Because all my blog post's do not show up on datalogue i am posting this to link you to my blog!!!
My Blog is http://www.the6wedges.blogspot.com/
Friday, 18 March 2011
Thursday, 17 March 2011
Evaluation of the 6 wedges website
The project 6 wedges I thought went really well because we had people in different expertise so we could assign member's in our group to different task's which helped a lot because people could get on straight away with there task's.
The group work went smoothly and a lot of people had different idea's and we would form into a group each week and see what we had achieved. As the project went along we took certain element's out and added new one's. We could of made our project a lot bigger but kept it small for a reason to see how our project went in University and if it was used a lot in the University we could build upon the project and take it to different limit's.
So overall the project went really well and the team work worked great, i would of liked a bit longer to do the project because we could of added a few more element's and worked a bit more in depth with the system we created.
The group work went smoothly and a lot of people had different idea's and we would form into a group each week and see what we had achieved. As the project went along we took certain element's out and added new one's. We could of made our project a lot bigger but kept it small for a reason to see how our project went in University and if it was used a lot in the University we could build upon the project and take it to different limit's.
So overall the project went really well and the team work worked great, i would of liked a bit longer to do the project because we could of added a few more element's and worked a bit more in depth with the system we created.
Website Design
The 6 wedges website we designed was made in HTML 5 and CSS 3 because the advanced styling you can do made our website look good.
We chose 5 links which are home, log in, register, Facebook / Twitter and contact. The reason i picked these links was because i didn't want to over complicate the site and these are the most important for our website.
The layout of the website look's really nice with the green, white and black. I think the design is bright and make's you want to look further.
Here are the picture's of the website:
We chose 5 links which are home, log in, register, Facebook / Twitter and contact. The reason i picked these links was because i didn't want to over complicate the site and these are the most important for our website.
The layout of the website look's really nice with the green, white and black. I think the design is bright and make's you want to look further.
Here are the picture's of the website:
This is the bottom of the contact page
This is the top of the contact page
This is the 6 wedges home page
This is the bottom of the registration page
This is the registration page
This is the twitter Facebook page for advertising really.
This is the log in page
This is the welcome page which makes people feel welcome on our site.
The site we created is easy to use and navigate around and that is what we wanted because it makes the viewer play the game easier
The 6 Wedge's site
This is a simple map of our website showing what is going to be happening.
The map makes it easier for you to see how our website is set up
How we made the project
We made our project working as a team and designating perfect position's within the groups because Tom Saunder's and Paul Watson knew more then the rest of us on PHP and Mysql.
Rachel Dalton could set up a domain which is helpful also her input was needed in group discussion's.
Mike Hills Made the poster's because he is good with photo editing suite's.
And I made the HTML 5 website and also the CSS3 but also I posted most of the blog post's.
I also made the question's to ask the viewer. The project was basically made with Qr Code's + PHP + Mysql + HTML5 + CSS3 + Poster's + Fun.
Rachel Dalton could set up a domain which is helpful also her input was needed in group discussion's.
Mike Hills Made the poster's because he is good with photo editing suite's.
And I made the HTML 5 website and also the CSS3 but also I posted most of the blog post's.
I also made the question's to ask the viewer. The project was basically made with Qr Code's + PHP + Mysql + HTML5 + CSS3 + Poster's + Fun.
What are project is going to do
Are project is going to create a simple quiz game where you can play the game around the University.
People will be able to sign up to, the 6 wedges game for free and then play the game.
We want our project to be fun and informative for everyone to play. Also the website will be easy to access and why not sign up it's free.
Eventually I want the project to be a game so all Plymouth can play and enjoy. But we had another idea where the university could use the project as a guided tour for new student's.
People will be able to sign up to, the 6 wedges game for free and then play the game.
We want our project to be fun and informative for everyone to play. Also the website will be easy to access and why not sign up it's free.
Eventually I want the project to be a game so all Plymouth can play and enjoy. But we had another idea where the university could use the project as a guided tour for new student's.
The Software we are using
We will be using a QR Code generator to get our Qr Code's. And when we generate the code's we will be linking them to the website page.
We are using HTML 5 and CSS3 to create the website along with PHP and Mysql
We will also be using mobile phone's to take picture's of the Qr Codes and this will link us to the website so phone's count as software.
So this is basically all the software we are using and is important to make our project run.
We are using HTML 5 and CSS3 to create the website along with PHP and Mysql
We will also be using mobile phone's to take picture's of the Qr Codes and this will link us to the website so phone's count as software.
So this is basically all the software we are using and is important to make our project run.
Social Behaviour's at the University
In the Student Union:
People some time's meet with there friend's first and go to the bar and get a drink. Some people get a drink then sit down and do work but 7 / 10 time's people meet with friend's and watch live sport's, some people just chat.
In Babbage Building:
Mostly people do work in the room but some people watch TV on the computer's or other video's on the internet. Some people were doing group work discussing what they need to do.
But there was a lot more busyness in the room.
In the Library:
People pick up book's, sit at a desk reads part of it and then type's something on there laptop or write stuff down.
Some people go to a computer to find a book and then looks for the book in the library and check's the book out and leave's the library.
Some people work in the 24/7 rooms and use the computer's to do there work and its very quite in there.
The reason we looked at all of this is because our game will be around the University and we need to find good location's to put them.
