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RPG Group Project 3 Week 2 Entry

This week we worked on researching financial and development information in order to help come up with estimates for the recommendation paper.  I attended the meeting and help find the financial information from Blizzard from the Mergent website.  I also did this week’s write-ups as well.  I spent approximately 3 hours researching information and another half hour working on the write-up.

RPG Group Project 3 Meeting 4

 

November 13, 2008 7:30 – 9:00pm

Hicks Library

Jim Vogel, Andrew Greeson, Aswin Selvaraj

The goal of the meeting was to organize our research and see what other aspects needed to be looked into for the recommendation project.

We looked through the research each one of us had done prior to the meeting.  We also found financial records for Blizzard as well as tried to find more information on how much the cost of program alteration would be.

For our next meeting we plan to meet Monday November 17, 2008 after class to work on more research findings.

RPG Group Project 3 Week 1 Entry

This week we worked on getting the memo and Gantt chart ready for submission on Monday.  I attended the meetings and spearheaded the design of the Gantt chart.  I also did this week’s write-ups, and I am sorry they were late, but when I went to do them Friday Night at home, I found out we had no internet connection all weekend.  I spent approximately 1 hour on the Gantt chart and another hour editing the Memo.  I also helped come up with the restrictions the players would have for their characters.

 

RPG Group Project 3 Meeting 3

November 7, 2008 4:30 – 6:00pm

Beering Classroom

Jim Vogel, Andrew Greeson, Aswin Selvaraj

The goal of the meeting was to finish up our memo for the recommendation paper and also finish our Gantt chart.

We worked through the Gantt chart with what we learned in class that day and finished it up after class.  We also finished tweaking the memo as well.  Jim had to leave early because he was taking someone home for the weekend.

For our next meeting we plan to meet November 10, 2008 at the Beering Classroom at 4:30pm to discuss our findings and plan the next week’s meetings accordingly.

 

RPG Group Project 3 Meeting 2

November 7, 2008 12:30 – 2:30pm

Hicks Library

Jim Vogel, Andrew Greeson, Aswin Selvaraj

The goal of the meeting was to work out a memo for the recommendation paper and also work on a Gantt chart.

Andrew came prepared with a rough outline of what the memo should look like, and Aswin and Jim edited and added to it.  We also worked on the Gantt chart and got a good start on it.

For our next meeting we plan to meet November 7, 2008 at the Beering Classroom at 4:30pm to do finishing touches on our memo and Gantt chart that are due the following Monday.

 

RPG Group Project 3 Meeting 1

November 5, 2008 4:50 – 5:10pm

Classroom Lab

Jim Vogel, Andrew Greeson, Aswin Selvaraj

The goal of the meeting was to come to a consensus of which one of the three solutions we would be using for our recommendation report.

We deliberated and came to an agreement to use the second solution which included a time limit by which the users would be held to only play a certain amount each day before their character would be penalized by reduction of traits.

For our next meeting we plan to meet November 7, 2008 at Hicks Library at 12:30pm to begin our memo and Gantt Chart due the following Monday.

 

Working Entry Week 3

 

    This week was filled with many meetings and working long hours.  Sunday we met for 4.5 hours in a group setting at which I helped revise the paper.  This task took longer than expected and as we finished, we also decided to work on our part of the PowerPoint on our own time.  I spent about an hour putting together my part of the presentation on my own time on Monday night.  On Tuesday we met again at hicks for 2.5 hours in a group setting and put together the PowerPoint slides we had created and tried to mesh our three parts together.  I helped edit more parts of the white paper and finish it up.  On Wednesday we met after class to work for 2 hours.  During that time I helped finish up the PowerPoint and mesh all of the slides together.  On Thursday Andrew and I met for 2 hours and finished the PowerPoint and handout.  I made sure that the slides would look good on the screen and I made sure that I knew how things would work in the room.  We did not practice the entire presentation because Aswin had a test that ended at 9:30pm and he did not understand where we were meeting.  Andrew and I decided to call it a night a I had been there since 7:30pm refining the presentation.  The Final meeting was Friday (today) and we worked together for 1.5hrs to make sure that we could go through the presentation in the allotted time.  I also helped finish up the handout and helped make final touches to the PowerPoint.

RPG Group Meeting 11

 

October 31, 2008 12:30 - 2:00pm

Stewart Lab

Jim Vogel, Andrew Greeson, Aswin Selvaraj

The goal of the meeting was to finish everything that needed before the presentation and practice the presentation before class.

We did some editing on the handout and PowerPoint and practiced our parts as best we could in the lab setting.  We felt confident in the work that we put forth on the project and believe we would do well during the presentation.

For our final meeting we plan to meet October 31, 2008 at the Beering Classroom at 4:30pm to deliver our presentation.

RPG Group Meeting 10

 

October 30, 2008 9:00-11:00pm

Beering Lab

Jim Vogel, Andrew Greeson

The goal of the meeting was to finish the PowerPoint presentation and finish the handout for class.

We finished the handout and PowerPoint and were going to practice, however Aswin was not able to attend due to a miscommunication after his test ended at 9:30pm.  Andrew and I both practiced our parts and made sure that the PowerPoint looked graphically appealing and there were no misspellings.  We also worked on the handout and finished most of it.

For our next and final meeting we plan to meet October 31, 2008 at the Stewart lab at 12:30pm to finalize the handout and rehearse the presentation.

RPG Group Meeting 9

October 29, 2008 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Beering Lab

Jim Vogel, Andrew Greeson, Aswin Selvaraj

The goal of the meeting was to finish the PowerPoint presentation and work on the handout for class.

We are finishing up with the presentation and starting on the beginning stages of the handout. All of our information was present and complete for the slides.

For our next meeting we plan to meet October 30, 2008 at the Beering lab at 9:30 pm to finalize the PowerPoint, rehearse the presentation and finish the handout.