I personally had no idea what to expect when going in for
poster day. All we was told to do is print / create a poster about our artefact
and final year dissertation.
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| This was my final poster |
The above is my final poster that I designed for my
project. We was asked to print this poster in A1 both for the poster day and
the final year project VIVA. The first recommendation would be set money aside
for printing. Printing A1 and colour costs around £20 (if laminated) but really
depends where you go.
The day itself, it was a lot different to what I expected.
Basically it was an informal event where people walked around and just asked
questions about my project. There was also a film crew there that interviewed
me.
They generally asked trivial questions and nothing really
specific and technical about the project. This was the same with everyone, the
odd person wanted to know some specifics, but generally they all wanted the
same overview of the project. We all had computers with the artefact loaded up
on them. It made it easier to showcase the poster. I noticed the games students
had a slimier thing and everyone had their project loaded up. Although I didn’t
walk around every room, there was some people in which a computer wouldn’t help
showcase the project.
Lastly I what would have been great information for me is
that there is no audio on the computers you are showcasing your project on. Luckily
the audio wasn’t really the main aspect of my final year project. That being
said, I did have my video loaded on my tablet if anyone did want to hear the
audio for it. I gave my mobile phone headphones to a student whose animation
was a music video. He got much more use out of audio than what I would have
done.
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