BBSC 303 Digital Craft Lecture 2 March 7 2006

Topics covered today:

The importance of file management: a file naming system - to ensure file name reflect file content to enable easy searches; a file archiving system - to keep track of versions and dates of creation; a file backup system - to ensure no data loss if the coffee gremlin attacks a keyboard / hard disk drive; checking regularly that the backup medium can be read - to insure against disappointment when a backup is needed; never reading directly into the program off the backup - to ensure that the process that corrupted the working copy cannot attack the backup. .

Right Hemisphere's Deep Exploration a file management browser available on SoA computers for 3D file browsing and conversion and simplification. The sibling software package that permits the insertion of 3D models into Powerpoint, Word and Internet Explorer - Deep Publish - was also examined. A tutorial
on creating a web page in which a 3D model is embedded has been written for this course. This will be used for Part A of the modelling assignment. It should also be trialed for the exercise. If you are using Internet Explorer, the an interactive copy of the School of Architecture building can be viewed here. )Please note this is a large file and should only be viewed IF you have broadband access.)


The minimum requirements for passing the course were also explained a second time: complete the exercises AND Part A of the modelling assignment, otherwise the grades for the modelling assignment and for the drawing documentation assignment will not be able to be awarded.

We made an abortive attempt to show off Rachel Ryan's Google Earth model of the Wellington CBD. Some incompatibilities between the laptop screen and the projector would seem to be the cause. We will return to this as the Modelling Assignment will require everyone to export their model into Google Earth, to allow the museums to be viewed in context.

David Harrison came in to show the stage II rollout of the blog system with the addition of tags. He showed examples from flickr and from deli.cio.us. Then showed how to tag the blogs that had already been posted.