User:Mscott

Michael "Adrir" Scott, BSc(Hons) MA PhD

Dr Michael Scott is a senior lecturer in Computing and Creative App Development at Falmouth University's Games Academy, leading Falmouth’s first-ever BSc(Hons) course in Computing for Games as well as an innovative distance-learning MA in Creative App Development. Furthermore, as an internationally-recognised researcher, Michael leverages the skills and experience he developed reading computer science and digital games theory to investigate: game procedurality; accessible game interfaces; game jams; and game-inspired pedagogical approaches. He is particularly interested in how lusory perspectives could be used to teach computer programming, having completed a PhD in this area, and can often be found experimenting with multimedia-based instructional technology to enrich the learning experiences of his students.

Previously, Michael worked at Emotional Robots during the development of iOS title Warm Gun, one of the first Unreal-based FPS games on the platform. After its release in 2011, he joined Brunel University London, where he taught Computer Science (Digital Media & Games). While there, he also worked on several international research projects, including: P://SHIFT, examining the potential of transformed identity in games to enrich of programming self-concept (EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre); VERITAS (European Union FP7 Project), developing virtual users and simulation tools for the analysis of interfaces designed for infotainment and other purposes; iSEE at Maiden Castle (UK Technology Strategy Board), focusing on creating an entertaining and personalised tour app for Maiden Castle in Dorchester; and ROSE (National Research Foundation of Singapore), exploring the potential influences of personality and culture on multimedia perception of quality.

Michael is also an associate editor for the Press Start Journal, sits on the Program Committee for the International Conference on Game Jams and Hackathons, is a reviewer for several prestigious academic conferences including SIGCSE and SIGCHI, is the senior examiner for Computing and Information Systems at the ABMA, and is the administrator for the community website at Game Career Guide.

For more information, see:

- University Homepage [1]

- ResearchGate Profile [2]

Intro to FOSS Project Anatomy

A Comparison of Sugar Labs and Sahana Eden

Aspect	Sugar Labs	Sahana Eden
License	GNU GPL v3	MIT
Community	voluntary	voluntary
Leadership	???	???
Forks	120	458
Communication	IRC: #sugar, Mail: sugar-devel, Forum/Google groups: /	IRC #sahana, #sahana-eden Mail: sf.net Forum/Google groups: ???
Roadmaps	???	???
Releases	v0.110.0 - https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/releases/tag/v0.110.0	No Release
Repositories	github alive (last commit 16.5.2017) top commiter: 1100 commits 7 persons have commited code 10% or more in comparison to the top one trend: development in peak periods, also many quiet periods - overall volume downwards	github alive (last commit 29.5.2017) top commiter: 3400 commits 2 persons have commited code 10% or more in comparison to the top one trend: steady development - slightly downwards (today 1/2 volume since 5yr ago)
Packaging	???	???
Upstream/downstream	???	???
Version control	git	git
Trackers	2 issues	23 issues

FOSS Field Trip

GitHub

Educational Repositories

1. 13,464 repository results

2. Time/Date of recent commits: https://github.com/nodejs/education/graphs/commit-activity

Humanitarian Repositories

1. 303 repository results

2. The latest release from January 2015 via pull request (https://github.com/HTBox/crisischeckin/pull/240); most recent merge to the master branch being April 2017 (https://github.com/HTBox/crisischeckin/pull/702).

Crisis Management Repositories

1. 18 repository results

OpenHub

Educational Repositories

1. 3,470 projects, across 347 pages

2. KDE Education is not on GitHub

3. 4 similar projects: KStars, Step, KmPlot and Kig

4. Code statis including lines, lanuages, etc; activity stats, like commits per month, etc.; community stats, such as contributors per month, most recent contributors, etc...

Humanitarian & Crisis Management Repositories

1. 40 projects, across 4 pages (humanitarian) and 20 projects, across 2 pages (crisis management)

2. Many have 0 lines of code, or are several years since last commit

Organisations

1. Information on organisations including type, size, projects, affiliates, 30-day commits, etc: https://www.openhub.net/explore/orgs

OpenMRS

On OpenHub

1. OpenMRS Core last commit about 2 months ago (17th April): https://www.openhub.net/p/openmrs/commits/summary

On GitHub

1. OpenMRS Core last commit about 6 days ago (30th May): https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-core/commit/88cc0231d2a741625c5e7fa8fdb8d948b3b25bc5

GitHub vs OpenHub

1. OpenHub seems to be taking snapshots of registered repositories which may mean it is not up to date, or those sources become lost/inaccessible/stale/etc. OutHub has much broader reach than just GitHub and clearly showcases key organisations in open source. GitHub is repository orientated, and makes it easy to see forks of relevant projects. Seems to be more up-to-day since files are actually hosted by GitHub. More search results.

Project Evaluation (OpenMRS)

Criterion	Level (0-2)	Notes
Licensing	2	Mozilla Public License, version 2 (OSI Approved)
Language	2	Java (~95%), SQLPL (~3%), GAP (<1%), XSLT (<1%), CSS(<1%), JS (<1%), HTML (<1%)
Level of Activity	2	Last commit to Master: June 25th, 2017.
Number of Contributors	2	264 contributors.
Product Size	1	~220MB.
Issue Tracker	2	Externally hosted. 1333 open tickets, 10,096 closed tickets. The 5th Blocker issue in the "Ready for Work" list is "Search does not work for parts of words". Issues are being actively resolved.
New Contributor	2	SDK Instructions: here. Communication Mechanisms: Social media, IRC and Telegram. Forum: [3], active. Web: project Web site and wiki.
Community Norms	2	Appropriate Code of Conduct and Developer Guide. Appropriate Working Conventions. There are some disagreements, but on the whole very courteous and respectful.[4][5] People communicating to ensure they are in-touch and note their availability should delays arise. [6]. No indication of rude and inappropriate behaviour.
User Base	2	Yes, see e.g. Fight Malaria. Download Instructions: [7]. Usage Instructions: User Guide.
Total Score	17	A sound project.