Thursday, April 29, 2010

Web 1.0 and Web 2.0

I am still researching and working on my Prezi. I am about 30% complete the Prezi. I thought about adding a comparison between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. For Web 1.0, the example is http://example.net and for Web 2.0, I will make a basic chat room PHP script with AJAX, admin, claim status with password, support for other people to run their servers, etc.

The main difference is that Web 1.0 focuses on delivering information only and does not look as good as Web 2.0. Web 2.0 focuses on accessibility (very easy to use), usability (has a use or purpose) and aesthetics (making it look good).

Monday, April 26, 2010

TV Research

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard-definition_television and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television
TV used to be 720×480 interlaced (DV NTSC) and later became 720×576 interlaced still in Standard definition television.
HDTV starts with 1024x768 (XGA) progressive a typical non-widescreen resolution that went to 1280x720 (WXGA) progressive, a typical PC resolution used with video projectors. 1366×768 (also WXGA) progressive is also part of the low-end HD resolutions is used by many "HD ready" LCD TVs. 1920×1080 progressive with 2,073,600 pixels are used in "Full HD" TVs, mostly high-end LCD, plasma and rear projection TVs and a typical PC resolution for large monitors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television
TVs started in 1884 when Paul Gottlieb Nipkow made a scanning disk. It was able to transmit signals. The cathode ray tube (CRT) is used in his later design but moving images were still not possible, due to the poor sensitivity of the selenium sensors. In 1927, Philo Farnsworth made the world's first working television system which he shown to the press in September 1 1928. In 1936, Kálmán Tihanyi described the principle of plasma television, the first flat panel system.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-D_film and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaglyph_image and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarized_3D_glasses
3D films existed since 1890, but not common until December 2009. There are many techniques to achieve 3D pictures. The most common technique are Anaglyph images, having a 2 separated colors. Another method is to use polarizers, having 2 projectors projecting 2 images, one goes to one side of the polarizer, making it look 3D.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Summary

This is a summary of what I will do in 6 paragraphs with five sentences each.

My presentation will be a Prezi about technology. It will have a title frame with the inquiry question. There will be another frame with the past. It has the history of computers, television and games. I am still working on my presentation.

This format fits my learning style and multiple intelligences. A presentation is visual which is my learning style. My multiple intelligences are visual and logical. Presentations also fit my multiple intelligences. I think this format is the best format for this presentation.

Currently, my presentation is almost empty. It has nothing but the titles. It has a title frame with the inquiry question. It also has 3 more frames; one of them has the references. The future frame will not have a lot of information because it's harder to find what they are progressing towards. I will fill out the presentation with information after I finish my research.

The past frame will have most of the information. It has 3 smaller frames inside it. There is one frame for television, games and computers. It will have a timeline and some pictures with it. This frame will have the most information because it is harder to find information for the future and the title and references do not have very much information.

The sources of information will be mostly from the Internet. I will look for 5 books for information. However, each book counts as only one reference. I will also find 10 sources of information from the Internet, which is very easy because each page counts as a reference. I am going to look in the library or go to the catalogue and find some books.

This is the conclusion paragraph. My presentation is a Prezi. This format fits my learning style. My presentation is currently empty, but I will add more into it when I get more research done. The past frame will have most of the information. This is what my presentation is going to be.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Prezi

I will probably use Prezi to make my presentation. It is a Web 2.0 application because it has CSS (stylesheets) and AJAX (used in the flash to save your presentation). Powerpoint is not a web application but it is simpler than Prezi. Prezi is a pay service unlike PowerPoint, but there is a free version.