Future Objectives:
- 2010 Honours Guidebook
- # Look at Research Questions (important)
- Organise regular meetings
- Office Space, computer to be used for project to stay on campus
- Read through previous Honours paper
- Sound for the Rainforest - look at getting recordings
Thesis Overview:
Ch1 - ~5 Pages - Covers Introduction
Ch2 - 20-30 Pages - Critical Literature Review
Ch3 - 20+ Pages - Methodologies
-> IT/Visualisation
Ch4 - 20 Pages - Results and Discussion
Ch5 - ~20 Pages - Future Work * - Optional
Conclusion
Ch6 - As Required - Appendices
> Code
> Surveys
> Footnotes
Subjects have been selected as follows: Timetable. Getting Diana to enroll into subjects
There is a hard date for the thesis being due. Check out when other assessment pieces are due as well.
Levels/Class of Honours: http://www.jcu.edu.au/student/assessment/JCUDEV_007196.html
- I Class I (split into A, B, C, D - A-C is allocation of scholarships, A/B main aim)
- IIA Class II, Division A
- IIB Class II, Division B
- III Class III
Will be given opportunity to read previous honours papers. The result given will be a combination of thesis work, project work and project grades.
Over next few weeks, will be working on the project proposal.
- Understanding the project
- Background Information
- Tools Used
- Approaches
- Research Questions
New Subject, BU4061 good opportunity to learn about tourism. Next week, will have a meeting with Gianna.
Constantly update journal, keep records of all meetings (as seen here), records also recorded using LiveScribe pen. Any thoughts, be sure to write them down.
Think about the modelling, and what results we want to achieve. Static, or moving? May want to consider having a fly-through. Think of what method would best be appropriate to have the information get across.
Look at the software options. Software planning to use is Maya, 3DS Max - consider student versions. http://south-apac.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=1157326&id=13229831 Looking at about $250~ for 3Ds Max. Confirm pricing. Alternative is that Autodesk does offer 6 month licences to students.
Office Space: Leaving a computer on campus for study/research. Look at options available to get computing equipment. Scholarship money possibility, though will need to consider textbook fees as well.
For the model, have the environment built then look at getting a track for the camera, (motion path) to follow (see above about camera fly through). Static images, users can view and analyse still images, picking faults, moving scenes, harder to focus on set objects. Mentioned taking advantage of human senses. Will need to look at getting sound recordings for project. Sound recordings of Paluma as is now, and for 'future looks' after tourism being introduced, may want to consider getting audio recordings of O'Reillys when on trip to Brisbane in April. When talking with locals, place was much more quiet, but now tourism taken place. Large carparks, buses travelling up.
[ Additional Notes ]
- Sight - Achievable with 3D Model
- Hearing - Achievable with sound recordings
- Touch
- Smell - Being researched in Japan
- Taste
Set meeting times - email Ian afterwards to confirm.
/end meeting notes
Additional Points:
3D Model of the Paluma Range, Questions to Consider
- Why are we doing this?
- Methodologies?
- What do we already know?
- What do we want to know?
