Rebriefing

After having a de-briefing we split into two groups. Sasha & Rowan will work together to produce the DVD & Mark & myself will produce the website/PDFs. Small jobs like report & DVD cover will be for who ever has done all their work 1st.

Survey

As a group we created a survey which will be given to the students. We worked with another group to come up with the best questions & they will code the information in exel. We hope to obtain helpful information that will help make our website & DVD design better. For example, what websites the students like & what their preferred communication is.

Going to the Kitchen!

Today we went to the Polytechnic kitchen & was lucky enough to also experience the food & hospitality in the restaurant. Tony introduced us to all of the key areas in the kitchen, such as the benches, sinks, ovens, fridges & different areas for preparing & storing food. We were given the opportunity to take as many photos as we liked. Visiting the kitchen gave us further knowledge as to the different areas of the kitchen and what is most important to the students.

The Kitchen

The Kitchen interface:

Using the Polytech Kitchen interface I found it to be really hard, this was because without the sound the interface was unable to be used successfully. I found that it felt like a long time that you had to wait for the man to walk around the place & it frustrating when you had to repeat exercises such as washing your hands. The graphics did not help the interface, they felt slow motion. I feel that the idea is effective but needs to be executed better to be an effective tool for these students.

Corona Website

Corona Website Interface:

-I really like the design of this website because of its simplicity. As you can see from the screen shot on the left, the website consists of a yellow background and the white & orange main image in the middle. Throughout the different pages & links the design remains the same.

-The interactive elements on the website are minimal bet very effective, such as the sliding of pages when you click on a new page & the transitions used give the website a fun feel & excitement as you don't know what transition or image you will get next.

-Overall I really like the interface of this website. It is easy to use and navigate. You can make a connection with the site through the bright colours & fun design.

Laser Force

Laser Force:

This interface is alot like Unreal tournament but at the same time very different.
Both games involve team, stealth, and thinking but with two different surroundings.
Laser Force required team work and also being able to move fast, like Unreal. I found Laser Force to be more fun than Unreal as you were really in the game, unlike Unreal were you were just infront of a computer. For both games you are required to push some form of a button weather it be a keyboard or mouse or tigger.

Overall Laser Force was a more enjoyable interface compared to Unreal Tournament.

Unreal tournament

Unreal Tournament:

I really enjoyed playing this game and found the controls quite easy to use, which is very important. It is key that any interaction can be easily usable.

The interaction within this game was exciting and fun, not knowing when some-one would be trying to shoot you was a thrill!

Without sound the game is not as powerful, the sound effects make you feel like you are really in the game.