week 6

We are now in our Week 6 lecture and our Social Project Group, have been meeting up each week to discuss and make contributions to the project at hand - develop a suitable App that will help people in everyday life. 

This week in class we began by discussing about Podcasts and their uses - be they 'General' or 'Business' orientated. General Podcasts are heavy with communication, while Podcasts for the Business world are made more particular to deal with marketing perspective. Podcasts are also popular devices for Educational purposes e.g. how-to learning tools and Mobile learning/communication. Podcasts are  major factor in the Entertainment industry and are now powerful devices for musicians to dispel their music or radio stations to release their work. Podcasts can also be used as broadcast clips of newscasts/current affairs.

Screencasting is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration. There are even certain YouTube videos where one can learn how to do Screencasting. The site we used was: www.screencast-o-matic.com,in order for this to work the user must have Java installed don their computer. Copernicus is a format of Screencasting made for Macs.

I was introduced to two new terms; synchronous and asynchronous. Synchronous is a direct form of communicating, both parties are simultaneously presented. A common example of this is a mobile/telephone call. Asynchronous Both parties do not have to be present and this communication can occur without sender/receiver active simultaneously. This type of communication can be sent at one time and received at another. e.g. email, text message, voicemail.

Lastly, we were given tips by Shane about how to go about making a short video for our Group Projects, so we can promote our apps. We have the opportunity to make a 'Vodcast' which is a Video Podcast. The Group must keep the Video to the point and it shouldn't be longer than 2/3 minutes. When it comes to Production, important elements include; Lighting, Sound and particularly Location. We also need to consider all of the different angles, wideshots, close-ups etc. How much time will be needed to complete the Video and what equipment is required to capture the video, for example: Will a camera-phone be used or a legitimate video camera? For editing, we must think of what post-production tool they should use. This will most likely be Windows Movie Maker for the majority of Groups.

At the end of the lecture, my Group met and discussed various names for our App. These include 'The Good Car App' or 'The Parking Aid' - we have remained undecided and the name will be put to a vote. If we have enough time towards the end of our Project, we may include information on Celiac commodities. We are also thinking of including a Vodcast, displaying some of the common parking problem we are put through on a day to day basis.