topical media & game development

topical media & game development

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example(s) -- multimedia in africa

End of 2006, we were asked to participate in a joint project with ethiopian universities to develop a multimedia curriculum for these universities. In developing such a curriculum we should stick to the principles outlined below:

synopsis course(s)

... the curriculum should emphasise basic principles, and to the extent possible employ open standards and open source. Practical assignments must be centered on local culture, and stimulate the young talent to explore innovative applications for cultural heritage, serious games and artistic expression.

where, what & why

where -- Ethiopia & VU
what -- introduction multimedia
why -- to develop curriculum

environment

low end computers -- windows, linux
elementary skills -- programming, design

assumptions

open source -- flex 2 sdk, Delta3D
open standards -- XML, X3D
basic principles -- exploratory development

targets

local -- present local cultural heritage
serious -- develop serious game(s)
benefits -- promote local culture and commerce

These statements express thye situation beforehand. At the time of writing the project has not been started, due to a delay caused by one of the candidate tutors from the ethiopian dropping out.

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example(s) -- multimedia in africa

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