Difference between revisions of "Summer Fun"

Revision as of 21:40, 17 May 2007

Summer Plan 07

• Create Studio Aide Summer Schedule
  • Media Technicians
  • Equipment Specialists
  • Tutors
  • Game Studio Aides
• Reconfigure rm 409/413/ *608??
  • 409 assemble carts
  • 409 rip out counters
  • 409 paint room
  • 413 assemble carts
  • 413 rip out counters
  • 413 paint room
  • 608
  • 608
• Setup rm 420 as game research studio
  • per Mirella, they will use 420 (ixne'd the 419 idea)
• Redo Fiber Core of IAM network (mas fiber = mas faster)
• Build and Test Vista image (32 and 64 bit?)
• Build and test Intel-mac 64 bit dual boot image (can intel mac boot pxe or UNDI)
• Deploy New Ghost Server (server and clients)
  • Upgrade all current clients
  • Test new images
• Make the render farm actually work and document procedures
  • Read rush docs
  • Add machines and edit hosts files
  • Test Firewall settings
  • Setup render storage server
  • configure/document submit procedures
• Fix subnet problems with flexlm key servers
• Clean out 404
• Documentation
  • Network Docs
• fun work for studio aides
  • go through Wikidocs, make an inventory
  • test the data on each page, make sure things work as they are written
  • report each test as successful
  • report changes that need to be made
  • anticipate changes that will still be needed
  • help salliedotgordon move her desk, file cabinet and shelf unit
  • create resource library in 624 M front reception area
  • rearrange 624 reception area furniture
  • Faculty/Student Docs and FAQs
• Equipment planning and budgeting (part of spend down?)
  • • Inventory RM 406
    • harvest report on results from curriculum/faculty
• Make the remote access lab actually work
• Clean up and organize Game Lab
  • Inventory system
  • Cabinets
  • what is the vision of the game lab
  • what needs to be there
  • what functionality should it have?
• Create summer projects for work aids
  • Digitize Christiane Paul video
  • Digitize video for Annette
  • Label videos that need to digitized with sticky note, digitize and replace stickey not with dvd
  • Digitize GDC docs
• Update MSDNAA and iamlibrary files (iamlibrary is full 200 gigs worth should add more stage to both servers)
• Web Programming Projects
  • Equipment Checkout System
  • WorkAid Time System
    • Tutor Feedback System
    • Email coordinators and tutors
• Adobe Flex and Breeze servers?
• Streaming server?
• 405 Audio?
• Fix broken speakers (I have many)
• Clean wiki

make sure every page has a category, remove stubs,

• Upgrade MediaWiki, phpBB, wordpress
• Develop backup strategy for imamp/siam2
• HDTV editing system set up
• prep for move to 624 while rehab is happening
• add audio record and mix to 405 main and projection booth
• Second Life projects
  • plan intermediary vision for island (incl. events)
  • possible Film/Video conference exhibition
  • Andy is going to SL Edu Best Practices conference May 25 (in-world)
  • Train studio aides in SL essentials
  • offer workshop series
  • build working CTA train
  • Second Life Community Convention (Hilton)
    • Friday-Sunday Aug 24-26
    • Construct trade show booth (large format prints)
  • Orientation / Connections will include SL demos
    • Monday-Wednesday Aug 27-29
• Work with Jon Cancelino (not working until later in the summer)to come up with workshops//documentation for DID classes
• Game Server loaded with game ISOs