People some time's meet with there friend's first and go to the bar and get a drink. Some people get a drink then sit down and do work but 7 / 10 time's people meet with friend's and watch live sport's, some people just chat.
In Babbage Building:
Mostly people do work in the room but some people watch TV on the computer's or other video's on the internet. Some people were doing group work discussing what they need to do.
But there was a lot more busyness in the room.
In the Library:
People pick up book's, sit at a desk reads part of it and then type's something on there laptop or write stuff down.
Some people go to a computer to find a book and then looks for the book in the library and check's the book out and leave's the library.
Some people work in the 24/7 rooms and use the computer's to do there work and its very quite in there.
The reason we looked at all of this is because our game will be around the University and we need to find good location's to put them.
Surveying at Plymouth University
When studying people at Plymouth University I found one of the busiest place's are the Library.
Another busy place is the Student Union but people come and go there.
The Babbage building we are setting up the game in, can get busy on certain day's like Tuesday and Thursday's.
Also a busy place all the time is the Roland Levinsky building people walk through there a lot, and also up stair's is busy constantly.
So above is a short explanation of where is busy in the University so this would be key area's where we could put our Qr poster's to.
Another busy place is the Student Union but people come and go there.
The Babbage building we are setting up the game in, can get busy on certain day's like Tuesday and Thursday's.
Also a busy place all the time is the Roland Levinsky building people walk through there a lot, and also up stair's is busy constantly.
So above is a short explanation of where is busy in the University so this would be key area's where we could put our Qr poster's to.
Check List
Well the PHP / Mysql Software will be made by Tom Saunders & Paul Watson so they will be bringing that in on the day.
The poster's with the Qr Code's will be made by Mike Hill's
The set up of the domain will be done by Rachel Dalton
The question's and HTML with CSS3 will be made by Dale Critchlow
The Wedges on the website were created by Josh Lane
And then everybody in the group has put thought and idea's into the group.
The poster's with the Qr Code's will be made by Mike Hill's
The set up of the domain will be done by Rachel Dalton
The question's and HTML with CSS3 will be made by Dale Critchlow
The Wedges on the website were created by Josh Lane
And then everybody in the group has put thought and idea's into the group.
The day we release the game
So here I am going to talk about when we set up our project the day it gets released.
9:00AM - 10:00AM :
All get to Uni and meet up. Get the check list out to make sure everybody has the equipment. And if we meet up this time we will have time to get the item's in time for the setup.
10:00AM - 11:00AM:
This will be testing time setting the installation's up putting the poster's in two room's BGB211 & BGB 213. And making sure everything moves smoothly.
11:00AM-12:00PM:
This will be time to fix glitches and problem's. If no problem's we will start to set up user name's for our group.
12:00PM - Onwards:
This will be extra time to sort any problem's also this will be where we present our product.
9:00AM - 10:00AM :
All get to Uni and meet up. Get the check list out to make sure everybody has the equipment. And if we meet up this time we will have time to get the item's in time for the setup.
10:00AM - 11:00AM:
This will be testing time setting the installation's up putting the poster's in two room's BGB211 & BGB 213. And making sure everything moves smoothly.
11:00AM-12:00PM:
This will be time to fix glitches and problem's. If no problem's we will start to set up user name's for our group.
12:00PM - Onwards:
This will be extra time to sort any problem's also this will be where we present our product.
A few more notepad processes and picture's
This is a few more picture's from my workbook the first picture is how the process of the project is going to work.
The next picture is a few bit's of information on some of the famous people that the University has used for some building'. Because in the question's there will be question's named after the building's.
quick mind map of the process for the website
This is another drawn mind map of the website process, it show's the way you will log in and answer the question's.
Advertising The 6 Wedges
We were thinking how could we make our game big? and that's when we thought we need to advertise the project. We could advertise the 6 Wedges on Facebook, Twitter and all of the team's website's.
Also because our game is going to be in the University we could put a poster in the Student Union.
Also we could email all the student's in the University to get them to play.
If the game gets even bigger we could create something like twitter on the 6 Wedges website.
Also because our game is going to be in the University we could put a poster in the Student Union.
Also we could email all the student's in the University to get them to play.
If the game gets even bigger we could create something like twitter on the 6 Wedges website.
Video Tutorial Maybe?
We were thinking of having a video tutorial on our website. The reason we have decided to put a tutorial video on our website is to show the public how to play our game.
I think video's can be more descriptive than writing because it actually show's an example of what to do.
The video will be about 1 minute long because then the video will not take as long to load, it will be uploaded on youtube and then embedded on our website.
I think video's can be more descriptive than writing because it actually show's an example of what to do.
The video will be about 1 minute long because then the video will not take as long to load, it will be uploaded on youtube and then embedded on our website.
Where the project could go next!
If we made our project bigger our game could be made into a tour guide. This could be to help new Student's find there way around, because when you are a new student the University seems huge.
Also further on we could make our own app so people could use the software we created easier, straight on there mobile phone's.
On a larger scale our Trivial Pursuit Interactive game could be used around the city, and it could become a big Interactive game.
There are loads more idea's we could do but because it is for a uni project we decided to do it within the University kind of like a beta version.
Also further on we could make our own app so people could use the software we created easier, straight on there mobile phone's.
On a larger scale our Trivial Pursuit Interactive game could be used around the city, and it could become a big Interactive game.
