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UNIT
– NEW TECHNOLOGY TASK - DISCOVERY OF NEW
TECHNOLOGY For this
short unit, you will discover a new (new to you) technology that you are
interested in learning. DELIVERABLES You will be
asked to submit a journal showing
your daily research. Each entry can be
short. You are also
asked to submit a few screen captures
that demonstrate what you have learned over the provided time. Please submit these images as files as
opposed to embedding them into a Google Doc (because I cannot zoom into
images that are in Google Doc). POSSIBLE TOPICS You should
generally spend at least one period with a topic. You are of course welcome to spend more
time if you feel there is value in doing so. Here are some
possible topics that you can consider.
Remember that the topic should be new
to you. You can
choose to learn a new technique/concept in to technology that you already
know. For example, even if you know how to do basic modeling in blender,
perhaps you want to learn to add lighting to your models. MODELING Sculptris – Free easy-to-use modeling program Blender –
Free advanced modeling, animation and edition program AUDIO Audacity –
Free open source easy-to-use audio editor Beepbox – Free online easy-to-use music
creation tool ANIMATION Blender –
Free advanced modeling, animation and edition program Maya – Free
for students, advanced 3D animation tool Krita – Free animation software DESKTOP PUBLISHING Scribus – Free open-source desktop publisher GRAPHICS Photoshop
Elements – Industry-standard graphic editor (available on lab computers) Paint.net –
Free Windows-only graphic editor (available on lab computers) Photopea – Free online graphic editor Pixlr – Free online graphic editor GAME DESIGN GameMaker – Free powerful game design program RPG Maker – Simple
game development program for RPG games Unity – A
very advanced professional game dev environment Other
untested options: Tynker, Godot, OHRRPGCE APP DEVELOPMENT Thunkable – Online app development tool for
mobile devices PROGRAMMING TECHNOLOGIES (YOU MUST
FIND A RESOURCE TO HELP YOU) Learn a new
programming technology such as Python, JavaScript, PHP, … STILL NOT SURE? Try searching
for FREE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE RELATED TO … where … is video, or audio, or
graphics, or … |