Seungyoon (Dan) Lee's Blog: April 2015

Monday, April 27, 2015

Class 10, Assignment 1: IMMERSION 2015 Outreach

Attached are photos of updated items that I put in for the class' IMMERSION 2015 Outreach document.

Final Project: Historic Boston Reference Materials

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1. When was the American Revolution; and, when was the Boston Tea Party?

--> The American Revolution took place between 1765 and 1783. The war exactly broke out on April 19th, 1775. The Boston Tea Party took place on the night of December 16th, 1773.

Source:

http://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/timeline_of_events_06_10.html

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party

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2. What did Boston look like at the time of the American Revolution and the Boston Tea Party? (locate historically accurate maps of Boston from this time)

--> Below are the three maps of Boston during this time period

1. Manuscript map of the Boston Harbor by Jeremy Belknap, 1775

2. Manuscript Map of the Battle of Bunker Hill, 28 Novebmer 1775

3. Manuscript map of the 1787 fire of Boston, Massachusetts drawn by Jeremy Belknap, 23 April 1787

Source:

http://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?ft=Massachusetts%20Maps&from=/online/massmaps/list.php&old=1&item_id=1763

http://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?ft=Massachusetts%20Maps&from=/online/massmaps/list.php&old=1&item_id=1762

http://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?ft=Massachusetts%20Maps&from=/online/massmaps/list.php&old=1&item_id=1008

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3. How large was Boston during this period of time? (search for maps that show the scale of historic Boston, so that you can calculate how large Boston actually was)

--> The scales of these three maps below are given in the maps.

1. 1775 Boston Map by DeCosta

2. 1775 Map by Page: Boston Its Environs and Harbor with the Rebel Works

3. 1777 Map by Page: Downtown

Source:

http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_BostonMaps.htm

*** All the maps listed in this website are originated from the Library of Congress - Geography & Map Division

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4. GIS data; search for GIS data for Boston at the time of American Revolution and the Boston Tea Party.

--> The website below gives an excellent walk through in terms of analyzing GIS data. This ESRI backed website provides us with the map that has a list of basically everything at Boston, around the American Revolution and the Boston Tea Party era. This specific map records the year of 1775 at Boston.

1. Historical GIS: Boston 1775 Map Template

Source:

http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=251103be9ece4ea3ac1b8f651fb28951

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5. Man-made Structures; what were the most important structures in Boston at the time of American Revolution and the Boston Tea Party?

--> According to this map, there is a part that reads: "Notes About the Features on the Map." This part tells us that there were exactly 124 buildings that were notable enough to be in a map. All of them are listed in the map and can be found in the right hand side of the entire image. The map denotes important contents of the map in different colors. Those categories are: buildings, streets, bridges, docks, wharfs, fens, fields, open areas, ropewalks, salt fens, and squares. Some notable man-made, artificial structures are listed as followings: Taverns, Concert Hall, Fanueil Hall, Meeting House, Gov. Winthrop's House, Green Barracks, Inns, shipyards, Northwest Water Mill, Trinity Church, and many more. Ships were also one of the essential artificial elements in Boston during the era.

Source:

http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=251103be9ece4ea3ac1b8f651fb28951

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6. Natural Structures; what were the most important natural (not man-made) structures in Boston at the time of American Revolution and the Boston Tea Party?

--> According to this map, there is a part that reads: "Notes About the Features on the Map." This part tells us that there were multiple historic locations and other named areas that were notable enough to be on a map; and the list of those sites can be found in the right hand side of the entire image. The map denotes important contents of the map in different colors. Those categories are: buildings, streets, bridges, docks, wharfs, fens, fields, open areas, ropewalks, salt fens, and squares. Some notable natural structures are listed as followings: Beacon Hill, Brattle Square, Boston Stone, Barton Point, Liberty Tree, Adam's Wharf, Griffin's Wharf (SITE OF THE BOSTON TEA PARTY), and many more.

