Many examples of case studies were talked about. It was a good way to bring the actual sample to demonstrate the topic. It drew people into the presentation.
Written presentation:
The effort of the research towards IP was shown clearly.
The sub topics were explained by comparing two issues, which made the presentation easy to follow. And it brought the discussion to the audience.
Power point slides were simple and clear for people to see.
Distinctiveness:
Although, there was lack of relationship between their project and the topic understanding of the IP was shown clearly in the presentation. It followed the point of the IP so that I could understand what the topic is about. Also I could see that the team was working closely.
The still images:
All of the images were placed appropriately. The white background made the images clear and crisp.
Conceptual context:
I thought that the whole presentation was a little bit too long. Some of the examples could have been excluded so that the presentation does not become a blur.
GeriAmbience
Oral presentation:
The topic was presented as a high standard. It was showing that everyone was well prepared for the presentation.
Each person talked about different sub topics, which made the whole presentation more understandable.
It was showing that some people have more understanding of their project.
Written presentation:
Explanation of the presentation was followed sequentially.
The subject was divided into steps.
Distinctiveness:
The relation between the IP issue and their own project was well explained.
The effort of the research towards their own project was explained clearly which showed each person’s engagement within the project.
Referencing:
The referencing was shown appropriately.
The conceptual context:
There was a good exploration of how the IP works about the websites and appls. I understand that there is a threat of anyone taking work when the information was made open to the public; up-loadable, not resisted etc. But they need to be open to the public at some level to promote the product. Also as the software becomes more useful and accomplished more people would want to use it, therefore the product needs to have a higher protection system. It seems very complicated when it comes to the protecting applications and software.
It was a good effort to contact Crytek asking for the quote.
The still images:
The slides looked slightly too dry. But the layout looked well done.
This week I have worked on applying the textures to the model.
The texture of the timbers symbolise Austrailan plantation softwood, seasoned wood were used for rafters and floor joists to minimise the size of timbers.
I have taken tiled timber texture and concrete from CG textures http://cgtextures.com and tiled one of brick textures from our wiki and re-scaled it to the correct brick size and created bumpmap.
Textures uploaded in Crytek files
Image of the textures in Crytek3
Timber
Brick
The double brick wall is separated:
The construction process is going to be shown in the steps.
First of all, I have found some components not uploading into Crysis3, although they appears in the list of Geom Entity.
So I went back to SketchUp model, articulated the problems and re-uploaded the model into crysis.
Mostly the problem was found in the components with large number of polygons, I was able to re-upload them by cleaning up the over-wrapped surfaces and lines.
Crysis:
The next stage for our team is to create the flowgraph.
My intention is to create the interactivity that relates with the Critical path analysis that I have made last week, which should help the presentation of the construction process clear.
I have created a couple of simple flowgraphs as shown.
When the game starts:
The player is placed at the specified point.
All of the weapons are removed from the player.
Hide all of the components of the building.
When the "k" key is pressed:
Starts the constructing the building for the Stage 1.
Show the information of the each component in text.
When the "i" key is pressed:
Do the same as "k" for Stage 2 construction.
And this is the demo of the construction process in Crysis. Crysis first test
Somehow, I would like to edit this so that the user can pose this operation and look around the building in the middle of it.
Presentation on the theme of collaboration:
Also, we are doing the presentation about "conflict" this is my speaker's note for the powerpoint slides.
Speakers note for our presentation: Flowing is my speakers note for our presentation which topic is "conflict". Prevention Strategies:
1: Critical path
analysis
This Critical path analysis was developed in our project to
help the group to cooperate and to assist in allocation of tasks to avoid over
lapping and to avoid conflict.
Also this is the reminder of our work for the each steps.
The Critical path analysis was divided into 3 stages to
potentially suit the interests of each group member.
Stage 1: Foundation and footing
Such as presenting excavation
process, placement of reinforcing mesh, retaining wall.
Stage 2: Framing of the building
Such as framing timber walls, floor
and roofs. They are carpentry work.
Stage 3: Finishing and fitting out.
Such as
wall close up, covering the roof and Interior lining.
This enables group members to work on separate file and
avoid overlapping and minor discrepancies between different trades (or modeling
procedures).
Basically we have completed creating components for the main
activities.
During these main activities are presented some of the sub
activities need to be treated.
For example: while the steel reinforcing meshes are placed,
the plumbing rough-in needs to the places at the same time as well. So the
person worked on the main activity can decides to create the components for the
sub-activities because the person is more familiar of the particular stage.
We can keep some of the Stage 3 activities optional, in case
of work overload. So we do not have impossible project outcome towards the end.
We needed to have the rough of the model of the building to
be able to produce the critical path analysis.
2: Check list of
tasks
This is to ensure that each item on critical path analysis
has been detailed and completed.
Each component are categorized with the number of the
activity with the list of components, name of the layers in SketchUp, texture
file name, if the model is imported into Crysis or not as well as the name
person in charge.
