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Dr. Franklin is a native Atlantan who now lives in Holly Springs with his lovely wife Christee and their 5 beautiful, incredible, energetic, and slightly loud children. They love to make (robots, electronics, cardboard creations, etc.), watch movies (yes, they have seen the latest movie, they were most likely among the first to see it...), and play analog games (board games, card games, etc.). | Dr. Franklin is a native Atlantan who now lives in Holly Springs with his lovely wife Christee and their 5 beautiful, incredible, energetic, and slightly loud children. They love to make (robots, electronics, cardboard creations, etc.), watch movies (yes, they have seen the latest movie, they were most likely among the first to see it...), and play analog games (board games, card games, etc.). | ||
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| + | Part 1 Observations / Questions | ||
| + | 1. How do people interact? They chat in streams, but the communication is asynchronous. | ||
| + | What is the pattern of communication? It comes in waves and stages and requires users to track multiple conversations and threads | ||
| + | Are there any terms that seem to have special meaning? all of the commands and hashtags, like /join or #info | ||
| + | What advantages might IRC have over other real-time communication methods (like Google Chat or Facebook Messenger?) Are there potential disadvantages? Low bandwidth needs, easily logged, multiple concurrent conversations / threads | ||
| + | Can you make any other observations? It is old-school, but still around for a reason - simple, easy, and persistent. | ||
| + | Bonus question: Why didn't Heidi and Darci's actions get picked up by the meetbot? They are tagged out | ||
Revision as of 00:33, 6 May 2018
== D. Michael Franklin, Ph.D. ==
Dr. Franklin is an Associate Professor at Kennesaw State University in Marietta, GA. He works in the College of Computing and Software Engineering in the Department of Software Engineering and Game Development. His research areas include artificial intelligence, robotics, serious games and simulations, high-performance computing, and multi-agent systems.
Dr. Franklin is a native Atlantan who now lives in Holly Springs with his lovely wife Christee and their 5 beautiful, incredible, energetic, and slightly loud children. They love to make (robots, electronics, cardboard creations, etc.), watch movies (yes, they have seen the latest movie, they were most likely among the first to see it...), and play analog games (board games, card games, etc.).
Part 1 Observations / Questions 1. How do people interact? They chat in streams, but the communication is asynchronous. What is the pattern of communication? It comes in waves and stages and requires users to track multiple conversations and threads Are there any terms that seem to have special meaning? all of the commands and hashtags, like /join or #info What advantages might IRC have over other real-time communication methods (like Google Chat or Facebook Messenger?) Are there potential disadvantages? Low bandwidth needs, easily logged, multiple concurrent conversations / threads Can you make any other observations? It is old-school, but still around for a reason - simple, easy, and persistent. Bonus question: Why didn't Heidi and Darci's actions get picked up by the meetbot? They are tagged out