Source:

http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=251103be9ece4ea3ac1b8f651fb28951
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Sunday, April 26, 2015

Class 10, Assignment 4: Checking my Groups

In regards to this assignment, checking the duplicate membership status amongst my groups, I have spotted several groups that overlap with the groups of my classmates. The following images are screenshots of myself trying to fix such issues, through joining new groups and updating our Google Spreadsheet document.

I found my 3D printing Facebook group overlapping with my classmate's group; thus I replaced the group with the new 3D printing group

Facebook page for the new 3D Printing group I joined

Updating my Virtual Reality group for Google+, on our Outreach spreadsheet

Google+ page for the new Virtual Reality group I joined

I found this Augmented Reality group overlapping with one of my classmate's groups

Google+ page for my Wearable Technology group

Updating the Outreach spreadsheet with my newly updated Wearable Technology Google+ groups

Newly joined Google+ Augmented Reality group

Updating Augmented Reality section of my Outreach spreadsheet portion

Class 10, Assignment 7: Minecraft Competition Sharing (Facebook and Google+ Groups)

The attached photos below are screenshots of myself completing this assignment, sharing and reposting Immersive Education's Minecraft competition information.

Each posts include the following contents:

Hello everyone. My name is Daniel Lee and I will be competing in the upcoming Minecraft competition, as a student at Boston College. The Championship rounds of the competition will be held during #IMMERISION2015, which will be held at Paris, this September. For more information on the Minecraft competition held by Immersive Education, you can visit http:ImmersiveEducation.org/minecraft Also, for more information on Immersive Education can be reached at http://ImmersiveEducation.org/i2015. Thanks!

1. Sharing Minecraft Competition Information on Facebook (Virtual Reality) Group

2. Sharing Minecraft Competition Information on Facebook (3D Printing) Group

3. Sharing Minecraft Competition Information on Facebook (HoloLens Developers) Group

4. Sharing Minecraft Competition Information on Facebook (NeuroGaming) Group

5. Sharing Minecraft Competition Information on Facebook (Apple Watch Developers) Group

6-1. Sharing Minecraft Competition Information on Google+ (Augmented Reality Developers) Group

6-2. Completed Post for Minecraft Competition Information on Google+ (Augmented Reality Developers) Group

7-1. Sharing Minecraft Competition Information on Google+ (Virtual Reality) Group

7-2. Completed Post for Minecraft Competition Information on Google+ (Virtual Reality) Group

8-1. Sharing Minecraft Competition Information on Google+ (Wearable Technology) Group

8-2. Completed Post for Minecraft Competition Information on Google+ (Wearable Technology) Group

9-1. Sharing Minecraft Competition Information on Google+ (Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality) Group

9-2. Completed Post for Minecraft Competition Information on Google+ (Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality) Group

Class 10, Assignment 6: Facebook Events as an "Opt-In" form of Collaboration

Below are the screenshots of myself completing the assignment 6: Facebook events as an "opt-in" form of collaboration.

1. Initially clicking the CfP event

2. I have joined the CfP event, allowing myself to opt in for this event

3. Sharing this event with Facebook Virtual Reality Group

4. Sharing this event with Facebook NeuroGaming Group

5. Sharing this event with Facebook 3D Printing Group

6. Sharing this event with Facebook HoloLens Developers Group

7. Sharing this event with Facebook Apple Watch Developers Group

Class 10, Assignment 2: Immersion 2015 Outreach (Facebook and Google+)

Below are the screenshots of myself posting to each Facebook and Google Plus groups that I joined, in regards to the Youtube video (https://youtu.be/ZHVqtBGbJNg). The link to the video and the webpage to Immersive Education is included in each posts. In the shared post's comment section, I have noted that: Microsoft HoloLens promises to change our world. Will it? Technologies such as this, Microsoft HoloLens, will be addressed at the IMMERSION 2015 in Paris, this September. The link to IMMERSION 2015 is at http://ImmersiveEducation.org/i2015.