had done that I began working on a plan for my new web banners. That was until John said we could work on graphics because the unit has to be in by Friday. I cracked on with A3 T2 and managed to get most of it done so hopefully I will finish that tomorrow.
After we had done that I began working on a plan for my new web banners. That was until John said we could work on graphics because the unit has to be in by Friday. I cracked on with A3 T2 and managed to get most of it done so hopefully I will finish that tomorrow.
Tuesday 29 October
We began the day with Aaron's technology quiz about how data
has an actual physical mass; the video was very technical by a YouTube channel
called VSauce and it guides you through their research and how they come to an
approximation of the actual weight of the internet. The video ended by summing
up that all the information on the internet actually only weighs 0.2 millions
of an ounce. The quiz consisted of 12 questions and out of 12 I managed to get
8 which isn’t too bad at all because the winner got 10 out of 12.
After we had completed the quiz I continued working on the
first task of the first assignment in the second unit. This consisted of
researching where and how animation is used, such as banner ads, animated
interface elements, linear and interactive animations, promotion, instruction,
information, entertainment; education. John has told the extended level 3's
that he wants this task complete before the end of the week and the previous unit
in before the end of term next week including all final drafts and front cover
sheet filled out, I presume it is because he wants to send it off to get
marked.
Monday 28 October
Today we started with a test on the history of data. In the
end I managed to get 16 out of 19, which was one mark off the winner which was
Lewis. John knew Jake and Shumi were sharing answers so they had to lose a mark
each.
Today we started a new unit, this unit was Animation for
web. To me the unit looks like a lot of work but I will always try my best to complete
the work with highest of my abilities. Although John does say that assignment
one task one should only come to about 1000 words.
Once I had read through and made sure my A2/A3 T1 was
complete I sent this into john so he can mark it. I also did a bit of work on A3
T1 so hopefully I shall finish this by Wednesday or Thursday.
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Thursday 24 October
Today is half day which mean this blog wont be that long.
When we came in this morning John Opened up three BBB Bitesize page in our web browsers. The pages were tests in specific parts of IT, two of the tests were about programming, which really tested me because I had to try and remember from last year what things were. On the first test I manages to get 5 out of 8 and the second one I got 4 out of 6. The final test was all about the hardware side of computer and I managed to get 7 out of 8.
After that John done a test on how quick we could get a connection from where we are (Norfolk) to California, Mountain View. This took 14 milliseconds which means 7 milliseconds there and 7 milliseconds back.
Once we had done all of that, I made sure I had completed all of Assignment 2/3 Task 1. All I needed to do was add my final picture in of the completed graphics. After that I moved on to Assignment 3 Task 2, I managed to complete most of the Logo sections and will continue with it at home over the weekend and continue it next Monday.
When we came in this morning John Opened up three BBB Bitesize page in our web browsers. The pages were tests in specific parts of IT, two of the tests were about programming, which really tested me because I had to try and remember from last year what things were. On the first test I manages to get 5 out of 8 and the second one I got 4 out of 6. The final test was all about the hardware side of computer and I managed to get 7 out of 8.
After that John done a test on how quick we could get a connection from where we are (Norfolk) to California, Mountain View. This took 14 milliseconds which means 7 milliseconds there and 7 milliseconds back.
Once we had done all of that, I made sure I had completed all of Assignment 2/3 Task 1. All I needed to do was add my final picture in of the completed graphics. After that I moved on to Assignment 3 Task 2, I managed to complete most of the Logo sections and will continue with it at home over the weekend and continue it next Monday.
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Wednesday 23 October
The day began with John showing us a video of the new Apple Mac Desktop that they are releasing later this year. It is has many new technological features, it allows the user to have dual 4K monitors but the most unique feature about the computer is that it wasn’t a tower like traditional computers are (cuboid) but instead it was a cylindrical shape that was very quiet and compact as well as pack with the latest technology and very high spec'd. I had already looked at this when Apple first announced it earlier on in the year.
After this John played a few videos relating to virtual reality devices including the Oculus Rift and the Omni; I already had knowledge of these devices because I had looked at these when they first came about on Kickstarter. The Oculus Rift is a headset display device that the user wears on their head, the device tracks the players head movements so if they turn their head in real life their game character does the same, it allows for 360 degree rotation. The device has two displays inbuilt that allow the user to see in stereoscopic 3D.
The Omni is a device designed to be used alongside the Oculus Rift and the Kinect to make the gaming experience more immiscible and realistic to the player. The Omni is similar to a treadmill as it uses sensors to detect when the user is moving (walking and running) and can also detect the speed the player is moving. The Kinect is for detecting when the player jumps; so if there is an obstacle in the way when playing the game and the only way to get around it is by going over it, the user will jump and the Kinect will detect the user is jumping and the character in the game will jump over the obstacle.
