DOOZLA

"Doozla is the easy-to-use drawing application for children - it is what your kids have always wanted!"

Here is a link to nice little "Play to Learn" painting program for children that looks quite interesting. It might be worth downloading and playing with I think :)

plasq.com/doozla

Also, for a little history on computer aided drawing, here is a link to a YouTube video on Sketchpad by Dr. Ivan Sutherland. I'm not sure exactly when the video of the sketching program was made, but it could be as far back as the early 60s.



I would like to thank Daniel Dugas for bringing these links to my attention.

Tentative project title: Think Inside the Box(?)

The music: All Access was denied to us as the exhibition was taken down by the time we arrived. :( On a brighter note...
Our visit to the Telus World of Science resulted in two findings: the use of projector screens/IR and its shadows played on the (a)wall vs. (b)floor.

a) a solar system wall projection with planets spinning at increasing speed dependent to our movements.

b) the floor piece is projected into a mirror and produced a pond filled with goldfish on the floor. Ripples appear as a response to external stimulus such as human interaction. We notice our shadows were of modest size, and therefore alleviate one of our initial worries of intruding black "blobs".

The use of motion tracking is prominent in both examples. With this finding, we begin this weekend by tackling the WiiMote control, as well as decipher codings and search proper material for the Crayon maquette.

p.s. Image post as requested. (Apologies for the overexposure!)

Cheers!
Joyce

Welcome

Welcome to our research blog.

The focus of this project is to develop a creative learning environment for children. This will involve the use of colour, sound and animation.
In order to further understand the sound aspect of our project we will be visiting the Telus World of Science on Tuesday January 15. Our focus will be on the Music: All Access exhibit.

This site will be maintained by Garrett Baumgartner, Joyce Wong and Nicole Dempsey.