[Papervision3D] Free Papervision3D Workshops

[Anthony Pace]

I know they would be placed on youtube; yet, a live webcast , with chat  
and discussion taking place at the same time, is what I was referring too.

No  need to have a location, just a good hosting provider and a great 
deal of bandwidth.

Anthony Pace wrote:
> I would love to have free online workshops.. now that would be cool.
> In fact if you need an application to allow it plus the bandwidth, you 
> might be able to get it done through a partner that wants advertising 
> in return for hosting and bandwidth usage.  Free education for the 
> masses in return for advertising; not a bad compromise in my humble 
> opinion;  I just wish all education took this direction.
> Imagine the beginning and ending of each university lecture have a 
> message from a given sponsor: "this class was brought to you by...".  
> Free university education for all, and a guaranteed audience for which 
> to reiterate a sponsored message on a daily basis.
>
> Mikenku wrote:
>> Last Semester I taught a series of Papervision training courses at 
>> NKU and we
>> have expanded that endeavor this semester by offering two free national
>> workshops and 11 courses (free for all Kentucky Educators). Dates are
>> subject to change, and as we approach the workshops I will supply 
>> additional
>> information.
>>
>> If you can't make the workshops, don't worry, everything will be 
>> recorded
>> and placed on YouTube. And all source files will be posted on Google 
>> Code
>> for download.
>>
>> The workshops and courses are specifically geared for educators.
>>
>> Training Schedule NKU (Courses and Dates)
>>
>> 1. (Feb 3) Virtual Tours & Google Maps
>> 2. (Feb 10) Human Organ Modeling in Blender
>> 3. (Feb 17) Virtual Physics Labs in Papervision
>> 4. (Feb 24) Building Molecules in 3D
>> 5. (Mar 3) 3D Plotter and Equation Parser
>> 6. (Mar 11, 12, 13) Spring Break Free National Workshop Flex/Papervision
>> 7. (Mar 17) Open Workshop
>> 8. (Mar 24) Creating a Data-Driven Website
>> 9. (Mar 31) 3D Virtual Learning Games
>> 10. (Apr 7) Building a Cell Phone Course Part 1
>> 11. (Apr 14) Building a Cell Phone Course Part 2
>> 12. (Apr 21) Open Workshop
>> 13. (May 19, 20, 21) Summer Break Free National Workshop Flex/CS4
>>
>> Descriptions
>>
>> Note: All sessions will be recorded live and placed on YouTube.
>>
>> (Feb 3) Virtual Tours & Google Maps: In this course, you’ll learn how to
>> create a Google Map and place a Blender (or 3DSMax) model on its 
>> longitude
>> latitude positions. You’ll learn how to make those models 
>> interactive. And
>> how to load content into your project for display on the web. The Walton
>> County Ghost tour will be used as a demonstration. The class is free and
>> participants are required to bring their own laptop.
>>
>> (Feb 10) Human Organ Modeling in Blender: In this course, you’ll make 
>> organs
>> in Blender (such as the heart, liver, stomach). You’ll learn how to 
>> create
>> textures for those organs, and how to place your models on the web so 
>> your
>> students can interact with them. The heart will be used as a 
>> demonstration.
>> The class is free and participants are required to bring their own 
>> laptop.
>>
>> (Feb 17) Virtual Physics Labs in Papervision: In this course, you’ll 
>> create
>> virtual physics labs based upon MIT OpenCourseware. Basic Newtonian
>> mechanics will be discussed, and ActionScripting gravity, friction,
>> vibration, and collision will be demonstrated. Finally, a 3D physics 
>> engine
>> will be used to create interactive physics labs. The oscillating 
>> pendulum
>> will be used as an example. The class is free and participants are 
>> required
>> to bring their own laptop.
>>
>> (Feb 24) Building Molecules in 3D: In this class, you’ll use 
>> Papervision to
>> create molecules from standard mol files. You’ll learn how to load 
>> different
>> molecules and how to make them springy. Billboarding for large molecules
>> will be discussed. You’ll place your models on the web so students can