There are loads more idea's we could do but because it is for a uni project we decided to do it within the University kind of like a beta version.
My Role In the Project
My Role in the project consists of making question's for the game, also making a HTML 5 and Css3 website the last thing I was doing is making most of the blog. And I have completed the role's I got given.
The tasks other people got given were:
-Creating a poster with QR Codes on it.
-Creating the PHP + Mysql which was made by Tom Saunder's
In the PHP + Mysql there is :
- Log in
-Register
-Question's table
-Linking QR Codes to the page
The tasks other people got given were:
-Creating a poster with QR Codes on it.
-Creating the PHP + Mysql which was made by Tom Saunder's
In the PHP + Mysql there is :
- Log in
-Register
-Question's table
-Linking QR Codes to the page
Health And Saftey and our project
Our project doe's not fall into any health and safety regulations because its going to be on the wall.
And it is using the Internet and your Mobile Phones. The only small Health and Safety part would be when putting the poster's up try not to put the pin's in your hand's.
The other small health and safety feature would be don't look at your phone playing the game whilst you are crossing the road and also whilst driving.
And it is using the Internet and your Mobile Phones. The only small Health and Safety part would be when putting the poster's up try not to put the pin's in your hand's.
The other small health and safety feature would be don't look at your phone playing the game whilst you are crossing the road and also whilst driving.
Requirement's for the 6 Wedge's
Here are the requirement's we have for the 6 Wedges Interactive Project:
-We must create an interactive installation
-The public must engage with the installation easily
-The installation must work inside and outside
-The installation will require guidance if you are under the age of 11
-The installation must not have any explicit content
-The installation must work till the University close's
-The installation must be accessible for everyone
-The installation must be easy to use for everyone who uses it
-The installation must pass health and safety regulation's
-The installation must be accepted by the University to go onto the wall's.
-We must create an interactive installation
-The public must engage with the installation easily
-The installation must work inside and outside
-The installation will require guidance if you are under the age of 11
-The installation must not have any explicit content
-The installation must work till the University close's
-The installation must be accessible for everyone
-The installation must be easy to use for everyone who uses it
-The installation must pass health and safety regulation's
-The installation must be accepted by the University to go onto the wall's.
A few More Drawings of the HTML/PHP/MySql
These are drawing's For the process of the website my drawing's describe everything.
This is a few little pictures of what will happen.
Here I have drawn a few small pictures with description a bit like a storyboard to show you a step by step guide of how the game goes.
So the picture describes everything below.
So the picture describes everything below.
Question's for The 6 Wedges the last part
The last section is Art and here are the question's
Q1: What is the most famous painting in the world?
A1: Girl with a pearl earing
A2: The kiss
A3: Mona Lisa - Correct
A4: From the lake
Q2: What is the most expensive painting in the world?
A1: Green Car Crash
A2: No 5, 1948 - Correct
A3: Nude
A4: Mona Lisa
Q3: Who created the painting A Bigger Splash?
A1: David Hockney - Correct
A2: Tom Saunder's
A3: William Blake
A4: Samuel Scott
Q4: Who creates the computer software named Photoshop?
A1: Magic
A2: Coral
A3: Adobe - Correct
A4: Google
Q5: How old is the earliest piece of art (The Engraved ochre)?
A1: 70,000 Years ago - Correct
A2: 60,000 Years ago
A3: 72,420 Years ago
A4: 68,103 Year ago
There we go all the question's have been put on the blog they are only a starting point for the game and if the game get's big we will add more and harder questions.
Q1: What is the most famous painting in the world?
A1: Girl with a pearl earing
A2: The kiss
A3: Mona Lisa - Correct
A4: From the lake
Q2: What is the most expensive painting in the world?
A1: Green Car Crash
A2: No 5, 1948 - Correct
A3: Nude
A4: Mona Lisa
Q3: Who created the painting A Bigger Splash?
A1: David Hockney - Correct
A2: Tom Saunder's
A3: William Blake
A4: Samuel Scott
Q4: Who creates the computer software named Photoshop?
A1: Magic
A2: Coral
A3: Adobe - Correct
A4: Google
Q5: How old is the earliest piece of art (The Engraved ochre)?
A1: 70,000 Years ago - Correct
A2: 60,000 Years ago
A3: 72,420 Years ago
A4: 68,103 Year ago
There we go all the question's have been put on the blog they are only a starting point for the game and if the game get's big we will add more and harder questions.
Question's for The 6 Wedges part 5
Technology Question's:
Q1: Who was the Iphone made by?
A1: HP
A2: Apple - Correct
A3: Samsung
A4: LG
Q2: What was the first portable computer called?
A1: Dulmont Magnum
A2: IBM 5100 - Correct
A3: Carborne 1
A4: Epson HX-20
Q3: What was the biggest social network site for 2010?
A1: Facebook - Correct
A2: Twitter
A3: My space
A4: Bebo
Q4: What is considered the first Web Search Engine?
A1: Google
A2: Aliweb - Correct
A3: go.com
A4: Alta Vista
Q5: Who is the largest technological company by revenue in 2010?
A1: Apple
A2: Microsoft
A3: Samsung - Correct
A4: IBM
The next Section is Art.
Q1: Who was the Iphone made by?
A1: HP
A2: Apple - Correct
A3: Samsung
A4: LG
Q2: What was the first portable computer called?
