COMPUTING PIONEER VIDEO ASSIGNMENT
The Life and Contributions of a Computer Pioneer in Two Minutes
Working with a teammate, create a video precisely two minutes in length that describes the life and achievements of a famous computer pioneer. In this video, you should give some insight into the subject's background, personality, and times in which he/she lived, which should lead into the contributions made to the history of computing.
Your narrated video (narrated by both student taking turns, approximately for the same length of time) should only be two minutes in length, so you'll have to speak quickly and get a lot of information in there. Try to have fun with the assignment, you may add humor, but make sure your narration is accurate, informative, factual, and not rude or too foolish. As far as what the video should look like, you may use a series of still images (like a slide show) or video clips if you can find them. Just make sure the video you make is informative and visually interesting (i.e. not raw text) and it has both sound quality and flows smoothly. You should be narrating over images/clips that enrich the viewer's understanding of the subject, don't go for dumb and easy meme-like jokes. Note that you may use images and clips from any source you like.
Note that the written content used in your narration must be written by you, not a chat bot. This is you sharing your summation of a pioneer's life with the world. You are not permitted simply read the contents of a Wikipedia page either. That would be considered plagiarism, as would using something like ChatGPT.
You will find a number of such one minute videos on YouTube like The Wire - Season Three in One Minute, which summarizes an entire season of HBO's The Wire program. Note the arc of the story, the touch of humor, and the rapidity with which the information is presented.
You may use any tool you like to create such a video as long as you submit it in a format such that it can be uploaded to YouTube.
Note that all videos must be named XXInTwoMinutes, where XX refers to the name of the computing pioneer, for example, VannevarBushInOneMinute. The file extension of course would depend on the file type you create. Also note that all videos must have a title screen that says the name of the video (i.e. Vannevar Bush in Two Minutes), as well as your names, and Stony Brook University. Note that all submissions will be uploaded to YouTube for the world to enjoy.
Visit the ComputingHistorySBU YouTube Channel to see work done by other students (those are one minute videos) so you can get a feel for what works and what does not.
Note, go to the Computing Pioneer Suggestions page if you are unsure who to pick, and go to the Student Pioneer Selections page and make sure your selection is listed correctly.
Handing in your Video
When completed, upload your video via Blackboard
Academic Dishonesty
Understand that plagiarism in any form will be taken very seriously. Any student who copies information from another student or from some other source has committed plagiarism and will face a charge of academic dishonesty. The contents of your video should be written by you, not anyone else. You may certainly appropriate images and video clips from other sources, but all words you narrate must be your own.