256a/final-presentation

Final Project Presentation: Artful Design of Computer Music Software

Logistics

• Thursday, December 14th, 2017, 3:30pm, CCRMA Stage
• OPEN TO PUBLIC
• (please arrive at least 15 minutes before; earlier if you want to test the audio + video; there will be donuts)

Final Project Deliverables

• DUE: by beginning of final presentation
• one or more screenshots that show the essence of your design
• a 2-3 high-quality, polished video documentation of your design
• a portfolio-style webpage (something you'd be proud to include in an job/school application!)
  • NAME of product, your name(s)
  • Idea / Premise (the big idea / the vision)
  • Motivation (why do it?)
  • The Thing (What is it?) and its Design
    • what is the final product?
    • what purpose does it serve? what is the experience of using it like?
    • what is the interface? how to use it?
    • software architecture (what are the different components, under the hood?)
  • What was your "measure of goodness" or "metric of success" as you designed this?

Final Presentation

• duration 3-7 minutes (for 1-person projects); 5-10 (for 2- or more person teams)
• must include a polished demo (keeping in mind you are presenting the essence and experience of a product, more than a tech-demo)
• might briefly address vision + motivation
• might briefly speak to your design
• you will also be graded by the fluidity and strength of your presentation, so really craft/optimize your demo + practice!
  • less might be more, polish and distill your presentation to its essence
• as always, have fun with it!