A1: Dulmont Magnum
A2: IBM 5100 - Correct
A3: Carborne 1
A4: Epson HX-20
Q3: What was the biggest social network site for 2010?
A1: Facebook - Correct
A2: Twitter
A3: My space
A4: Bebo
Q4: What is considered the first Web Search Engine?
A1: Google
A2: Aliweb - Correct
A3: go.com
A4: Alta Vista
Q5: Who is the largest technological company by revenue in 2010?
A1: Apple
A2: Microsoft
A3: Samsung - Correct
A4: IBM
The next Section is Art.
Question's for The 6 Wedges part 4
These are famous Landmark's
Q1: What is the famous light house called, which is placed on Plymouth Hoe?
A1: Smeaton - Correct
A2: Herbert
A3: Eddy-stone
A4: Francis Drake
Q2: What is the famous football stadium called in Plymouth?
A1: Plymouth Park
A2: White Hart Lane
A3: Upton Park
A4: Home Park - Correct
Q3: What fort is on the South eastern coast of Cornwall a couple miles from Plymouth?
A1: Francis
A2: Crown-hill
A3: Picklecombe - Correct
A4: Smeaton
Q4: What was built in the late 1660's in Plymouth?
A1: Tinside Pool
A2: Royal Citidel - Correct
A3: Smeaton's Tower
A4: Navy Base
Q5: What is the outside pool in Plymouth called?
A1: Smeaton's
A2: Tinside - Correct
A3: Mayflower
A4: Marjon's
The next Section is Technology.
Q1: What is the famous light house called, which is placed on Plymouth Hoe?
A1: Smeaton - Correct
A2: Herbert
A3: Eddy-stone
A4: Francis Drake
Q2: What is the famous football stadium called in Plymouth?
A1: Plymouth Park
A2: White Hart Lane
A3: Upton Park
A4: Home Park - Correct
Q3: What fort is on the South eastern coast of Cornwall a couple miles from Plymouth?
A1: Francis
A2: Crown-hill
A3: Picklecombe - Correct
A4: Smeaton
Q4: What was built in the late 1660's in Plymouth?
A1: Tinside Pool
A2: Royal Citidel - Correct
A3: Smeaton's Tower
A4: Navy Base
Q5: What is the outside pool in Plymouth called?
A1: Smeaton's
A2: Tinside - Correct
A3: Mayflower
A4: Marjon's
The next Section is Technology.
Question's for The 6 Wedges part 3
Question's for the people section.
Q1: What was Charles Babbage famously known for?
A1: Mathematician - Correct
A2: Footballer
A3: Artist
A4: Bus Driver
Q2: What was Brunel the chief engineer of?
A1: Great Western Railway - Correct
A2: Ford Motor's
A3: British Airway's
A4: Aston Martin Motor's
Q3: Who was Charles Seale-Hayne?
A1: Designer
A2: Politician - Correct
A3: Footballer
A4: Baseball Player
Q4: Who Captained the ship the Golden Hind?
A1: Jack Sparrow
A2: Francis Drake - Correct
A3: Elizabeth 1st
A4: Francis Darwin
Q5: Who was the president of the liberal party in 1880 and he came from Plymouth?
A1: Micheal Foot
A2: Isaac Foot - Correct
A3: Robert Scott
A4: Francis Drake
The next set of question's are Famous Landmark.
Q1: What was Charles Babbage famously known for?
A1: Mathematician - Correct
A2: Footballer
A3: Artist
A4: Bus Driver
Q2: What was Brunel the chief engineer of?
A1: Great Western Railway - Correct
A2: Ford Motor's
A3: British Airway's
A4: Aston Martin Motor's
Q3: Who was Charles Seale-Hayne?
A1: Designer
A2: Politician - Correct
A3: Footballer
A4: Baseball Player
Q4: Who Captained the ship the Golden Hind?
A1: Jack Sparrow
A2: Francis Drake - Correct
A3: Elizabeth 1st
A4: Francis Darwin
Q5: Who was the president of the liberal party in 1880 and he came from Plymouth?
A1: Micheal Foot
A2: Isaac Foot - Correct
A3: Robert Scott
A4: Francis Drake
The next set of question's are Famous Landmark.
Question's for The 6 Wedges part 2
The next set of question's are the history question's.
Q1: What year did Isambard Kingdom Brunel start to build the Saltash Bridge?
A1: 1830
A2: 1901
A3: 1848 - correct
A4: 1845
Q2: What year was Smeaton's tower put on the hoe?
A1: 1884 - Correct
A2: 1890
A3: 1905
A4: 1880
Q3: What year was the University of Plymouth established?
A1: 1950
A2: 1980
A3: 1992 - Correct
A4: 1990
Q4: What year did Charles church get bombed in Plymouth?
A1: February 1941
A2: March 1941- Correct
A3: January 1941
A4: April 1941
Q5: What year was the dockyard built?
A1: 1689 - Correct
A2: 1688
A3: 1687
A4: 1690
The next question's will be based on People
Q1: What year did Isambard Kingdom Brunel start to build the Saltash Bridge?
A1: 1830
A2: 1901
A3: 1848 - correct
A4: 1845
Q2: What year was Smeaton's tower put on the hoe?
A1: 1884 - Correct
A2: 1890
A3: 1905
A4: 1880
Q3: What year was the University of Plymouth established?