When we had finished watching the videos and had a discussion about them I continued with assignment 2/3 A1 and got some done but before I had a chance to get a lot done some people came from an organisation called MAP to talk to us about all about sex. I could go into a lot of detail but it would be a very long blog as they were there for nearly an hour and a half.
After they had gone we went to Morrison’s for lunch and when we came back we were just in time for the Rap Battle, which was between Martin and Harry. Harry was good but he was tripping a couple of times which of course meant martin would win as he didn’t make any mistake. I was a rather funny lunch.
After all of that I carried on with A3 T1 and I can safely say I am now finished. 45 minutes before home time I had my ILP with John. It went a lot better than I expected and we are both happy with the progress and when I am at. I have a few targets that I can work on to help me throughout the extended level 3 course.
After this John played a few videos relating to virtual reality devices including the Oculus Rift and the Omni; I already had knowledge of these devices because I had looked at these when they first came about on Kickstarter. The Oculus Rift is a headset display device that the user wears on their head, the device tracks the players head movements so if they turn their head in real life their game character does the same, it allows for 360 degree rotation. The device has two displays inbuilt that allow the user to see in stereoscopic 3D.
The Omni is a device designed to be used alongside the Oculus Rift and the Kinect to make the gaming experience more immiscible and realistic to the player. The Omni is similar to a treadmill as it uses sensors to detect when the user is moving (walking and running) and can also detect the speed the player is moving. The Kinect is for detecting when the player jumps; so if there is an obstacle in the way when playing the game and the only way to get around it is by going over it, the user will jump and the Kinect will detect the user is jumping and the character in the game will jump over the obstacle.
When we had finished watching the videos and had a discussion about them I continued with assignment 2/3 A1 and got some done but before I had a chance to get a lot done some people came from an organisation called MAP to talk to us about all about sex. I could go into a lot of detail but it would be a very long blog as they were there for nearly an hour and a half.
After they had gone we went to Morrison’s for lunch and when we came back we were just in time for the Rap Battle, which was between Martin and Harry. Harry was good but he was tripping a couple of times which of course meant martin would win as he didn’t make any mistake. I was a rather funny lunch.
After all of that I carried on with A3 T1 and I can safely say I am now finished. 45 minutes before home time I had my ILP with John. It went a lot better than I expected and we are both happy with the progress and when I am at. I have a few targets that I can work on to help me throughout the extended level 3 course.
Tuesday 22 October
Today we started with a TED test provided by Charlie. It was a quiz on motor powered skate boards, and how they are more environmentally friendly and a lot cheaper than cars not only to buy but to run as well due to the battery that is charged by the sun. Unfortunately I only go 9 out of 15 which was no way near the lowest score so I was safe and the winner got 12 out of 15.
I was carrying on with A2/A3 T1 today as they are very similar, I had managed to get half way through it and should definitely be finished by tomorrow. I am including my notes that didn’t have for A2 when presenting so I need to remember to the best I can, what I said during the presentation to explain in the document why I have created certain things and chose each graphic.
I was carrying on with A2/A3 T1 today as they are very similar, I had managed to get half way through it and should definitely be finished by tomorrow. I am including my notes that didn’t have for A2 when presenting so I need to remember to the best I can, what I said during the presentation to explain in the document why I have created certain things and chose each graphic.
The extended level 3's took a break around 12:15 PM to watch Lewis present his work as John and Pete felt that his was the best presentation from last week and we could learn from watching it.
When we came back from lunch John made us do an exercise in Photoshop and we had to recreate the simple image he had made on the board and then say the image in different formats, compressed and uncompressed, different colour modes and at different qualities. The purpose of this activity was so we could see first hand how changing each of these things impacts the file size.
Monday 21 October
When we came in today and all settled down John began going through resolution with level threes and three extended, he was showing us a table which showed the resolution you should have for different size paper. John opened an article from the BBC
website on our web browsers. This was about cyber bullying statistics, he
wanted to show us the figures to see such things as when they give statistics they
do not always give numbers of people that took part and not enough people were
asked to make it very fair. Yes they asked about 2000 people nearly but think
of the millions, perhaps billions of people that are on the internet now days
so the statistics could be way off.
As I was ill last Thursday I was unable to do my presentation to Pete. The first half of the morning I was refining A2 in the unit so I was ready to do the Prezi presentation to Pete at half 11.
