Fengyu's Thesis Blog

Some names for my panda character:
Bao Bao
Pang Pang
Cha cha
Yang
Duo Duo
Diu Diu
Lang Lang

Names from Najlah's boy: Jiggly Jimmy


I'm using Duo Duo for now.

Project titles:
Panda Duo Duo
The Adventure of Duo Duo
Panda Duo Duo on His Planet
Panda Duo Duo and His Planet
Duo Duo Tells You About Earthquakes
Duo Duo's Adventure from The Earthquake
Duo Duo and His Shaking Planet

Earthquake Country

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A pretty long interview. The information is helpful to families who live in earthquake area.

motion graphic with green/blue screen.

Education for Geo-Hazards

It's a simple designed website with information on how to protect yourselves in different natural disasters in 4 language (the Chinese version is not well translated though). It also provide a couple of video clips, photos of "Emergency Go-Bag", teacher resources, as well as a downloadable book.

"How to survive hazards when you are on holiday! This site is aimed at children and young people going on holiday with their parents. The aim is for them to know and understand what hazards may occur and to be able to respond to them when advised by authorities and to take appropriate action. It is possible that parents will not know what to do when faced with such events and so it is important that children and young people know what to do. The site contains information for six major hazards: Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruptions, Tsunami's, Flash Floods, Tornadoes and Hurricanes, plus a page that provides a checklist of things to include in their own hazards emegency kit. The idea is that people become as used to preparing for the eventuality of a hazard event in the same way that people carry first aid kits in the car when travelling. You don't expect a car accident to occurr every time you step in the car, but you are prepared in case it does!"

Ning page: http://edu4drr.ning.com/

Key words:

earthquake, survival, kids, learning, fun, animation, character, panda, 3D animation or motion graphic

The new idea is making a short animation piece with cute characters and a funny story to tell children some basic knowledge on earthquake and how to protect themselves in an earthquake. The concept is helping children to learn the important skills in a casual way, so they can understand and remember it easily.

I'm starting with building my panda character in Maya, and doing research on reference project that help children learn how to protect themselves under different circumstance. I'll make a list of the things I need to research soon.