A1: 1950
A2: 1980
A3: 1992 - Correct
A4: 1990
Q4: What year did Charles church get bombed in Plymouth?
A1: February 1941
A2: March 1941- Correct
A3: January 1941
A4: April 1941
Q5: What year was the dockyard built?
A1: 1689 - Correct
A2: 1688
A3: 1687
A4: 1690
The next question's will be based on People
Question's for The 6 Wedges
The Categories for the Questions are:
-Sport's and Leisure
-History
-People
-Famous Places
-Technology
-Art
I have wrote 5 question's for each category because it is at the beta stage at the moment, and if it get's bigger we can always add new question's.
Sport's and Leisure Question's:
Q1: What is Plymouth's football team called?
A1: Plymouth United
A2: Plymouth City
A3: Plymouth Argyle - Correct
A4: Plymouth Rover's
Q2: Which British diver won the commonwealth game's in 2010 in the 10 meter platform dive?
A1: Tom Daley - Correct
A2: Mike Hills
A3: Alan Benson
A4: Tony Ally
Q3: What is Plymouth's baseball team called?
A1: Plymouth Cougar's
A2: Plymouth Barb's
A3: Plymouth Cat's
A4: Plymouth Mariner's - correct
Q4: What is Plymouth's Rugby team called?
A1: Plymouth Pirate's
A2: Plymouth Albion - correct
A3: Plymouth Chief's
A4: Plymouth Wasp's
Q5: What is Plymouth's Basketball team called?
A1: Plymouth Raider's - correct
A2: Plymouth Cougar's
A3: Plymouth Rock's
A4: Plymouth Eagle's
These are all the Sport's and leisure question's the next category will be history.
-Sport's and Leisure
-History
-People
-Famous Places
-Technology
-Art
I have wrote 5 question's for each category because it is at the beta stage at the moment, and if it get's bigger we can always add new question's.
Sport's and Leisure Question's:
Q1: What is Plymouth's football team called?
A1: Plymouth United
A2: Plymouth City
A3: Plymouth Argyle - Correct
A4: Plymouth Rover's
Q2: Which British diver won the commonwealth game's in 2010 in the 10 meter platform dive?
A1: Tom Daley - Correct
A2: Mike Hills
A3: Alan Benson
A4: Tony Ally
Q3: What is Plymouth's baseball team called?
A1: Plymouth Cougar's
A2: Plymouth Barb's
A3: Plymouth Cat's
A4: Plymouth Mariner's - correct
Q4: What is Plymouth's Rugby team called?
A1: Plymouth Pirate's
A2: Plymouth Albion - correct
A3: Plymouth Chief's
A4: Plymouth Wasp's
Q5: What is Plymouth's Basketball team called?
A1: Plymouth Raider's - correct
A2: Plymouth Cougar's
A3: Plymouth Rock's
A4: Plymouth Eagle's
These are all the Sport's and leisure question's the next category will be history.
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
A few notebook clipping's
This is like a storyboard for the 6 wedge's it explains how our interactive game work's and the process of the game.
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Another idea we could add to the 6 wedges game
Because our Qr code's will be in room's around the University I thought of putting a pressure pad in the room under the carpet so when you step on the pressure pad in the room it would trigger a camera and a sound recorder, which would track who ever is in the room. The only problem we had with this is the way people may not want to be watched and it would be a big breach in privacy.
So we opted out of this because it could make our game really unpopular.
So we opted out of this because it could make our game really unpopular.
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Where our installation will be going!
The installation we create will be going in the university the building's we could use could be:
-The student union
-Babbage building
-Brunel building
-Davy building
-Fitzroy building
-Isaac foot
-Charles seale hayne Library
-Mary Newman
-Portland square
-Reynolds building
-Roland Levinsky building
-Scott building
-Smeaton building
most of the buildings can be found on http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=23904
So we have a wide range of building's we can put the poster's in.
Its just choosing a few at the moment while we produce the game and if it go's to a larger scale we can add more building's.
The building we are starting at has been decided and we have picked the Babbage building.
-The student union
-Babbage building
-Brunel building
-Davy building
-Fitzroy building
-Isaac foot
-Charles seale hayne Library
-Mary Newman
-Portland square
-Reynolds building
-Roland Levinsky building
-Scott building
-Smeaton building
most of the buildings can be found on http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=23904
So we have a wide range of building's we can put the poster's in.
Its just choosing a few at the moment while we produce the game and if it go's to a larger scale we can add more building's.
The building we are starting at has been decided and we have picked the Babbage building.
Another Qr Code Installation
I found another Qr installation online which is at this website:
http://www.mobileinc.co.uk/2010/11/the-qr-cloud-project-art-installation-on-derelict-building/
The Qr Installation is on a derelict building in Amsterdam where they have created Qr codes for each panel on the building but in the QR code's there are poem's and proverbs written by dutch writer's.
I really like this installation because it is mixing new technology with old poem's and proverb's.
http://www.mobileinc.co.uk/2010/11/the-qr-cloud-project-art-installation-on-derelict-building/
The Qr Installation is on a derelict building in Amsterdam where they have created Qr codes for each panel on the building but in the QR code's there are poem's and proverbs written by dutch writer's.
I really like this installation because it is mixing new technology with old poem's and proverb's.
