Week 2

Beginning week 2 I met a new partner who attends UIC and is interested in being a part of the EcoCollage. Considering the now known fact that the other attendant is no longer able to make it to the project, his assistance will be much appreciated. Although Leilah is out of the office often she was here and very helpful for the first two days of this week. She explained further to us that we would no longer be trying to use the iOS applications to project the gaming board, instead we will definitely be using an overhead screen projector and trying to figure on how to simulate the game. So, instead of using xCode we will now be using the program Eclipse. 

We had a meeting with other members of the EcoCollage team and collaborated on the different scenarios that could be incorporated into the game. What would really matter to the community when trying to place the items to stop flooding, what can really draw their attention so that the game is not boring to them, and what will help players better understand each aspect. Listening to all of the ideas helped me to see what matters to who, such as people with basement flooding problems, commuters who deal with flooded streets, and the special "rose gardens" that would be ruined if flooded. It really helped open me up to see the different perspectives and understand why people would/wouldn't want to install these different items.

Definitely got a reality check on what researching is. How I need to understand what I am reading better and summarize down my readings to let others know the more important information without having to read the same amount. My goal in the readings that were assigned was to find the best way feature detectors. Which would be used best for the program we are attempting to create.  

Began downloading Eclipse

Testing Sample Code

Finding Threshold

Seeing if it's possible to track multiple colors