Game Making - an inside look

 

USF Computer Science and Information Technology students are invited to attend a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary Indie Game: The Movie at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago on Tuesday, April 17th.

The 96 min film follows the dramatic journeys of game developers as they create and release their games to the world. The screening includes an in-person Q&A with the filmmakers and Adobe® prizes.
Indie Game: The Movie
2012 Sundance Official Selection World Documentary Competition
2012 Sundance Winner for Best Editing in World Cinema
2012 South by Southwest Official Selection

Transportation and tickets will be provided by Student Life. We will be leaving campus at 5:00 PM and returning at approximately 10:30 PM.

Tickets are limited, so if you are interested in attending please contact Prof. Ruth Weldon (Rweldon@stfrancis.edu) or lab assistant Kevin Healy (kevinhealy@stfrancis.edu) ASAP.

There is an APP for that.

         
Our mobile event was a great success.  It was well attended and the presenters did a great job introducing the audience to the ins and outs of developing on different mobile platforms.

Ross McCallister - Computer Science and IT, Jarrod Cupps-IT, and Nick Bond -Computer Science and IT provided a great deal of knowledge and insight into the mobile app development process. Comments from the attendees were overwhelmingly positive.

L-R, Scott Walton, Jarrod Cupps, Nick Bond, Ross McCallister

The event was not only informative but it highlighted what a talented and knowledgeable group of students we have in the USF Computer Science Department.  The students organized, ran and presented at the meeting.   They were ably aided in their presentations by alumnus Scott Walton, Computer Science 1993

Excellent work to all involved.

    

Creating Mobile Apps Event

We're going to have a discussion evening about developing in Android and other platforms such as IOS (iPhone) and Windows Mobile.
So mark the date:

    Creating Mobile Apps Event
    Tuesday, Feb 21,
    6:30 PM
    A102 - St. Albert's Hall.

Ross McCallister (Computer Science & IT Senior) will be showing how to begin developing apps for Android Smartphones. Nick Bond (Computer Science & IT Freshman) will cover the Apple iPhoneTM platform and Scott Walton (Computer Science 1993) will cover the MS WindowsTM platform. Jarrod Cupps (Web Application Development Senior) and TJ Eakle  (Mathematics/Computer Science 2009) will be discussing web tool integration in the new mobile market.   Learn how you can get started in this cutting edge field.

Our first Android course was a success with TJ Eakle at the helm.   As we reviewed the course we determined that a Java course would be a good pre-req for the Android class, so we'll be offering Java in the Fall, and Programming for the Android in the Spring for the coming Academic year.

If our Mobile App Development night inspires you to get creating, please keep that in mind.

Life long learning is an integral part of Computer Science at USF

   

Top Secret Rosies

      

How did WWII change our world of technology?

Who were the first programmers? 

What did the ENIAC look like?

These are great questions.  The answers to some of  these questions have been classified until recently.  Now Top Secret Rosies reveals the story in a one hour documentary.   AfterMath & the Computer Science Department are working together to sponsor two showings of this entertaining program.  

Tuesday, Feb 7

2 PM & 4 PM

Room A124
St. Albert's Hall

There will be refreshments and a free T-Shirt raffle at each showing. 
           
We're celebrating e day (2.7) with the Math department.
We hope to see you there.
       

Congratulations to 2011 Computer Science graduates

It's Winter graduation time!

We want to offer our congratulations to our latest graduates in Computer Science:  Joel Perez, Alexander Schmid, (Magna cum laude) and Nicholas Zelinski (Cum laude).   We're very proud of you.

Pictured are Alex and Nick.  Unfortunately, Joel was unable to attend the ceremony.  Alex starts his new job with CA Technologies on Jan 17th.  Nick is starting his new job on Jan 23rd.

Everyone in the Computer Science department wishes them both the very best of luck.   We look forward to hearing from you.

       

From Classroom to Marketplace

Computer Science senior, Alex Schmid, decided to put his newly learned Android programming skills to a real test.  As he was completing Comp 494 Programming for the Droid, taught by USF Computer Science alumnus, TJ Eakle, he took his final project, put his own twist on it and then made it available on the Android Marketplace.

After publishing his new app, Ocarina of Time - Song Helper, based upon the music in the game Legends of Zelda, he had over 100 downloads and had covered 50 countries.  His app has a early rating of 4.5 stars.     When downloaded the app is named SongHelper


 If you wish to check out his app, here's the link: 

https://market.android.com/details?id=edu.stfrancis.alexschmid.SongHelper&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImVkdS5zdGZyYW5jaXMuYWxleHNjaG1pZC5Tb25nSGVscGVyIl0

Congratulations, Alex, on showing how to take your skills from the classroom to the world!
        

An Argonne Opportunity

USF Computer Science alumnus, Pam Richmond  (1997) from Argonne National Labs, just contacted me with a great opportunity.  She is looking for someone for a part time web developer position at Argonne. 

She said:  "We are looking for someone who is a good student, cooperative, and conscientious, but they need not have existing web development skills.  We are willing to train in HTML, web image editing, and related technologies.  If you know Kevin Beckman, Mathematics and Computer Science (2009), he is working with me and would also work with the new hire."

If you're interested, please contact me so I can put you in touch with Pam.   They are looking to interview and hire in early January, so don't delay.