Tag: course

  • Multimedia – Flash

    Today’s Topic…Flash! w00t. This lab is due next Friday (04/07) @ midnight Before we get started, here are some terms you should know: Tween: In animation, it is used to describe intermediate frames often added by an assistant animator or by computer. See tweening. Motion Tween: In animation, refers to movement of an object along…

  • Multimedia – Audio and Project Planning

    Today we’re discussing Audio briefly, then we’ll move right in to Project Planning…which prepares you for checking out the Final Project document!

  • Multimedia – Images, Color & Web 2.0

    We are covering a lot of topics today and thus our slides may bleed over into next week. We’ll begin with Images & Color. Then move on in to Web 2.0, which we’ve talked about in the past.

  • Multimedia Lab – Advanced Powerpoint Navigation

    Chances are, most of you have used Microsoft Powerpoint. For the class slides, simple presentations and such we only use the most basic features of the MS product. We are going to explore some of these features. The goal isn’t necessarily to expand our knowledge of Powerpoint but to experiment with some of the forms…

  • Multimedia – Navigation

    This week is a simple continuation from last week. We’ll be discussing Multimedia elements and navigation. Here’s the slides. Reminder: We have lab on Thursday, so we meet in Memorial. I will be posting the lab assignment on this blog before lab.

  • An Introduction to Multimedia

    What is Multimedia? Multimedia is a combination of text, animated graphics, video, and sound delivered to you via some electronic means. We are immersed in it. Its what appeals to me for entertainment; for research. As technology has progressed we have seen a convergence of both the presentation and study of Multimedia. Multimedia Lecture #1…

  • Multimedia Syllabus

    Class: Multimedia (CS 3440) Instructor: Matthew Batchelder Office: Hyde 3rd Floor, ITS Offices Phone: 535-2086 Office Hours: I am in my office most of the time between 8AM and 5PM. However, I will make sure I’m there if you call or email me ahead of time. Email: mtbatchelder (AT) plymouth (DOT) edu Required Text Book:…

  • Web Expressions – More Blog Info

    Yup, once again we will be discussing Blogs in class. I will be handing out and article on Weblog (Blog) History and we will be going over some of the points in class. Here’s a sweet quote from the article: Media is a corporate possession…You cannot participate in the media. Bringing that into the foreground…

  • Web Expressions – Lab 1 – Blogs

    Alrighty! Today we’re going to be setting up our blogs. Here are some Blogging Instructions to help you get started. Today we meet in Memorial 213 and we’ll be: Going over the above documentation Setting up our Blogs Posting a Blog Entry Commenting on someone else’s Blog Giving the instructor $2,000 just for fun. The…

  • Web Expressions – Creativity

    In an assignment I gave on the first day of the Web Expressions class that I’m teaching, I assigned the reading of an essay then asked everyone to answer these questions: When are you the most creative? What are the necessary conditions for creativity? I received an e-mail from someone asking me to clarify what…

  • Web Expressions – Assignment 1

    Alright People. I’m stealing some ideas from one of my friends – Zach Tirrell – on how I’ll be using the blog for this course. For each class I will provide an outline of the topics I plan to cover. Hopefully we’ll touch on each of these as well as any side topics that might…

  • CSDI 1200 – Web Expressions Course Syllabus

    Class: Web Expressions (CSDI 1200) Instructor: Matthew Batchelder Office: Hyde 3rd Floor, ITS Offices Phone: 535-2086 Office Hours: I am in my office most of the time between 8AM and 5PM. However, I will make sure I’m there if you call or email me ahead of time. Email: mtbatchelder (AT) plymouth (DOT) edu Required Text…