This makes easier for everyone to check what needs to be
done next and especially when we are working at home. Also we can articulate
the error easier and go back to the previous stages or discuss with the person
was in charge.
Also we can add any components on the list when needed or
discuss about what is missing from the model by looking at the list.
3: Sharing total information.
Blog and wiki need to communicate both ways between all group
members
Eg: Researches, construction details and update for
procedures to share ideas and assist in collaborative production.
4: Negotiation
When ideas are not aligned negotiation via internet
discussion can help to put the group on one pathway.
6 important keys to resolution strategies
Listening
Open
mindedness
Act
immediately
Get
together and talk one to one
Think
about the other person’s needs
Mediation
Resolution strategies:
Listening:
The key to clear
communication and negotiation of conflict.
We need to listen carefully to each other when differences
cane up about our production of the project.
Open mindedness:
It is important to be clear thinking open minded and honest
in all negotiations. And to clarify any Assumptions, personality differences,
isms, conflict of interest and hidden agenda and to deal with them so the
project can go forward positively.
Act immediately:
Immediate action on any conflict is essential because if it
continues it distracts the progress and often builds up into much stronger
negativity.
Get together and
talk one to one:
Talking in person is very effective when two team members
disagree about part of the project.
This can help clarify the issues before any future action on
developments.
Our tutorial session’s help by sharing what each of us are
doing.
Think about the
other person’s needs:
The each person in the team has different agendas and
timetables and various needs.
To project ourselves into their position can help to
understand why the conflict may have happened.
Mediation:
If conflict is continuing mediation will be necessary to
make the project successful.
Arrange the next stage as soon as possible to ensure that
resolving the conflict is the top priority.
Reference:
George Wilie and Stuart Arden, Building your own home; Comprehensive
guide for owner builders, New Holland Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 2003.
Group presentation 2: Communication by Shadows of Black Grade: DN
Clarity of the oral presentation:
The presentation was well organized especially orally.
The topic was well communicated. Although the topics of each
person seemed to be a little bit unclear, there was a lot of information covered verbally
and it was easy to absorb the meninges.
They were introducing the idea of the internal and external communication
methods clearly that was evocative.
Clarity of the written presentation:
The power point
slide was done nicely, visually clear and interesting.
Dot point
was used and the each pints were framed meaningfully that communicated well to
the audiences. The slide moved through in the good speed that I was willing to
take a note off the slide.
Distinctiveness and specificity of the examples:
The example of the collaboration was shown by using the
video and the whole presentation distinctive. The use of the online
communication sources were presented well.
Referencing:
I did not notice any referencing… May be I missed it or
could have been there at the end of the slides.??
The conceptual context:
The strong understanding each team member of their own
project clearly. The way they are using the communication tools such as Wiki
and Youtube experimenting them through their project was talked about clearly. It
can lead towards the good discussion.
Main concept of the communication was referred to their
project, which made the concept of communication. Intention of the team’s
communication methods seems to work effectively for collaboration.
The still images:
The images could have had more connection in the content or some
of them could have been excluded from the slide since, the videos was included
in the presentation.
The outline of the topic was very clear, it shows that each individual
of the group has done a good amount of research.
The division of the topic was made nicely. Intention of what
they want to say was clearly shown verbally.
Clarity of the written presentation:
Good titling of each slide
and each point highlighted very well so that it was easy for the audience to
understand.
Power Point was graphically clean, especially it was written in dot
points and interesting layout.
Distinctiveness and specificity of examples:
It was showing that they had organized their work flow
according to what they learned from the research of planning.
There was an intention of the quality in planning and the
management of the project. It is a good
way to refer to other team member’s tasks and efforts. This made the
presentation clearer.
Referencing:
Referencing was mentioned during the feedback
discussion. Maybe this can be improved
by labelling each image in the slides.
The conceptual context:
There was a strong connection between the topic, which was
planning and their own project, so they showed that they understood that
concept of their research and the theme.
The still images:
It could have been easier if there was less text on the
slides, but the idea was delivered clearly so it was an aspect of the oral
presentation as a whole. I guess it is a
result of the well prepared and managed presentation.
Listening to the presentation that 3rd Contact made today.
I have realized that our team is lucking organization and planning although we have mad a back brief.There was no indication of anyone following it, perhaps because we do not have a clear picture of what we what to achieve and how to do it.
So I have decided to create a diagram of our work flow by using critical path analysis, which can be used for the presentation in Crysis3.
The team member of 3rd construct have a clear individual tasks so that the whole member seems to know there the works were produced, it would be beneficial that, each week we work on the task with the clear the procedure and enough sources of information such as size of each component following the Australian standard, the images of the details and joineries and textures that we are using.
I have been uploading a large amount of work and information but they were not in particular order for my team member to be able to use efficiently.
Also, If we can have a check list of what need to be done in each stages with the finished schedule, each time the works been done people can check the list and pick the next possible part of work need to be done.