Looking for Qr Code Installation's
When looking for Qr Code project's I stumbled across this french installation where they have glued Qr code's in France somewhere, and put location tracking within them and note's which is kind of like our project.
Où est Charlie? QR Code Installation. 04/03/2011 from MJTJ on Vimeo.
This shows our project can be achieved because part of it has been done already. I like the way the Qr codes are on tile's which make them look nicer also I like the where's wally symbol on the Qr code's which make's it feel your finding for something.
From this project we are making it into a game where we have to find the Qr code's and answer question's, so it's quite a similar process.
Où est Charlie? QR Code Installation. 04/03/2011 from MJTJ on Vimeo.
This shows our project can be achieved because part of it has been done already. I like the way the Qr codes are on tile's which make them look nicer also I like the where's wally symbol on the Qr code's which make's it feel your finding for something.
From this project we are making it into a game where we have to find the Qr code's and answer question's, so it's quite a similar process.
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
We assaigned task's for everybody
In our group we have decided to give task's to people to get job's done here is what we proposed:
I will be making the question's and making part of the website using html5 and css3.
Tom Saunders will be making the Php, My Sql and sorting the scripting out.
Rachel Dalton is sorting the domain out so we can put the website online to use and also she will be doing part of the website.
Mike Hill's will be making the poster's to put on the wall with the qr codes on.
Josh will be drawing up a few website design's and poster design's.
Austin will be looking at making part of the website.
I will be making the question's and making part of the website using html5 and css3.
Tom Saunders will be making the Php, My Sql and sorting the scripting out.
Rachel Dalton is sorting the domain out so we can put the website online to use and also she will be doing part of the website.
Mike Hill's will be making the poster's to put on the wall with the qr codes on.
Josh will be drawing up a few website design's and poster design's.
Austin will be looking at making part of the website.
What is a QR Code And What doe's it do?
A Qr code looks like this:
This Qr code is a specific matrix bar-code which is only readable by qr bar-code reader's, and there are many mobile phone application's for this now for example the i phone has one. And we will be using the mobile phone reader for our game.
The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. The information encoded can be text, URL link's or other data.
The Qr code was created by Toyota for it's car manufacture and now it is one of the most popular type's of two dimensional bar-codes.
Qr is the abbreviation for Quick Response, as the code allows its content's to be decoded at high speed.
This is a description of how the Qr code works:
This Qr code is a specific matrix bar-code which is only readable by qr bar-code reader's, and there are many mobile phone application's for this now for example the i phone has one. And we will be using the mobile phone reader for our game.
The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. The information encoded can be text, URL link's or other data.
The Qr code was created by Toyota for it's car manufacture and now it is one of the most popular type's of two dimensional bar-codes.
Qr is the abbreviation for Quick Response, as the code allows its content's to be decoded at high speed.
This is a description of how the Qr code works:
Question idea's
Here are some of my idea's for question's I am taking the buildings at the university and trying to make questions built on the buildings.
Here is my mind map for the buildings at the university and a few bit's of information on the people relating to the buildings.
Here is my mind map for the buildings at the university and a few bit's of information on the people relating to the buildings.
I will have more mind map's to come with more information so watch out.
Zoom in on the page to view the information.
Mind Map Of Ideas
Here is an earlier mind map that has recently been improved.
But what I learn't from making a mind map is where we could improve the project and what would be a good idea and not so good, that is why each week in our group we would discus what was good and not so good and also we would find item's we don't really need in our group like location tracking.
The mind map here show's most of the thing's we will be producing and where we intend to make the item's.
But what I learn't from making a mind map is where we could improve the project and what would be a good idea and not so good, that is why each week in our group we would discus what was good and not so good and also we would find item's we don't really need in our group like location tracking.
Process of the website
This is the process of the software and sources we are going to use.
We are using MySql, Css, Php and html5. All of this is needed to create our website because the Php and Mysql is used for the log in and registration. The Css is to make it look good and the HTML is used to put the website online.
We are using MySql, Css, Php and html5. All of this is needed to create our website because the Php and Mysql is used for the log in and registration. The Css is to make it look good and the HTML is used to put the website online.
Process for our website
I have created a mind map for our game's website because on the website we have a register screen and also a log on screen. And we need some process to use to save the questions so you can answer them later on a computer or your device. Also the log on page has to be customized to you so it shows your wedges and how many more wedges you need.
As you can see on the Mind Map I have 5 state's which is used to save the answers because these will be variable's which will make them easier to code.
Monday, 28 February 2011
Trivial Pursuit for the Iphone
This is what the game-play look's like it has your character and others placed around the screen.
I really like the way you can play with 2 or more people on the same device because some game's make your friends buy the game and you can only play multi-player between different device's,
The game-play is very easy to play and follow and there is no lag or glitches in the game so overall the app is a very successful app and it has been in the top 100 App's for a long time now and it's only 59p so its well worth a purchase.
What would be good for our game later on is if it could be sold as an app and then we could make a bit of money for our hard effort in making the game and at the moment easy money to make is on the app store but the catch is apple takes 30% from the profit's.
Sunday, 20 February 2011
Aha Mind Map for our idea's more to come though
This is our group's Mind Map on most of the idea's we have thought of:
I think mind maps tell a lot about a project's idea's and the thought process.
