Thesis Statement

Recreate the physical, fine art gallery experience by developing a web based multimedia management system that exploits the natural relationships between interconnected, digital media forms.

Schedule

Week 1

Week 2

  • *** Review 10 online galleries
  • ++ Collect 5 relevant articles
  • ++ Contact 5 Professors
  • ++ Contact 3 Gallery Owners
  • ++ Contact 3 Artists
  • ++ Contact 3 Curators
  • ++ Prepare Questions for potential contacts

Week 3

  • ++ Investigate Emergent Programming
  • ++ Review 10 web 2.0 sites
  • ++ Begin collecting interview answers
  • ++ Develop information management ad-hoc system (backbase?)
  • ++ Begin Ruby Demo App

Week 4

  • ++ Finish all interviews
  • ++ Emergent Programming Writeup

Week 5

  • *** 5 Paper/Digi Sketches of Potential Systems
  • ++ Thesis Brief Version 2.0
  • ++ Complete Ruby Demo App

Week 6

  • *** Interview Writeup
  • ++ Refine 2/3 Sketches ? Digital
    ed: 2 sketches
  • ++ SMS /Email Management Writeup
  • ++ Begin Ruby Framework
  • ++ Work on Ruby Framework
  • ++ Thesis Outline v2

Week 7

  • ++ Contact Potential Thesis Advisors
  • ++ Refine Selected Digital Sketch ? Mockup
  • ++ Database Design
  • ++ Work on Ruby Framework
  • ++ Investigate SMS Integration
  • ++ Review recent writing on topic, writeup
  • ++ Investigate Email integration

Week 8

  • ++ Bring Mockup into Flash
  • ++ Finish Mockup
  • ++ Wrap up Ruby work for the semester

Week 9

  • *** Finish Alpha version of Ruby work
  • *** Thesis Brief Version 3.0
  • ++ Project Self Assessment
  • ++ Finish Alpha version of Flash interface

Week 10

  • *** Collect feedback
  • *** Run focus group
  • *** Debriefing

     

     

Items in bold are outstanding, need to be achieved over the summer quarter.
Items in italics have been removed from the process and need to be reevaluated to see if they are still pertinent.
++ Identifies completed milestones.
*** Identifies outstanding milestones.