What I did
1. Picked up equipment to bring to Allison House.
2. Started the rendering for the Blender animations on multiple computers for faster rendering.
3. Set up of the space: projectors, screens, tables, 3D models, videos on screens and lighting.
4. Making sure that everyone had what they needed, knew where things would go etc.
5. Get feedback from lecturers about our project.
6. Pack away all the equipment, return tables and boxes to their places.
7. Celebrate the end of the project with homemade cookies from my friend and a drink!
Challenges Encountered
One of the HDMI to USB-C adapters that I had loaned was faulty and was not allowing me to connect my computer to the projector. Thankfully Jules had a spare and got it to work with his. Also, due to a slight miscommunication between groups, the specific projectors that we wanted to use had been returned and booked out by someone else. The solution was to get in touch with them and collect the correct projector right after they had finished and we were about to begin. It wasn’t the exact brand that we wanted, but we solved the problem the day and made it work!
Lessons Learned and Team Collaboration
Having backup plans on backups on backups is one of, if not THE most important thing to have in any project, no matter the content of topic. If not for all of the contingencies that we had in place, we would not have been able to complete this project to what we had. Continuous communication between teammates as well as lecturers allowed us to be realistic about what we could achieve. Even up to the day of exhibition, being able to think on our feet and problem-solve was a much needed. I’ve learned so much from this project about working with and guiding a large group of people to deliver a successful event.
Molly Munro