I did some planning as follows:
Cleaning up the SketchUp model:
I have excluded the details that we don't need. Previously, I placed the model in groups in order to upload them in Crysis3,so I created components for the each parts and placed them under the different layers with the number of the each bubbles from the critical analysis, and sat the axes at one corner of the building so that we can lock all of the components into 1 building in Crysis3.
I also duplicated a folder into 3 for the each structural stages, and locked all of unused components for the particulate stages.
We can work on 3 separated files, which would make easier for us to indicate which part of the model needs to be amended, if we have a problem during the transformation between SketchUp and Crysis.
Organizing Wiki:
Created the link to Situation Engines on our Wiki and asked everyone to install Crysis 3.
Placed our back brief on the homepage so it would be a reminder of our objective and goal.
Created pages for each week with the each weeks tasks.
Edited the previous pages for people to be able to read easier.
Dividing the construction stages into 3:
Foundation stage: foundation, concrete footings and brick work at the excavated level.
Framing stage: walls floors, roofs (carpenters work) and stairs
Completion stage: Insulation, roof cover, upper level external brick skin and handrails, interior linings, plumbing completion, tiling, lighting and cleaning
Creating better critical path analysis: I have created one previously at very early stage of the project by following "Building your own home" by George Wiki republished in 2003, which we never used but I thought that it would be useful to us if I reproduce it in better detail. Since I have divided the project into 3 stages, I created an analyses for each stages in flowgraph format.
There would be a clearer picture of what needs to be done next to the team member and collaboration could be made easier.
It could be ideal to complete most of the work including flowgraph in Crysis3 for the stage 1 first, we will have a experience of creating the interactivity with the simpler model, then move onto the stage 2, in the main time another team members can work on finalizing the sketch up model d for stage 2 and 3.
The analysis that I followed form "Building your own home".
The first critical path analysis I made in week 3.
New analysis: Stage 1 - Analysis flowgraph
Stage 2 - Analysis flowgraph
Stage 3 - Analysis flowgraph
Creating a check list:
I listed all of the components needed in our building, differentiated the existing models and one to be done by colour I considered that we will need to collaborate well to avoid using too many textures, which would loose the clarity of the model visually and to be time efficient, so I named some components the same.
Check list for the stage 1 and 2
Providing information about our presentation scheme examples:
Further to the discussion we had with Steve and objective of our brief. We can create the interactivity in Crysis3 showing the process of the construction and what happens in the particular stages.
I corrected some information about the stage 1 and uploaded some links to the videos.
One of them was explaining the way concrete slabs were constructed very clearly.
To go to the next stage I thought that we all needed to be familiarized Crysis since none of us has used the new version of Crysis yet.
I have uploaded some useful links to it as well as creating the link to Situation Engine under the menu, asked my team member to try using it and I had go at it myself.
Providing too many information could cause the confusion so I tried to keep it as simple as possible, which could be time effective.
I found that the web site from ARCH 1011 would be the easiest people(or me) to follow since we all have done the course and followed the same pattern of the video tutorials previously.
And I uploaded them on wiki under Week 5, contacted my team members asking if it is feasible and amended that part that can be improved. Also I made the list of what should be done this week's independent study with some information for them on wiki.
Modelling:
In addition to above I worked on modelling further.
I combined the components that the team members created, which are windows, doors, a floor slab and a timber stud wall.
Imported models from other team members, before combining them.
As we discussed in the meeting during the mid-semester break. We want to use the wall type that is suitable for the excavation. We have decided to use double brick wall on the ground floor and timber stud all or brick veneer for upper floor.
So I finalized the wall type and made necessarily adjustments in SketchUp.
Double brick wall lower level.
Double brick wall at the lower level
External view
To follow the original model in Revit. I have used the double brick wall on the lower level, used the double brick wall, created the external timber stud wall with the weather boards the timber studs needed to be lined up too the outside of the brick wall, so I brought the floor joists and timber framing out to the external wall, joists are supported by the internal skin of the double brick wall and kind of cantilevered out above the external brick skin.
Section view showing the timber wall and the brick veneer wall.
Since I have completed modelling the main structure of the building, supposedly the next stage for our team is to start uploading those into Crysis3 and test them to see if everything work or not.
So, I tried uploading our Sketch up model into Crysis3. The new version seems to be much easier to work with than the previous version. The new version of "PlayUp tool" seems to upload the entire model in once.
Some of the Components uploaded in crysis3
Not all of the components are updated correctly, I articulated some of the problems by going through layers in SketchUp and Crysis.
Half of the components are missing from the entire model.
The list of components uploaded from SketchUp.
There some components went under "playgroup".
Texture:
I have noticed that the texture makes the significant difference in the presentation. So I did some research on how to create the texture realistic in Crysis. I did some tests by following video tutorials. Further research should be done but the texture became reasonably realistic by adjusting the material editor.