After I had successfully presented the presentation, I sent out a survey to fellow colleges to get feedback on my logos and animated web banners I had done for A2. Once people finally filled out the survey I was able to analyse the results and see what people thought of them and the improvements I could implement on the logos and web banners.
I have made a start to A3 T1 in this unit so I shall hopefully finish that by Wednesday, which would mean I can make a start on A3 T2, from the looks of it, it is a very long task.
As I was ill last Thursday I was unable to do my presentation to Pete. The first half of the morning I was refining A2 in the unit so I was ready to do the Prezi presentation to Pete at half 11.
After I had successfully presented the presentation, I sent out a survey to fellow colleges to get feedback on my logos and animated web banners I had done for A2. Once people finally filled out the survey I was able to analyse the results and see what people thought of them and the improvements I could implement on the logos and web banners.
I have made a start to A3 T1 in this unit so I shall hopefully finish that by Wednesday, which would mean I can make a start on A3 T2, from the looks of it, it is a very long task.
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Thursday 10th October
Today will be a short blog as it’s only a half day. Today john
done a surprise test for the level threes, and he said we could join in if we
wanted to but he said we have done it before and when he said what it was we
realised that we have done it about four times before. After that we went straight
into working on our graphics tasks. I asked Lewis to see his web banner as he
completed it but when he went to open it, he discovered that the web banner was
deleted! Luckily he had an earlier version of it so he only had to make a few changes
to get it back to its old state.
The rest of the day I was working on A2 for graphics. I was
finishing off both banners which are now complete and I realised that I missed
a couple of things out on my rollovers so I made sure I completed that as well.
The banners take surprisingly long but I am glad I have finished them so they
are out of the way. All I need to do is the Copy Right and Ethnical document.
Wednesday 9 October
Today we started with the wiki game, we went onto Wikipedia
page raster graphics, we then had to get to get to the word banana only using
links on Wikipedia. I did it in four links; the winner was Jake Nichols who did
it in 3. We then had to do a few questionnaires for Catherine and Develop which
would let them know about our learning styles and which way we should be
taught. The Develop survey was about whether we are happy with the course and
we are learning etc.
After the admin tasks we went onto making our navigation
bar, rollover button and finishing off our web banner(s). I completed three navigation
bars and two rollovers. So I just need to finish off my second webs banner and
add the last bit to first web banner and also scan in my design documents and
then I've finished A2 for graphics.
Tuesday 8th October
Today we began with a TED Tuesday, although the video wasn't
from TED it was from YouTube so I guess we could call it YouTube test Tuesday,
which doesn't have such a ring to it. It was an extract from gadget man about
upcoming technologies. It was pretty easy in my opinion, it was rather easy as I
got 9 out of 10 but Lewis and Matt got full marks so they had to rock paper
scissors lizard spock for the chocolate bar. Lewis won by throwing his rock
into it.
After such I began making my web banner on Flash I managed
to create almost one and I was refining my logos in Illustrator and creating
some more ideas so I can have a wide variety to choose form.
Today was an accomplishing day by getting all logos done and
creating most of my banner in flash.
Monday 7 October
Today when we all came in the extended level threes (including) received their grade and certificate for last year. I was handed in my level 3 certificate. I achieved a Distinction Merit overall. This was pretty good as i aimed for a Merit, Merit so i was pleased that i got this and also I've been waiting for this certificate for ages!!
We began the day with a 5 year plan, of where we see ourselves in 5 years. By 2018 I planned on earning over a million a year… You can Dream. We then cracked on by working on our logos I was making revisions to existing to designs. I created 6 or 7 designs all together in Illustrator.
I then began making story boards for my web animations, it was pretty simple but I did have to think of ideas which weren't all that easy but I managed to come up with four designs altogether. I worked with Matt and Lewis today. We reviewed each other’s work and found ways to improve each other’s. overall it was a good day.
We began the day with a 5 year plan, of where we see ourselves in 5 years. By 2018 I planned on earning over a million a year… You can Dream. We then cracked on by working on our logos I was making revisions to existing to designs. I created 6 or 7 designs all together in Illustrator.
I then began making story boards for my web animations, it was pretty simple but I did have to think of ideas which weren't all that easy but I managed to come up with four designs altogether. I worked with Matt and Lewis today. We reviewed each other’s work and found ways to improve each other’s. overall it was a good day.
Thursday, 3 October 2013
Thursday 3rd October
Today John began with another logo quick except this one gave you the answer a well as a wrong answers. I managed to get 97 percent out of 100 which was on of the highest in the class. Getting 97% meant that I only got on wrong which wasn't to bad at all.
