CS4624: Multimedia, Hypertext, and Information Access
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This collection contains the final projects of the students in in the course Computer Science 4624: Multimedia, Hypertext, and Information Access, at Virginia Tech.
This course, taught by Professor Ed Fox, is part of the Human-Computer Interaction track, the Knowledge, Information, and Data track, and the Media/Creative Computing track. The curriculum introduces the architectures, concepts, data, hardware, methods, models, software, standards, structures, technologies, and issues involved with: networked multimedia (e.g., image, audio, video) information, access and systems; hypertext and hypermedia; electronic publishing; virtual reality. Coverage includes text processing, search, retrieval, browsing, time-based performance, synchronization, quality of service, video conferencing and authoring.
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- ADS Assessment VideoBeemsterboer, Christopher; Zebina, Tyler (Virginia Tech, 2019-05-19)In our Multimedia/Hypertext/Information Access capstone course, we worked with Adult Day Services to create a training video system to teach new instructors in their organization how to conduct recurring interviews with the adult clients. Adult Day Services is an organization at Virginia Tech that provides person-centered care to older adults who need assistance. Adult Day Services also aims to promote the physical, social, emotional, mental, and cognitive health of its participants, and they use a variety of assessments to measure overall well-being and participant progress. These assessments are conducted in the form of interviews, and the body language, tone, and speech of the interviewer are key to performing them successfully. The training video system we created covers five different types of assessments and is designed to efficiently train new instructors to conduct these interviews. We filmed an Adult Day Services instructor conducting interviews with five different participants, each completing the five assessments. We edited the footage and compiled all of the clips of each type of assessment together including transitions and titles. We later created a menu system which allows a user to select to play all of the training videos at once, or to play just the training video for a specific type of assessment. We have also included sub-categories within each type of assessment so the user can decide to view a specific participant as opposed to all. We delivered this project in the form of a Blu-ray .iso file on a USB drive which contains the menu system and the associated videos. We have also included instructions on how to download the VLC media player, which is the optimal software for viewing the contents on the .iso file. Finally, we have included our final presentation from our capstone course that goes over the final product as well as the lessons learned and our future plans.
- Adult Day Services Memory Masterclass Promotional VideoKulik, Maddie; Castillo, Pablo; Zurita, Jose (Virginia Tech, 2019-05-01)The goal of the project was to create a promotional video for Virginia Tech’s Adult Day Services center, specifically to advertise for their Memory Masterclass program. Adult Day Services is a center located within the Human Development and Family Sciences Department at Virginia Tech. They are licensed by the Department of Social Services to offer personal care, health monitoring, meals, therapeutic activities, dementia care, and recovery assistance. They serve typically 18 participants each operating day who average about 75 years of age. According to ADS’s mission statement, the center is dedicated to providing a center focused on the well-being and optimal functioning of its participants, a resource for caregiver support, an education opportunity for students, and a community among generations of children, college students, and adults. One of ADS’s main service offerings is their Memory Masterclass course. This course is offered in 6-week sessions to participants over 55 years of age who want to maximize their brain health. The focus of the course is to educate and serve people who have been diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). MCI is not a symptom or precursor to Alzheimer's or dementia, but rather a condition that occurs as aging changes brain function. In the 6-week course participants learn strategies for application to daily life that can strengthen brain reserve as you age and get connected with others who have similar concerns about memory. Our main objective was to create a promotional video that Adult Day Services could use on their website to inform and attract people to take the class. This project was broken up into several different stages. The first stage was to meet with our clients, Adult Day Service professionals, to gain a better understanding of the project requirements. Our clients described to us that they would like a video that showcased the active, healthy lifestyle of one of their Memory Masterclass participants. This would include footage of men and women doing outdoor activities, participating in class, and doing mentally-stimulating activities. From meeting with our clients, we came to realize that they wanted a specific type of aesthetic to their video - a combination of active and “homey” footage. An important goal for our clients was to have the video ready to be presented at an AARP event in mid-March, so the first stage of this project had to be completed by that deadline. The second stage was scheduling time to physically shoot the videos. This involved renting camera and sound equipment, coordinating with our clients and course participants, deciding on filming locations, and collecting the raw footage. Once we had shot all of the raw footage, the third stage was comprised of condensing, cleaning, and enhancing the raw footage to create a preliminary draft of the video. The video was delivered to the client, we received feedback, and have begun work revising the video to meet client specifications. The client will be able to use this video for advertising on the ADS website, as well as at different events where their services are promoted. The fourth stage of this project is what we are currently working on right now. Another recommendation was that we prepare another video that was a bit shorter, approximately 90 seconds long, that could be used as a shorter promotion. This shorter video will likely be a condensed version of highlights from the 4-minute video. The third stage was to revise the initial version of the video based on client feedback. This involved sitting down with our client and gaining specific insight as to what details they liked and what they wanted to have modified. After we acquired feedback, we were able to reshoot footage that was not preferable and take more shots of outdoor activities. The final version of the video incorporated footage from both stages of filming and incorporated the client's desired changes. This version of the video was also shown to an applicable user pool of Memory Masterclass students who gave us further feedback.
- Memory ModulesYerra, Saideepak; Johnson, Shalene; Elliot, Rishon; Vishwanathan, Abhishek (Virginia Tech, 2022-12-15)For many people, with age comes a variety of problems that can make living difficult. While the physical problems are prevalent and often easy to recognize, we must not forget to address the mental side of the difficulties that often come as part of the aging process. Providing comprehensive care for aging adults and others with cognitive issues is a noble cause that requires the cooperation of many different parties, and being able to express these goals to the world will improve the outreach of the program and help even more people. The purpose of the Memory Modules project is to produce short videos that can be used to advertise to the public the mission of and services provided by the Engagement Center for Creative Aging (ECCA), an organization dedicated to the aforementioned cause. Over the course of this semester, our team of students has met periodically in order to film 360° video tours of the center as well as conduct interviews with many of the ECCA team members that make the mission a reality. The videos were edited into two productions that will be made available through the ECCA website and several social media platforms. Putting this project into motion has required knowledge of the inner workings of ECCA and getting to know the people behind the project. We performed extensive research both online and in person to tune in to the values that the organization stands for. Multiple meetings and interviews with their staff members were held to help us prepare to create the videos for this project. In addition, we were able to obtain and work with a variety of equipment to carry out our project. The use of a 360° camera and 4K camcorder to capture a tour of the center and the outside patio as well as an interview video with staff from the center helped to make the project a unique experience.