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How can computers predict how we are changing? By : Lauren Schooley INVESTIGATION Identify the Problem

I need to use computers to show and predict how I will change as time progresses.
Explain the Problem

This means I will need to create something that shows what I looked like in the past, what I look like in the present, and what I will look like in the future.

Research and Analysis

I made these images in Gimp. [[image:Lauren.SchooleyBMIS.jpg width="420" height="286"]] [[image:Lauren.Schooleylearnerprofilegimp.jpg width="320" height="240"]]
Design Brief I am going to design a picture of what I looked like in the past, what I look like now, and what I will look like in the future. Product Specification

my product must: be 1200x1200 have 5 pictures of me from a baby to 12 years old have one picture of me now have 8 pictures of me from 15 to 80 years old have each picture on a separate layer have each layer named have my name on my collage on a separate layer be flattened when finished be saved as a JPEG less than 500kb

Test Plan

To achieve my Product Specification I will: make sure that it is 1200x1200 get 5 pictures from home when I was a baby, one year old, two years old, four years old, six years old, eight years old, ten years old, and twelve years old take a recent picture of me from home get a recent picture of me and age it on in20years.com make sure that each picture is on a separate layer make sure that each layer is named make sure that my name is on the collage on a separate layer flatten the product when I am finished save my product as a JPEG and make sure it is only 500kb or less

DESIGN Pictures of my designs Analysis of my designs These designs fufill my design specification because they all have me when I was little, now, and when I am older. Justification for chosen design I am going to choose the design with the film theme.

I choose this design because it is my design, the others were inspired by other things but this one was not based on any of the other ones I saw. PLAN Create new file in gimp. || Computer, scanner, flash drive, hard copy, Gimp || I was not able to transfer my pictures because I forgot them. I was able to create my new file. || Add this to the gimp. Add the other pictures as well. || Computer, the internet, Gimp, flash drive || I did this successfully. ||
 * Date || Stage || Work || Resources || Comments ||
 * 25-11-2012 || create || Transfer all hard copy pictures to soft copy.
 * 28-11-2012 || create || Use an online aging software to make myself look older.
 * 2-12-2012 || evaluate || Make sure that the image meets all my Product Specifications. || Computer, the internet, Gimp ||  ||
 * 5-12-2012 || evaluate || Double check that everything is done. || Computer ||  ||

CREATE Final Product



Changes made to the original Design I decided not to put 8 pictures of when I was old because in20years.com cannot provide this many pictures. Instead I put a 2nd picture of my present-day self and three pictures of me when I am older.

Changes made to the original Plan I put all my past and future pictures on Gimp on November 28, not the 25th. EVALUATE Results of tests Results:The product was 1200x1200I was only able to get one picture of me as a baby, one picture of me as a two year old, one picture of me as a four year old, one picture of me as a six year old, one picture of me as an eight year old, and two pictures of me nowI was only able to get three pictures of my old self because in20years.com did not let me chose exactly what age I could beeach picture was on a separate layer each layer was named I forgot to put my name on a separate layer The collage was flattened when I finished it The collage was saved as a JPEG but I do not know how big the file was

Recommendations for improvement

I need to follow the product specification more closely.

Self-evaluation of your execution of the design cycle I needed to follow my plan a little more closely by getting my pictures to soft copy on the right day.

Reflection
 * stage || grade || reason for grade || what I can do to improve ||
 * investigate || 4 || because I need more research and I need real tests || read the criteria before I start the project ||
 * design || 3 || because it does not look over my entire product specification || read the criteria before I start ||
 * plan || 3 || because it is not detailed || Think about my schedule ||
 * create || 5 || because it was not bad but could use a bit of work || follow the plan ||
 * evaluate || 4 || because the last two areas needed more || do not rush ||
 * attitudes in technology || 5 || I finished my project on time || make sure that I know when it's due ||