Saturday, 19 February 2011
Additional Trivial Pursuit Information
Trivial Pursuit game console games:
Trivial Pursuit is now available on PlayStation 2 & 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo wii, PC and an Interactive DVD so this proves its a really well distributed games.
Above is a screen shot of the Xbox game it is just like playing the board game but here you create your own characters looks and you use the Xbox controller to control your pie's.
This was always going to be the next step for the game because it needed to bring the gamers into the game so they made the console game.
Facts from the game:
Trivial Pursuit was released on ps2 in March 2004 it was released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in March 2009.
Trivial Pursuit is now available on PlayStation 2 & 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo wii, PC and an Interactive DVD so this proves its a really well distributed games.
This was always going to be the next step for the game because it needed to bring the gamers into the game so they made the console game.
Facts from the game:
Trivial Pursuit was released on ps2 in March 2004 it was released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in March 2009.
Friday, 18 February 2011
Trivial Pursuit a few more facts if you don't know the game
Trivial Pursuit:
An online version of Trivial Pursuit was launched in September 2003. There have been different types of trivial pursuit for example Star Wars, Saturday Night Live, The lord of the rings.
The Game:
You have to collect 6 wedges to complete the game and win. There are 6 categories in the classic version:
Geography = Blue
Entertainment = Pink
History = Yellow
Arts & Literature = Brown
Science & Nature = Green
Sports & Leisure = Orange
The game is played with a die each player gets a turn to roll and it goes round in a circle.
The Playing Board:
The playing Board is in the shape of a wheel and inside the wheel there are 6 wedges (as shown in the picture.)
Around the board there is different sections, and in these sections there are symbols for each question and a roll again section.
Object of the game:
The object of the game is to get all 6 wedges in your pie and get to the middle of the board where you will be asked one more question and this time the question teller asks you a question from any category if you get it correct you win!!!
An online version of Trivial Pursuit was launched in September 2003. There have been different types of trivial pursuit for example Star Wars, Saturday Night Live, The lord of the rings.
The Game:
You have to collect 6 wedges to complete the game and win. There are 6 categories in the classic version:
Geography = Blue
Entertainment = Pink
History = Yellow
Arts & Literature = Brown
Science & Nature = Green
Sports & Leisure = Orange
The game is played with a die each player gets a turn to roll and it goes round in a circle.
The Playing Board:
The playing Board is in the shape of a wheel and inside the wheel there are 6 wedges (as shown in the picture.)
Around the board there is different sections, and in these sections there are symbols for each question and a roll again section.
Object of the game:
The object of the game is to get all 6 wedges in your pie and get to the middle of the board where you will be asked one more question and this time the question teller asks you a question from any category if you get it correct you win!!!
Trivial Pursuit a few facts if you don't know the game
Trivial Pursuit:
2-6 Teams or Players
Age Range 12+ (This is what it is aimed at but anybody can play because they do different versions of the game.)
The skills needed to play are: General Knowledge, Knowledge of Popular culture.
Trivial pursuit is a board game, it was made in 1979 in Montreal,Qc.
The creator was Chris Haney he was a photo editor for Montreal's Gazette & Scott Abbott. He was also sports editor for The Canadian Press.
The game was released in 1982 with help from John Haney(Brother) & Ed Werner(Close Friend).
The rights to the game were licensed to Parker brothers (which is now Hasbro) in 1988, After being turned down by the Virgin group.
In 2008 Hasbro brothers brought out the rights in full, for $88 million. As of 2004 nearly 88 million games had been sold in 26 countries and 17 languages.
2-6 Teams or Players
Age Range 12+ (This is what it is aimed at but anybody can play because they do different versions of the game.)
The skills needed to play are: General Knowledge, Knowledge of Popular culture.
Trivial pursuit is a board game, it was made in 1979 in Montreal,Qc.
The creator was Chris Haney he was a photo editor for Montreal's Gazette & Scott Abbott. He was also sports editor for The Canadian Press.
The game was released in 1982 with help from John Haney(Brother) & Ed Werner(Close Friend).
The rights to the game were licensed to Parker brothers (which is now Hasbro) in 1988, After being turned down by the Virgin group.
In 2008 Hasbro brothers brought out the rights in full, for $88 million. As of 2004 nearly 88 million games had been sold in 26 countries and 17 languages.
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
More ideas for the 6 wedges
Today in the group we discussed more ideas to do with the 6 wedges game I will be posting later a few pictures of the mind maps we created and the process of how things will happen.
A few more ideas we added in today was:
-Location tracker which creates a line which will follow your path when you get the Qr codes.
-The Qr codes will be on posters advertising the product and also for you to get a wedge on your score board.
-There will be a random question answered when you go onto the website each time.
A few more ideas we added in today was:
-Location tracker which creates a line which will follow your path when you get the Qr codes.
-The Qr codes will be on posters advertising the product and also for you to get a wedge on your score board.
-There will be a random question answered when you go onto the website each time.
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Php Today!!!
I experience coding with Php today for the first time and got a working html/php script what I designed was a kind of twitter like posting event but its only for one computer at the moment, but when I start to learn Php / mySQL I will be able to make it a global posting client.
But the items are coming together.
Php QR Code
But the items are coming together.
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Design
For the 6 wedges we need to make the qr codes i am going to be using a qr code generator.
And these codes are going to link to a website.
I have made an example code here this will link you 2 my blog the 6 wedges.
