Media Technology

BSc (Hons)
Media Technology
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/courses
Students on this course focus on
developing knowledge and skills in the
technological and creative aspects of
media programming.
Dr Christos
Gatzidis
Course
Co-ordinator
This involves, and places particular emphasis on, using
appropriate tools and techniques to integrate music,
audio, graphics, animation and games for distributed
applications. Specific topics covered, to name but a
few, include radio and TV content production, games
programming, human computer interaction issues,
game level design plus 3D modelling and animation.
We also focus on entrepreneurship via learning in the
area of business development, including company
creation and business planning.
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Audio exchange
This report describes an experiment that, when executed by
musicians will provide a new source for generating music,
by use of social interaction.
Information is made available to a large group of people
over the ‘www’ for them to interact, engage, contribute
and distribute musical artefacts, the purpose being the
collaboration of individuals to create music over the internet.
The report also looks into how the internet and social media
has impacted on the processes involved in music production
and distribution.
Steve Bevan
i7868706@
bournemouth.ac.uk
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Laura Kastoryano
07714 790476
i7999300@
bournemouth
.ac.uk
An investigation into
how an interactive film
structure can gain an
emotional response
The film industry is forever trying to enhance the audience’s
level of interaction. This investigation is to see if by creating
an interactive non-linear narrative, film can enhance the
audience’s emotional response by allowing them to choose
how the film develops and comparing that to a linear film.
Through an electrocardiogram (ECG) and skin conductivity
monitor, my film is tested in comparison to a linear film to
see if the level of interaction is improved.
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Investigation and
development for wide field
of view video
Conventional video provides a two dimensional scene where
the viewer is restricted by the director as to what they see.
A user-controlled virtual camera allows the viewer to move
their field of view within the given parameters, providing an
interactive and immersive video experience.
BU has helped progress my skills in a host of media
applications and their uses in the creative industry. It
has given me vital insights that have been invaluable in
developing my career.
2007 2011 Festival of Design & Innovation
Brad Miller
07921 457161
bradmilleruk@
hotmail.com
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Elliott Ward
07540616182
Elliott00@
hotmail.co.uk
Use of multimedia
technology in developing
Parkour skills
First Steps is a rich media website and e-book, targeted to
the education and development of skills and techniques
within Action Sports. Through the use of capture techniques
and post-production editing, the product delivers rich media
to enhance the learning experience of non-mainstream
sporting activities, lacking a formalized structure for skill
acquisition. The platforms chosen for delivery are fitting
with the direction of current technological advancements
and social trends, offering the user comprehensive access
and an adaptable learning environment.
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Kinect Fusion Sculpt
A unique way to create, edit and visualise 3D models, the
Kinect Fusion Sculpt utilises the 3D mapping capabilities of
the Xbox Kinect, as well as skeletal recognition for gesture
based manipulation of a virtual 3D object. The interface
consists of an augmented reality view of the users hand(s)
holding a base, which functions like an AR code, creating
a reference point for the software to superimpose the 3D
model above. This technology creates a more intuitive and
natural way to interact with 3D models.
David Westeng
07590 676944
davidwesteng@
googlemail.com
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