Hi there,
I'm now approaching the end of week 4, and it seems to have flown bye, which must mean only one thing! I'm having fun :-)
This week I have been lucky enough to work alongside a group of people on Flash based work, all of which is coded in AS2 [ActionScript 2.0], which is new to me, as I have only done AS3 before hand.I have also been synchronising audio into the IMI, so that the avatars voice is in sync with the graphics and animation displayed on the screen/stage.
Aside from Flash the British Gas skinning is all complete and has been handed-off, which is a good feeling, although I wouldn't have achieved half as much without the help and guidance of my mentor. So thanks Keith :-) I feel that this week I have really started to become part of the workforce, taking part in the development of E-learning, some of which is stand-alone work and other parts I need a great deal of guidance on. However, the whole point of the placement is to go on a learning curve.
I'm looking forward to doing more of the same next week, as we have some more Flash based work in the pipeline.
Aside for work, all is good at the moment - looking forward to the weekend as I'm off down to Penarth and Barry to see family and friends, as well as go to the beach - I would never miss the opportunity to go the beach, sun, sea and sand, and the hope of a better tan :-)
I'll give an update on placement progress again next week
Bye for now
Rach :-)
Thursday 29 July 2010
Friday 23 July 2010
CM-Group_Placement Week 3
Hello
Week 3 has been fairly busy at times, the amount of work fluctuates from day to day, dependant on the deadline given by the client. I have completed my skinning for British Gas and finally estabilshed how to publish content out of Luminosity [CM's in-house software i mentioned before]. However, in doing this I have learnt that although my work can look good and be fully functionally on my desktop or off a hard-drive, once implemented into another piece of software, no end of problems can occur, as well as some crucial files not transferring.
I have also done a small amount of Flash work, starting to get to grips with how they create content for their clients. One major difference with doing Flash in commercial companies is that they tend to do all their ActionScript coding in AS2, whereas, as at Uni we have purely been taught AS3. So at the moment, I'm getting to grips with AS2, so can help out more on future flash based projects.
Aside from work, life has been fairly relaxed. I'm starting to get used to the long commute, with it now feeling normal to drive 100 miles each day, although initially i found it exhausting. Whilst I've been at work, my family seem to have started re-furnishing parts of house, each day I go home something looks different :-). Anyway weekend soon, hope we get some sunshine, it seems to like to rain here!!
Bye for now
Rach :-)
Week 3 has been fairly busy at times, the amount of work fluctuates from day to day, dependant on the deadline given by the client. I have completed my skinning for British Gas and finally estabilshed how to publish content out of Luminosity [CM's in-house software i mentioned before]. However, in doing this I have learnt that although my work can look good and be fully functionally on my desktop or off a hard-drive, once implemented into another piece of software, no end of problems can occur, as well as some crucial files not transferring.
I have also done a small amount of Flash work, starting to get to grips with how they create content for their clients. One major difference with doing Flash in commercial companies is that they tend to do all their ActionScript coding in AS2, whereas, as at Uni we have purely been taught AS3. So at the moment, I'm getting to grips with AS2, so can help out more on future flash based projects.
Aside from work, life has been fairly relaxed. I'm starting to get used to the long commute, with it now feeling normal to drive 100 miles each day, although initially i found it exhausting. Whilst I've been at work, my family seem to have started re-furnishing parts of house, each day I go home something looks different :-). Anyway weekend soon, hope we get some sunshine, it seems to like to rain here!!
Bye for now
Rach :-)
Friday 16 July 2010
CM - Group_Placement Week 2
Hi
I am now coming towards the end of my 2nd week on placement and it has been a very good one. I have developed a British Gas skin for a course, which is similar to creating a template for a website. As well a creating the skin, I have had the opportunity to talk and pitch my ideas to the British Gas client himself when he came to take a look at my initial skin design on Wednesday. Although, I found the wait daunting, when it came to it I found confidence I never knew I had and both myself and the client went away satisfied with the outcome. I cannot however take all the credit for it, as I have a mentor helping me, so I can transfer what I have learnt at Uni and place it into their way of thinking and developing courses for their clients.
I feel I am settling in better now, as I am not quite so mentally drained, as I was when the end of week 1 approached. I guess that was due to nerves, an unfamiliar environment and a lot of commuting, which to be honest I wasn't used to with the close proximity of the University in relation to where I live.
