CollabrATEC

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Yes, they gave all incoming freshmen an iPhone, or iPod touch, and they are using them in many ways. Here is ACU’s official vision of their connected campus. It’s a bit long, but does have some real good pearls of wisdom. direct link

The class read through four narratives. 

First Narrative - Formula 1

Why should we buy this story?  Seeing things from different cultures adds to the overall experience.  Time shift collaboration is important when you need to meet a deadline.  How do you deal with the time difference?  Take shifts, collaborate once a day, different teams work on projects separately, then the Lead team puts them all together. 

“Around the World” has to be pumped up.  Add the Tier One component to this story.  Software needs to provide translation for foreign languages.  Use microslicing technology for recording collaboration.  Provide close captioning on replay.  Leslie … Continue Reading

Discussion:  Physical and Virtual are tied together

What are the different types of students in ATEC?  We need a human center of approach to design the new ATEC Building.  A needs analysis must be done. 

What are the user types?

1) What type students are there?

2) Describe the instructor…

3) What can we offer to graduates to keep up their skills?

4) Corporations/Military collaboration

Define the extremes… Everything else will fall into place.

What can a student get here that they cannot get anywhere else?

Assignment this week:  Find a freshman or high school student and interview them.  What is the future student?  What would they change in … Continue Reading

A University of Tokyo initiative has built a device to create haptic sound holograms, otherwise known as “Lickable Holograms”. These holograms can’t be seen or heard, but can be felt, creating an entirely new way to provide feedback to interface users. the International Society for Haptics features more of Takayuki Iwamoto’s work on this new method for for producing tactile sensations with acoustic radiation pressure.

NextUp is Thinking About Collaboration

The blog site NextUp has an intesting take on why IT and the marketplace will be forced to use social networking tools and how the only real player in virtual space is Disney. You guessed it, they are both about kids and what they expect/know of the virtual space.

infoq.com

An Agile Team Room Wishlist is a features list for collaborative spaces.

Obscura Digital, the bright minds behind Google’s 360 degree video domes, have debuted a multi-touch hologram system that can be used by multiple people at the same time.

You can learn more about what Obscura Digital is doing right now on their out-of-the-lab blog.

Children in the UK using an interactive learning tool.

The Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) research group at Durham University has created SynergyNet. The researchers from the departments of Computer Science, Education and Psychology have focused on motivational techniques involved in teaching and learning to create a network that will allow schools in the UK to use multi-touch interactive desks in the next ten years according to The Register. These desks use a multitude of technologies including the … Continue Reading

Stratosphere Video Dome at Universal Studios

The StratoSphere Video Dome Projection may look like the futurisitc city from Logan’s Run but could be the very thing a group of Comet Students need in their common area! The inflatable dome is produced by Absolute Hollywood and could be used as an event arena or classroom.

Seattle Pacific University is using Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro to relaize real-time communication and collaboration in their engineering program.

Super Star: A Mobile Chinatown brings a glitzy presentation to a vague concept. This presentation details the features of this mobile giant without focusing on tangibles like, size, number of people and how the giant will move from city to city. The overall presentation is memorable or should we say MAD.

TechShop bills itself as a fully-equipped open-access workshop and creative environment. Their slogan “Build Your Dreams Here” focuses on the any time access to work on projects of your choice. Classes and Seminars are offered by those who know to those who wish to know, creating a collaborative learning environment. The founder, Jim Newton, believes it is a health club with tools and equipment instead of exercise equipment or as he calls it a Kinko’s for geeks. The idea is now franchising with another opening in North Carolina and up to ten more being created throughout the country.

The following Collablab Features are the result of the ATEC 6351 class on October 11, 2008.

These requirements fall into 5 categories, Environment, Hardware, Software, Communication and Features.

The class focused on features wanted in the new ATEC building.  A brainstorming session began.  All individuals were asked to write their desired features on small pieces of paper to then tape on the window.  The class worked collaboratively to divide these features into categories.  It seems that the majority of features wanted pertained to the environment/physical space of the building.  That category was then divided into two sub-categories… local and global.  Other main categories leaned toward “Communication” and “Resources.”  

Assignment for this week:  Each individual is to read over each storyboard, adding to each scenario.  We are then to go … Continue Reading

I’ve re-written this post 3 times. I can’t seem to get past my frustration over the uncreative approach we’ve been forced to take so far. That being said, I will try not to dwell on that which we cannot change, and rather focus on our end goal. “Keep your eyes on the prize, kids.”

We have a clear division in this class. Many of us are thinking in physical terms when it comes to the new ATEC. The rest of us are focused on the meta-physical; the cloud, interphase, and … Continue Reading

This is a ppt. from Chip over writing and the process of writing scenarios.Writing Scenarios

David Hrisco

Theater Lab  -  Sound Lab - Design Lab  - Motion/Capture Lab  -  Virtual Directory  -  Arcade Lab  -  Tele/Video Conference with Faculty (live time from remote access)  -  Recording Studio Lab 

Atrium/Reception Hall– Circulation Desk - Movie Theater – Cafe/Quick Stop – Arcade – Library – Gallery – Critique Spaces – Large Lecture Rooms - Small Collaboration Rooms – Individual Workspaces for Students - Offices for Faculty and Staff – LABS LABS LABS – Centralized Server/Hardware/Tech Support Area -

Mobile Communication Manager Scenario 4.0

[01] Log-in/Registration

[01.01] While John waits for his flight at the airport, he powers up his Pocket PC.

[01.02] He wants to have a brief conference with his project team back at the office so he finds a relatively quiet place and…

[01.03] He launches his Alcatel Mobile Communication Manager program by tapping the icon located at the bottom of OS window with his stylus.

[01.04] The Welcome Screen appears and since he’s a current user, his user name appears automatically.

[01.05] He needs to enter his password, so he taps the “keyboard” icon at the bottom of the screen to … Continue Reading

Super simple stuff guys.

This works best if you have two windows open, one is collabrATEC, the other youtube.

From the admin page on collabrATEC (link is in the bottom of the right column) click the “write a new post” button near the top of the page.

1. Title your post.

2. Go to your youtube page, and the video of choice. There should be a “link” section to the right of the video. Copy that info.

3. Go back to the collabratec post, and paste that into the body copy area of your post. BE SURE TO ADD A “v” after the “http” of … Continue Reading