Today I continue with the first assignment in the graphics unit. I went through it all and and updated some parts which may have been wrong and I have now completed it which means I will send it in to john later on once I have proof read it at home.
Throughout the day Lewis kept asking for our opinion on his logo designs and he has come up with some good ideas. I will look forward to his finished designs. When I come back next Monday I will crack on with my designs and hopefully the outcome will be pleasing.
Today I continue with the first assignment in the graphics unit. I went through it all and and updated some parts which may have been wrong and I have now completed it which means I will send it in to john later on once I have proof read it at home.
Throughout the day Lewis kept asking for our opinion on his logo designs and he has come up with some good ideas. I will look forward to his finished designs. When I come back next Monday I will crack on with my designs and hopefully the outcome will be pleasing.
Wednesday 2nd October
Today we started with a logo game, there were 36 logos in total on the screen and you had to name as many as we could in a set amount of time. I believe it was 6 minutes we had to name all off them. The problem was they were American companies most people didn't know what they all were.
After such we began assignment 2 of graphics/web animations because it was the next task in the graphics unit and it happened to be similar to the web design unit. Most of the unit was planning for what graphics we are going to make for a company called Develop. I did however get to do some preliminary designs on paper which was useful. I managed to get about 20 odd designs but will only make four of them and then pick the best two. Because we are doing an IT course we all instantly thought that it had to do with technology but it has to be a general design that can be used for anything.
The level 3.5's also had to look at our A1s for graphics because some of us had been misunderstanding the task. Not even Dan got it right and he's the president of level 3 extended. I haven’t handed mine in yet and when john went through the other two he said we could have till tomorrow to refine the first draft and to make sure we haven’t made any mistakes like Lewis and Dan had done.
After such we began assignment 2 of graphics/web animations because it was the next task in the graphics unit and it happened to be similar to the web design unit. Most of the unit was planning for what graphics we are going to make for a company called Develop. I did however get to do some preliminary designs on paper which was useful. I managed to get about 20 odd designs but will only make four of them and then pick the best two. Because we are doing an IT course we all instantly thought that it had to do with technology but it has to be a general design that can be used for anything.
The level 3.5's also had to look at our A1s for graphics because some of us had been misunderstanding the task. Not even Dan got it right and he's the president of level 3 extended. I haven’t handed mine in yet and when john went through the other two he said we could have till tomorrow to refine the first draft and to make sure we haven’t made any mistakes like Lewis and Dan had done.
Tuesday 1st October
John started the day off with a TED test from Martin whom is a level 3; it was particularly hard compared to other test, this was because the questions he picked were very specific. I got 7 ½ out of 24, which may sound pretty bad but most people got a lot worse than me so. Out of the 3.5’s I think Lewis won by getting 8 out of 24.
Once that was done John gave us the task of creating a golden ticket for the Vauxhall holiday parks 50th anniversary. He briefed us on where to find all of the files and images that needed/could use when creating it.
I drew a few designs on paper and then implemented them into Photoshop. Once I had completed them I didn't really like them. I played around with Photoshop for a while to see if I could make them any better but nothing…
After lunch my design suddenly came to me, I cracked on with it and it took me the rest of the day to complete the front and back to tweak everything to make it as best as possible. I put a good effect on the 50th anniversary coin; the effect I put on was flair to make the coin look like it is shining.
Monday 30th September
Today we started with a tutorial from Catherine. She was informing us about different university options and opportunities and the different routes we could take to work. We have been assigned homework of looking up potential universities and writing our personal statement for 5 weeks’ time. I have invited Lewis to come with me to Lincoln University to see what the whole place is like and what courses they offer.
After that we continued with A1 for graphics again, I managed to get the majority of what I wanted to get done and should hopefully be done by tonight if not by tomorrow.
The rest of the day the level 3.5s taught the level 3s how to use Photoshop and Illustrator. I was tasked with Photoshop but yet to do mine as we ran out of time so I will be doing mine tomorrow morning.
Matt and Lewis presented theirs rather well and went rather smooth but Shane and Dan on the other hand were having some preparation issues with theirs and couldn't get their messages across to the class and seemed to confuse them….a lot
After that we continued with A1 for graphics again, I managed to get the majority of what I wanted to get done and should hopefully be done by tonight if not by tomorrow.
The rest of the day the level 3.5s taught the level 3s how to use Photoshop and Illustrator. I was tasked with Photoshop but yet to do mine as we ran out of time so I will be doing mine tomorrow morning.
Matt and Lewis presented theirs rather well and went rather smooth but Shane and Dan on the other hand were having some preparation issues with theirs and couldn't get their messages across to the class and seemed to confuse them….a lot
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