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multimedia casus






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nederlands
  


  

name

Multimedia Design Casus
  


  
docent

dr. A. Eliëns,
with dr. G. van der Veer and dr. J.F. Hoorn



code

400367 


credits

6 ects (formerly 5)


period

nov-jan

  


  



contents



The assignment in the multimedia casus is to develop a virtual environment for some cultural or governemental institute or company.


The practicum takes the form a stage, in which external supervision plays an important role.



In the multimedia casus, techniques learned in previous courses (see the resources) will applied to create the application. 


At the start of the course the actual assignment will be determined.



Examples of possible assignments are: the development of a virtual exposition hall for the Dutch Royal Museum of the Arts, a virtual city square, which gives information about both the present and the past, a virtual shop, with online buying facilities, or an online broker, which offers facilities for inspecting houses.


  



approach

practicum/stage


literatuur

online studyguide


exam

assignment


  





  
PDF
  
  
studiegids
  

A general motivation for the multimedia casus
is given in appendix E of the syllabus for introduction multimedia. 





  


  

project assignment

  


Given the INCCA   (*)   information space,
construct a virtual environment   containing:




    

  •  iconic portals -- access points related to project representatives.
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  •  presentation(s) -- illustrating aim and scope of INCCA
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  •  case studies -- focussing on the work of a particular artist
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*) INCCA stands for: International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art.


A more detailed description of the assignment
is available online.
    
  






 project information



INCCA resources include:


  



 INCCA resources






    

  •  project information -- aims and mission statement
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  •  website -- www.incca.org
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  •  artist archive(s) -- in particular Miroslav Balka
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  •  additional material -- mpeg video of interviews
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 contact: Tatja Scholte (ICN)


  



    
  






 project management



The students participating in the multimedia casus
are responsible for the succesfull completion of the project,
including the issues of project management.
An initial checklist for setting up the project is given below. 



  


 checklist






    

  • roles -- create a team
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  • project goal -- develop a vision
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  • production -- construct the assests
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  • quality assesment -- test and control
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  • delivery -- present and archive
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  • manage   --   all along
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  • document   --   track project's history
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 project evaluation



The project evaluation will be based on deliverables
and peer assesment on the criteria indicated below.



  


 judgement




    

  •  group -- (2) effort, 5 (product), 3 (documentation)
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  •  individual -- (4) responsibility, (3) productivity, (3) quality
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  •  mark = ( group + individual ) / 2. [min: 5 by peer review] 
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The deliverables include:


  


 deliverables




    

  •  group -- project plan, design, project report
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  •  individual -- detailed weekly account of activities 
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 additional information





  




For material on narratives structures in virtual environments, see introduction multimedia: 2.3, and in particular the research directions in that section. 



Consult chapter 7
for material on virtual environments.








  


schedule (outline)





    

  •  week 1: project organisation 
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  •  week 2: project definition 
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  •  week 3: planning and design 
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  •  week 4-10: construction and development 
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  •  week 11: integration and delivery 
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  •  week 12: presentation and archiving 
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Note: other meetings will be scheduled.







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 assignment


The actual assignment for the multimedia casus may be formulated 
as follows:



  



digital dossier



Create a VR that realizes a digital dossier
for a work of a particular artist.
A digital dossier represents the information
that is available for a particular work of art, or a collection
of works, of a particular artist.
The digital dossier should be multimedia-enhanced,
that is include photographs, audio and other multimedia material
in a compelling manner.


    
  



  
This description covers the intent and motivation of the assignment.
To be somewhat more specific, the VR must satisfy
the requirements listed below.



  


 requirements






    

  •  the VR must provide access to all the relevant information
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  •  the VR clarifies the information flow among the parties involved in the conservation and presentation the work(s)
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  •  the VR explains and illustrates the added value of the INCCA virtual knowledge center
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These requirements are not exhaustive, as they do not include
any indication concerning style and presentation qualities.
With respect to the contents of the VR, keep in mind
that the conservation of art is a delicate issue.
Read the document about conservation ethics and the problem of modern art.



  


vocabulary -- Webster New World Dictionary


    

  •  dossier (dos-si-er) [Fr < dos (back); so named because labeled on the back] a collection of documents concerning a particular person or matter


  •  archive [...] 1) a place where public records are kept ...  2) the records, material itself ...


    
  








  

  


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