Final Presentation

What not to do:

  • Do not give a technical progress report (you should have already done this).
  • Do not discuss software, hardware, or schedule limitations of the quarter.
  • Do not talk about what you did not do, or wished you could have done.

    After you have presented, the instructor may elect to ask questions relative to the above.


What to do:

  • Talk about what you now consider to be benefits and implications of using virtual environments in your own work as a researcher, designer and artist. (This means how and when it can be useful, not how hard it is to do.)
  • Introduce the work you have done in that context.
  • Use the process log you have been keeping to illustrate the design process and pivotal steps along the way.
  • Demonstrate the project using the best means possible to present its functionality and intent. (Show positive, not negative. You may pretend the audience is made up of your clients or your thesis committee, don't lose them with excuses.)
  • Talk about research or projects you are interested in doing in the next year or two that is related to your own personal research, design or art work, that would involve virtual environments.


For final submission:

Copy the following files into a folder using your name in the class directory folder, or burn the files to a CDROM for submission:

  • The final virtools composition file.
  • Any necessary supporting files for running the scene.
  • The process log.

Print on paper, or MS Word document attachment to instructor's email:

  • A one to two page written document discussing the first "what to do" point above and a self-evaluation of your progress during the quarter, including a self assessment of the letter grade you believe best represents the work achieved.