Multimedia

[davidn]

Of all the classes that I have this year, the Multimedia course is a rare case because it's one that I actually look forward to going to. Yesterday we were having a lecture on colour followed by two presentations on DVRs and virtual reality, but this soon descended into a lengthy discussion about the French and building our own Matrix. In addition to that, the questions that we're handed out are absolutely surreal. Normally you'd expect to be given tutorial sheets involving calculations about Amdahl's Law or some other immemorable formula, or perhaps discussing advantages and disadvantages of something or other in the modern computing blah.

9. If you gave a child a paintbox containing red, green and blue paints only, will they be able to mix an adequate range of colours to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

10. Superman's uniform is blue, with a yellow S on the chest and a red cape. How would you make an image of superman flying without recourse to his superpowers?

I think I'll just stick to writing about path trees and benchmarking for now.

Comments

[stubbleupdate.livejournal.com]

i keep wondering how most superheroes would manage if they found themselves naked/without their superhero gear in an unknown land. Iron Man would simply die straight away, Green Lantern wouldn't be much cop and batman would be a bit puny sans bat-belt (i still wouldn't bet against him being the last man to survive though...)

Spider-Man would do fine, along with Flash, Hulk etc...

[e-to-the-ipi.livejournal.com]

Iron Man, Green Lantern, Green Arrow and Hawkeye would easily be done for, Thor too, depending on which version you're working with. Batman could have a chance, but he'd be quite weakened. Hulk's not particularly reliable, though. Starman'd probably be screwed, too, though he'd have something of a chance. Daredevil'd be interesting to see, that way. Most of the Fantastic Four and X-men should be sorted, Robin/Nightwing'd be in the same ship as the batman ... and I've gone OTT on the superhero's, probably, though I can think of more.

[stubbleupdate.livejournal.com]

i just think it's hysterical that Iron Man can't go to the bathroom without his suit without dying, let alone fight a dragon.