Caitlin Atteberry
CASE STUDY: Education
Apr 30th
http://www.heavychef.com/augmented-reality-marketing-case-study-education/
Another take on education via augmented reality. Anatomy has never been so transparent.
CASE STUDY: Using augmented reality to drive computer sales
Apr 30th
The future of viral marketing: augmented reality!
http://www.media.asia/Case-Studiesarticle/2009_11/CASE-STUDY-Using-augmented-reality-to-drive-computer-sales/37820
“Lenovo wanted to find a way to tap into the vast potential of China’s student market. Rather than bamboozle its audience with dry technical jargon, the company invited students to sample its features through augmented reality technology and compete to win exclusive prizes.”
Helen Moody Interview
Apr 29th
Helen is a experienced traveler that lives in transit around the US with the occasional stop overseas.
Do you use any online resources when you travel?
I do, but usually its when I have a specific question. I don’t like using them as a crutch cause I like discovering things on my own. It feels more like an accomplishment when I do it on my own.
When in question during a trip, where do you usually turn?
Usually I just try to figure it out on my own, but if I really need help I’ll stop at a gas station or somewhere on the way and ask. In other countries it’s a little more complicated cause you don’t know the language, but I would say most of the time its pretty easy to find a local who can help you.
Do you seek out locals when you’re in a new place, and if so how do you go about finding them?
I’m a big fan of couchsurfing- it’s a website where you find locals in other cities that let you sleep on their couch for a couple days. That’s a great way to meet locals, cause they’re usually pretty willing to show you around and get to know you since you’re sleeping on their couch.
How do you go about finding places of interest while you’re traveling?
Usually I just walk around and go in places that seem interesting.
Do you have any tips for novice travelers?
Don’t be timid, and don’t be afraid to try new things!
How-To #2 Make Things Easier for yourself
Apr 29th
A little trick I did while creating my presentation was the way I named files. For instance, when I clicked on “during_btn” in “during_mc” it would go to and play “during_kf.” By making all these titles the same based on what keyframe it was going to end up playing, it was super easier to punch them in to the code. Before this, my instance names for things were all over the place and I had to double and triple check everything to make sure if it was named right in order to play.
Another simple trick, but it saved me a lot of time.
How-to #1
Apr 29th
Alright, so I was a little late to realize how to make a button in Flash without embedding movie clip inside of movie clip inside of movie clip.
This might seem really simple now, but I had no idea how to add buttons to go to another frame on the same timeline. Here’s the code:
your_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onyour_mcClick);
function onyour_mcClick(event:MouseEvent):void {
//trace (“click”);
this.gotoAndPlay(“keyframe”);
}
The key here is “THIS.gotoAndPlay,” which denotes the same timeline. You could also put the name of a movie clip here is you wanted to put movie clip inside of movie clip.
Simple, I know, but not if you don’t know how to do it!
Interview with James
Mar 2nd
I talked with James about backpacking. I would say he’s a good mix of novice and expert since he’s a novice to international backpacking, which he’s never done before, but he’s a vagabond within the states living mainly out of a backpack and his car.
James on facilitating social interaction…
The best way to find and meet friends and stuff when traveling is to be utterly lost, penniless, and scared. Because when you hit rough times, that’s when you have to start scrounging and be creative and rely on what you’ve got…if you don’t have a place to sleep that night is when you have to meet people and rely on friends.
When you’re backpacking, the best way to do it is to go to a place and stay there for two weeks, at least, cause if you just go there for four days or whatever, you don’t get to experience the place…it’s just a whirlwind of sites and you don’t get to experience the culture. And I think the less money the better.
James on frugal traveling…
The less money you have, the more creative you have to be, the resourceful you have to be, cause instead of, “I went to Europe and stayed at the Holiday inn” your story will be, “I slept on the street when the guy at the hostel crapped his bed.”
…and being swindled and stole from and making mistakes are the best parts….the more difficult the situation, the more rewarding and fun it is. Backpacking isn’t really like a vacation; it’s more like a journey or adventure. Its not supposed to be relaxing.
James on solo travel….
I think traveling alone is better because if you have a friend, it’s harder to meet new people because you can get lumped into someone else’s social group instead of bringing people into your social group. And if you want to talk to someone, you have to talk to someone new instead of relying on your old friend. And traveling makes you learn about yourself and makes you make decision and mistakes by yourself, which you can’t blame on other person, and you can spend more time learning about yourself. Once you’ve accomplished something, getting through a hard time, you know you’ve done it by yourself and you can’t use your friend as a crutch.
The language barrier…that’s a whole other thing that I’ve never had to deal with.
Have you ever looked at any sort or website or resource to see what is in the new area you’ll be traveling to?
Yeah I have, I make some plans. Generally I’m looking for a specific thing cause I have something in mind, but I’m not going to go to the town’s website. But, I’m a very unorganized person so… I think you experience more when you’re unorganized cause you’re just going with the flow and you don’t have to be here at a certain time cause when you’re watching the clock you’re not being present.
What’s the first thing you think, what are your immediate needs when you get to somewhere new?
Where am I going to sleep tonight?
Do you have any tips for new travelers?
Make mistakes. People are generally nice
Can you think of a time where your experience was shaped by interactions you had with new people?
Yeah, I met really good friends that I still have today. I asked a person for a light and he’s still one of my friends today.
