Due to the Good Friday holiday, the schedule for Yellow lab D was as follows:
Lab period Wednesday Mar 31, from 11:00-12:30
Accomplished this week:
Because of the single short lab period this week, accomplishments by teams will be brief.
Table D1 (computer game):
- completed initial draft of "Technical Information" section for Lab Manual
- preliminary model of program is nearing completion
Table D2 (computer game):
- successfully constructed 2 working maps of game
- begun work on both final report and lab manual
Table D3 (hands-on):
- constructed game board, and all cards related to game
Table D5 (computer game):
- dissected example games to build understanding of GameMaker software
- began developing puzzles for game including: movement of blocks, and organizing of balls
Table D9 (hands-on):
- developed rules for game
- completed construction of board game
Table D11 (hands-on):
- milled prototype game board using CNC machine
- established testing methods for game
- allocated tasks for finishing challenge cards
- allocated tasks for completing testing
Table D12 (hands-on):
- completed character profiles for the characters used in game
- delegated tasks for final testing report
- began construction of prototype
Tasks for Next Week:
In general
Computer Game Groups must:
Finish game coding, finish testing, and debug it completely no later than April 15th.
Hands-on Groups must:
Continue construction of activities
Must Test games and be keep a record of any updates or changes made to final product
Complete the development of "how to play sections".
Lab:
Begin work on instruction manual and technical support sections, to be submitted by April 11th to Yang Zhang.
Continue to ensure thematic integration, and with other groups with the same cognitive focus.
Progress Monitoring and Control
This week, we are behind schedule.
Additional Information
1. Open House (Thursday April 15th from 10AM to Noon):
*(3% on Presentation (lab-based) + 5% on Prototype (group-based.) =8% of TOTAL GRADE)*
Set up: 9:00AM-10:00AM
Open House: 10:00AM-12:00PM
???: 12:00PM-1:00PM
Tear Down: 1:00PM-2:00PM
***Note: This Open house is really important and everyone should take this day seriously. This is the one day when the word modest does not exist in your vocabulary. The Open House Day, April 15th, is an opportunity for the university and their prestigious students to showcase their work and astonish the world of exactly what we can do. It is an open event and EVERYONE is invited (visitors include: department heads, deans, associate deans, the mustard seed and their invited guests, corporate invitees, politicians, the MEDIA, and lastly, family and friends.)
2. Final Day of Lab/ Final Prototype Grading/ BSD! (April 16th)
*(Note: THIS IS NOT A LAB-BASED MARK)*
So below is just a overview of what's happening on the Final Day of Lab!
On April 16th, Ningxu will examine each team's prototype individually (approx. 10 minutes per table). She will looking at how well each team has identified and analyzed the problem and whether their solution is appropriate and well engineered. With this being said, as Ningxu will examine and critique each one's device, teams should also reveal all of the unique and functional aspects of their device.
3. Design Manual (Thursday, April 15th)
Everyone please email your Technical Information to the following 3 people ANYTIME on April 11th; so we can compile and review the documents.
1. Matt Schroeder (babaganoosh95@hotmail.com and mmschroe@ucalgary.ca)
2. Yang Zhang (yangzhan@ucalgary.ca), and
3. Kim Cayanan (sagi_angel91@hotmail.com)
I recommend finishing/ writing the majority of the manual this long weekend because it will take a long time, and frees up time to study for other subjects.
4. Everyone remember…..TO FINISH AND PERFECT YOUR PROTOTYPE BY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14TH’!!!! Failure to have your prototype finished will result in a 40% deduction penalty specified by the Lab Contract!
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