Author Archives: Philip Zak

YouTube doing the harlem shake

go to YouTube in the search bar type “do the harlem shake” (without quotes) enjoy!

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lab report week 5: playing with blender’s controllers

objective: learn about the controllers in Blender materials: logic editor keyboard sensor AND controller visibility actuator OR controller motion actuator XOR controller methods: enable logic editor add keyboard sensor – set key to spacebar add AND controller add visibility actuator … Continue reading

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leap motion competitor

http://www.macrumors.com/2013/02/25/myo-armband-to-bring-gesture-and-muscle-recognition-control-to-macs/ the technology we saw in the movie, minority report, is becoming real

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journal entry 5: smartphone software

To continue my talks about smartphones, this week I will focus on the software aspect. I will be focusing on the Android software and it’s pros and cons. First off, the Android software that can be found on numerous devices … Continue reading

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lab report week 4: playing with Blender sensors

Objective: Learn about the sensors in Blender Materials: Logic Editor near sensor AND controller visibility actuator keyboard sensor Methods: enable logic editor select first object – set physics type to static and have actor checked select second object – set  … Continue reading

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journal entry 4: inputs of a smartphone

Technology in smartphones change all the time, but there a few things in phones that don’t change. Those things are: Proximity sensor – Very useful piece of technology in smartphones. This allows the phone to determine the distance between the … Continue reading

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journal entry 3: the evolution of the smartphone

When phones first started being called smartphones, someone could check their emails, send texts, and even surf on the web. Now, smartphones can do a lot more than that. Smartphones can do whatever a computer can do, plus more. for … Continue reading

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lab report week 2: getting to know blender UI

Objective: To learn about the blender UI and it’s different tools. Materials: Professor Baker, Blender Methods: Follow along with Professor Baker and attempt to replicate the actions he is doing on my own computer. enable the logic editor created a … Continue reading

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journal entry 2: about me

Hello all, most of you know me, but for those that don’t let me introduce myself to you. My name is Philip and I am looking forward to learning about the 3D programming world. What I know: HTML/CSS, some Javascript, … Continue reading

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lab report week 1: intro to blender actions

During this week, we were introduced to Blender and some of the things one can do in Blender. The term I picked was “translate”. Objective: Select and move an object around the Blender workspace Materials: Blender Results: In order to … Continue reading

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