Final #1: Flash/Powerbullet .swf Files

ASSIGNMENT 1:
https://wfs.bc.edu:443/andradje/class 8.swf

ASSIGNMENT 2:

https://wfs.bc.edu:443/andradje/assignment2.swf

ASSIGNMENT 3:

https://wfs.bc.edu:443/andradje/assignment3.swf

ASSIGNMENT 4:

https://wfs.bc.edu:443/andradje/assignment4.swf

Here are my .swf files after my Powerbullet flash project. It is a final exercise from the Immersive Education course that I am taking at Boston College. The course is called Discovering Computer Graphics. For details, visit the immersive BC portal at http://ImmersiveEducation.org/@/bc

PROGRESS SHOTS:

The work above shows the work our class did with Flash and Powerbullet to be more specific. We used many of it's features and tools to create some simple flash files using basic shapes, images, and text. It is a final exercise from the Immersive Education course that I am taking at Boston College. The course is called Discovering Computer Graphics. For details, visit the immersive BC portal at http://ImmersiveEducation.org/@/bc

Class 7, FINAL PREPARATION: Choosing a JavaScript programming track

 Khan Academy Computer Science program - I enjoyed this website the least and the reason is that I felt it was the least "hands-on" of the three. With that being said I thought the tutorials were well presented and laid out, and the website itself was clean and it made it easy to follow. You definitely have to know a little javascript before entering this service because it skips the very basics of this programming language, which may or may not benefit certain people. I guess it all depends on the level of the novice programmer. I thought it was great that I was able to pause the videos and manually enter different variables to see what would happen to the code. Overall, I enjoyed learning the programming aspect of simple drawing and feel that this learning service could be used to better myself in this field.

 Learn Street - Overall I thought that Learn Street is a great tool in developing basic javascript skills. The setup was quick and easy and within a minute I began to get started with some very basic string and variable work. Even though it was a little too elementary at first, I think that it has the right approach in how the progress system works. Much like codecademy, the log tells you what strings and variables to write down and the user replicates them before moving on to the next step. I truly believe that this repetition is probably best in learning any programming language. You can only do so much in learning theory and watching videos of code, it's best to get out there and just do it. Perhaps the only downside would be that if you have some experience in javascript, this service may not be the best tool for you. You will probably need something a little more advanced.

 Codecademy - Now perhaps this is a biased review of codecademy because I've used this to learn some basic HTML, but I thought it was the best tool in learning javascript. One of the best features is the scoring system, which rewards you with virtual trophies the further you get into different courses. In terms of difficulty, I felt that it was very easy to get started with but it got progressively challenging which was welcoming. I did use the "hint" button a few times as I went further into the course material but at the same time it wasn't rocket science. I think it's great that the user cannot progress until completing the proper code, which forces you to pay attention and be aware of details. Speaking of course material, there are so many to take such as javascript, html, css and more. Overall, I think that it's a better and more polished version of Learn Street and would continue to use this website to learn some javascript.

2-F Scale

Here I scaled my midterm but the image was 600 x 600 so it didn't effect the image one way or another after using the aspect ratio

2-E Text

Work In Progress:

Final Product:

Here is different lines of text all with different font, color, and opacity

2-D Transparency

Final Product: in the final product i pasted two images into a selection and used the transparency meter 

Work In Progress:

2-C Paste Into

Final Product: In this image I pasted screenshots into a couple of different selections

Work In Progress:

2-B Stoke

Final product using different stroke techniques on different selections

Work In Progress:

MIDTERM #2

In this screenshot we practiced adding captions to pictures. We used the rectangle tool and then used the paint bucket tool to color it white. To top it off, we added some text in a red color. It is a midterm exercise from the Immersive Education course that I am taking at Boston College. The course is called Discovering Computer Graphics. For details, visit the immersive BC portal at http://ImmersiveEducation.org/@/bc

MIDTERM #8

PROGRESS SHOTS:

this is the image I started with. It's a photo of my brother(left) and I(right).

 Working on smudging the smile lines and freckles

 Next I'm woking on my winkles and that loose hair 

 Here are the images side by side in GIMP.

FINAL PRODUCT:

Here's the original image

 And here's the edited version

In this assignment we started off by taking an image of ourselves and used the blur and smudge tools to "clean up" our faces. In my final product, I hope you'll notice the difference in smile lines, winkles, freckles, and loose hair that was on my forehead. This is a midterm exercise from the Immersive Education course that I am taking at Boston College. The course is called Discovering Computer Graphics. For details, visit the immersive BC portal at http://ImmersiveEducation.org/@/bc

MIDTERM #7

PROGRESS SHOTS:

Here I started with my Tyson image

I used the eclipse tool to apply the eyes

Then I added the required text.

Here's the Web3D text

FINAL PRODUCT:

Here we started with an image of a famous person. We then used the eclipse tool around the image that I used for his eyes. We then used the rectangle tool to create a banner with text on the bottom of the image. It is a midterm exercise from the Immersive Education course that I am taking at Boston College. The course is called Discovering Computer Graphics. For details, visit the immersive BC portal at http://ImmersiveEducation.org/@/bc