COMP8035 Class 10.1 & 10.2

Gave students feedback on drafts

COMP6021 Classes 10.3 & 10.4

Students worked on the assignment

SOFT6008 Class 10.2 & 10.3

Students worked in the assignment.

COMP6021 Class 10.2

Only one student turned up and he didn't have any questions

SOFT6008 Class 10.1

Nobody turned up

COMP6021 Class 10.1

Nobody turned up

SOFT6002 Week 09

We looked at tips information architecture  for websites from the book "Don't make me think". Afterwards we went to the lab and I met with students to discuss their assignment.

SOFT6008 Class 09.4

I met with each student and discussed the assignment

COMP8035 Class 09.2 & 09.3

I gave one student feedback on his draft paper and answered some questions. Mostly students just worked away themselves.

COMP6021 Classes 09.3 & 09.4

I met with students and reviewed how the assignment is going

SOFT6008 Class 09.2 & 09.3

I met with students and helped with the assignment where needed

COMP6021 Class 09.2

looked at how audio is represented digitally.

We looked at Audacity. Although I wasn't able to show students everything that I wanted.
Instead, here are some I made earlier:

Audio Samples

	16 bps	8 bps
22kHz	audio	audio
11kHz	audio	audio
6kHz	audio	audio

This is also a useful resource:

http://manual.audacityteam.org/manual/o/man/digital_audio.html

SOFT6008 Class 09.1

Only two students came to class. At their request we had an ad hoc lab class instead of a lecture.

COMP8035 Class 09.1

I gave feedback to students who gave me drafts.

I briefly met with each of the others.

COMP6021 Class 09.1

We looked at how 3d images work.

I brought some glasses and we looked at some images. We tried to watch Bjork's 3d video but the wifi wasn't happy. So students used their own machines.
https://vimeo.com/101561454

3d will not be on the summer exam.

SOFT6002 Week 08

We had a guest speaker from Univ. de Oviedo who spoke about different aspects of usability and UI.

We looked at Technology (W08-L1), Task Analysis (W08-L2), and Cognitive Walk Throughs (W09).

We spent a good half hour talking about the assessment and the exam.

Part 3 of the assignment is due at noon on Fri 24 April.  Part 4 is due at noon on Fri 01 May.

The in-class exam will be on Thursday 07 May. We will start at 1815.

SOFT6008 Class 08.4

I helped students with their Photoshop issues.

COMP8035 Classes 08.2 & 08.3

Students worked in the research paper.

I met with each studebt briefly to discuss progress.

I'm expecting to see some drafts over the Easter break

COMP6021 Class 08.4 Interlaced Video

I explained interlaced video and how it causes problems for modern displays.

When I was finished talking students worked on the assignment.

COMP6021 Class 08.3 Bock Matching Algorithms

We looked at Block Matching Algorithms (BMAs) and how they contribute to the asymmetry of video compression.