The Qr code is like a bar code but its only available to read with a qr reader, a lot of companies use them on there products now for specific details. The code is from the black lines on the code.
The big squares are the position of the Qr code where the small square is the alignment. So it make sure it gets the right image.
There is more of a read up on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code and it explains a lot on Qr code.
And these codes are going to link to a website.
I have made an example code here this will link you 2 my blog the 6 wedges.
The big squares are the position of the Qr code where the small square is the alignment. So it make sure it gets the right image.
There is more of a read up on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code and it explains a lot on Qr code.
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
The plan short snappy idea's
Take a picture of the qr code, this will link you 2 a website, on this website will be a question from 1 of the 6 categories.
If you get the question right you will get a piece of pie and a new qr code which will give you a clue to wear the next qr code is.
if you get it wrong you will have to find another code and the one you picked will be invalid.
on the same website there will be a twitter feed for people 2 speak 2 other people playing the game. And also there will be a Facebook group for it.
If you get the question right you will get a piece of pie and a new qr code which will give you a clue to wear the next qr code is.
if you get it wrong you will have to find another code and the one you picked will be invalid.
on the same website there will be a twitter feed for people 2 speak 2 other people playing the game. And also there will be a Facebook group for it.
Twitter Api
I was looking at Twitter Api 2day because I want 2 put twitter on the website we are going to create.
The reason I want 2 put twitter on the website is 2 give clues to people and also for people to start writing about the event and sharing comments which could make our game big.
This is the website for Twitter Api:
http://apiwiki.twitter.com/w/page/22554648/FrontPage
The reason I want 2 put twitter on the website is 2 give clues to people and also for people to start writing about the event and sharing comments which could make our game big.
This is the website for Twitter Api:
http://apiwiki.twitter.com/w/page/22554648/FrontPage
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Geo location
I have been looking into Geo location and I found a few websites on how to use the Geo-Location and most of the examples i have found use information based on your i.p address and also Wi-fi.
The examples i found do not get your location exactly though so im still looking into the ways it can get your exact location.
This is the first website I found it uses the Google Maps Api, here is a link for the website:
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/index.html
Google maps Api is HTML and javascript code and this put's Google maps on your web-page with Geo-location and street view.
The second website i found was dive into html5 and it explains most things to do with Geo-location.
http://diveintohtml5.org/geolocation.html
This website is like a book and it explains Geo-location really well. There is Html 5 code on there which you can put into your web-page.
The examples i found do not get your location exactly though so im still looking into the ways it can get your exact location.
This is the first website I found it uses the Google Maps Api, here is a link for the website:
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/index.html
Google maps Api is HTML and javascript code and this put's Google maps on your web-page with Geo-location and street view.
The second website i found was dive into html5 and it explains most things to do with Geo-location.
http://diveintohtml5.org/geolocation.html
This website is like a book and it explains Geo-location really well. There is Html 5 code on there which you can put into your web-page.
Saturday, 5 February 2011
some old planning for our project
Well for our project we had the initial idea where the Qr code link's to a website showing your location and the question to unlock you wedges.
Then on the web page you answer the question and if correct you get a piece of pie / wedge and it remembers your devices cookie's.
Next when you get the wedge there will be a comment box and you fill out your name and a small comment where you found the qr code, just to let people know you were the first person to get the qr code.
Then when you get all 6 wedge's you win and you have a challenge to try again but with a harder difficulty.
We have changed how the project goes now because we didn't find a reason to use the location tracking and these were only early simple ideas.
Then on the web page you answer the question and if correct you get a piece of pie / wedge and it remembers your devices cookie's.
Next when you get the wedge there will be a comment box and you fill out your name and a small comment where you found the qr code, just to let people know you were the first person to get the qr code.
Then when you get all 6 wedge's you win and you have a challenge to try again but with a harder difficulty.
We have changed how the project goes now because we didn't find a reason to use the location tracking and these were only early simple ideas.
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
The 6 wedges
About:
The 6 wedges is an evolved game from trivial pursuit we are using some concepts from the game trivial pursuit. The concepts we are using is the 6 wedges and the Question categories.
The game will use QR codes this is to link the location you are in to a website where the questions will be asked. We may make a log in screen so the page is personalized for you or we might just make a website where everyone can join in and show everybody's location's. This will be good fun because people can work together to find answers and explore the whole university.
Where we are publishing this:
We are publishing this in the university it will be a university game and if it hits big we may make this go throughout the city its in the publics hands.
Technology we will be using:
We will be using Qr codes for the player to find, we will either use Facebook, Twitter or Google maps to show people's location. The questions will be asked on either twitter or Facebook or maybe on a personal website.
The 6 wedges is an evolved game from trivial pursuit we are using some concepts from the game trivial pursuit. The concepts we are using is the 6 wedges and the Question categories.
The game will use QR codes this is to link the location you are in to a website where the questions will be asked. We may make a log in screen so the page is personalized for you or we might just make a website where everyone can join in and show everybody's location's. This will be good fun because people can work together to find answers and explore the whole university.
Where we are publishing this:
We are publishing this in the university it will be a university game and if it hits big we may make this go throughout the city its in the publics hands.
Technology we will be using:
We will be using Qr codes for the player to find, we will either use Facebook, Twitter or Google maps to show people's location. The questions will be asked on either twitter or Facebook or maybe on a personal website.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)