>> interact with them. Benzene and other basic molecules will be used as
>> examples. The class is free and participants are required to bring 
>> their own
>> laptop.
>>
>> (Mar 3) 3D Plotter and Equation Parser: In this course, you’ll learn 
>> how to
>> integrate an equation parser with a Papervision plotting program. The
>> program allows you to input an equation and have it plotted in 3D. 
>> Equation
>> parsers, 3D plotting, and 3D engine development will be discussed. 
>> The Sinc
>> and other functions will be used as an example. The class is free and
>> participants are required to bring their own laptop.
>>
>> (Mar 11, 12, 13) Spring Break National Workshop Flex/Papervision
>> This 3 day workshop will include:
>> Day 1: Getting Started in Flex, and Papervision
>> Day 2: Building Models and 3D Wii Games
>> Day 3: Creating a 3D Learning Management System
>> The workshop is free and participants are required to bring their own
>> laptop.
>>
>> (Mar 17) Open Workshop: This is a feedback session allowing 
>> participants to
>> ask questions about previous sessions, bring in design ideas for 
>> discussion,
>> and learn about requested topics that were not addressed in previous
>> courses. The class is free and participants are required to bring 
>> their own
>> laptop.
>>
>> (Mar 24) Creating a Data-Driven Website: In this class, you’ll learn the
>> basics of creating a data-driven website. You’ll build a searchable Flex
>> interface. You’ll learn how to get PHP talking to your Flex interface 
>> and a
>> MYSQL database. You’ll learn about CRUD, and how to store and change 
>> data in
>> your database. Roxanne Kent-Drury’s English site will be used as an 
>> example.
>> The class is free and participants are required to bring their own 
>> laptop.
>>
>> (Mar 31) 3D Virtual Learning Games: In this class, you’ll learn how 
>> to tear
>> apart 2D games and turn them into 3D games. You’ll learn how to turn 
>> killing
>> games into learning games. You’ll learn how to work with models, 
>> textures,
>> and sounds. You’ll learn how to upload your games to the web. Both board
>> games and virtual environment games will be discussed. A simple 
>> memory game,
>> and Stuart Crickmer’s business game will be used as an example. The 
>> class is
>> free and participants are required to bring their own laptop.
>>
>> (Apr 7) Building a Cell Phone Course Part 1: In this class, you’ll 
>> receive
>> an overview of cell phone technologies and a discussion of why they are
>> important in education. You’ll learn how to program a cell phone and 
>> how to
>> use it to disseminate information. The class is free and participants 
>> are
>> required to bring their own laptop and encouraged to bring a 
>> specified cell
>> phone (the cell phone type will be provided upon request).
>>
>> (Apr 14) Building a Cell Phone Course Part 2: This class is a 
>> continuation
>> of Building a Cell Phone Course Part 1. In this class, you’ll learn more
>> advanced techniques in cell phone programming and optimization. 
>> You’ll learn
>> how to work with media and data sources. You’ll learn how to put 
>> together a
>> cell phone course for the web. The class is free and participants are
>> required to bring their own laptop and encouraged to bring a 
>> specified cell
>> phone (the cell phone type will be provided upon request).
>>
>> (Apr 21) Open Workshop: This is a feedback session allowing 
>> participants to
>> ask questions about previous sessions, bring in design ideas for 
>> discussion,
>> and learn about requested topics that were not addressed in previous 
>> courses
>> (such as working with Adobe Air). The class is free and participants are
>> required to bring their own laptop.
>>
>> (May 19, 20, 21) Summer Break National Workshop Flex/CS4
>> This 3 day workshop will include:
>> Day 1: Getting Started in Flex, and CS4
>> Day 2: Building Models and 3D Websites
>> Day 3: Creating 3D Data Visualization Templates
>> The workshop is free and participants are required to bring their own
>> laptop.
>>   
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