Currently, I am using Flash to develop my virtual hospital, a project I did for Uni, which I am continuing with, whilst waiting for the storyboard to arrive, ready for the XBox work in Flash. Anyway, I best crack on!! I will be back to write more about my time on placement soon.
Rach :-)
I am now coming towards the end of my 2nd week on placement and it has been a very good one. I have developed a British Gas skin for a course, which is similar to creating a template for a website. As well a creating the skin, I have had the opportunity to talk and pitch my ideas to the British Gas client himself when he came to take a look at my initial skin design on Wednesday. Although, I found the wait daunting, when it came to it I found confidence I never knew I had and both myself and the client went away satisfied with the outcome. I cannot however take all the credit for it, as I have a mentor helping me, so I can transfer what I have learnt at Uni and place it into their way of thinking and developing courses for their clients.
I feel I am settling in better now, as I am not quite so mentally drained, as I was when the end of week 1 approached. I guess that was due to nerves, an unfamiliar environment and a lot of commuting, which to be honest I wasn't used to with the close proximity of the University in relation to where I live.
Currently, I am using Flash to develop my virtual hospital, a project I did for Uni, which I am continuing with, whilst waiting for the storyboard to arrive, ready for the XBox work in Flash. Anyway, I best crack on!! I will be back to write more about my time on placement soon.
Rach :-)
CM - Group _Placement Week 1
Hi there,
I am Rachel Brooks and I am currently studying Multimedia at the University of Gloucestershire. As part of my degree we are given the opportunity to go on an Industrial Placement for a year, where you can learn what is like to implement your knowledge from uni into a real-life work situation.
My placement is with a internationally recognised company called CM-Group. I work for a sub-divison of this group, called Content Master, who develop E-learning courses for worldwide companies such as Microsoft, British Gas, Intel and many more.
I am based just outside Bristol, so it is a fair commute, amounting to a 100 mile round trip each day, however, it will be rewarding when I have my first paycheck at the end of the month, as well the experience and knowledge I am gathering from my time here. We are located just off the M5, J14 in a quiet countryside retreat, with stunning views of the Gloucestershire countryside, looking out over towards the welsh mountains.
During my first week, I was given the chance to settle in and get used to my surroundings, having a play about the software they use to develop their E-learning courses, such as their in-house development tool Luminosity. As side from using Luminosity, many of the development tools I those that I familiar with using at Uni, such as the generic Adobe suite, as well Microsoft's version of Adobe software. This is due to Microsoft being CM-Groups biggest client, so therefore all the content we create is published out in Silverlight, which is Microsoft's versions of the flash player. I have encoded some videos that will be put into a course for a client and then published out in Luminosity.
Overall, I have settled in well and am beginning to find my feet. I am also looking forward to starting work on some new projects coming in next week.
Rach
I am Rachel Brooks and I am currently studying Multimedia at the University of Gloucestershire. As part of my degree we are given the opportunity to go on an Industrial Placement for a year, where you can learn what is like to implement your knowledge from uni into a real-life work situation.
My placement is with a internationally recognised company called CM-Group. I work for a sub-divison of this group, called Content Master, who develop E-learning courses for worldwide companies such as Microsoft, British Gas, Intel and many more.
I am based just outside Bristol, so it is a fair commute, amounting to a 100 mile round trip each day, however, it will be rewarding when I have my first paycheck at the end of the month, as well the experience and knowledge I am gathering from my time here. We are located just off the M5, J14 in a quiet countryside retreat, with stunning views of the Gloucestershire countryside, looking out over towards the welsh mountains.
During my first week, I was given the chance to settle in and get used to my surroundings, having a play about the software they use to develop their E-learning courses, such as their in-house development tool Luminosity. As side from using Luminosity, many of the development tools I those that I familiar with using at Uni, such as the generic Adobe suite, as well Microsoft's version of Adobe software. This is due to Microsoft being CM-Groups biggest client, so therefore all the content we create is published out in Silverlight, which is Microsoft's versions of the flash player. I have encoded some videos that will be put into a course for a client and then published out in Luminosity.
Overall, I have settled in well and am beginning to find my feet. I am also looking forward to starting work on some new projects coming in next week.
Rach
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