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1 BClfclj Graduate's sei for interactive From ataff report* Brad Weston named his college project "The Ui versity of South Carolina: The Interactive Media I ploration." But an appropriate subtitle might re "Everything You Wanted to Know About USC, b Didn't Know to Ask." As part of his senior requirement for graduate from the Honors College, Weston had to choose t tween writing a thesis or completing a project The 2 year-old computer science major and "Star Trek" fi decided to go where no student had gone before ? t' production of an interactive multimedia presentati< of the university. His goal was to create a multimedia experience th would allow prospective students to learn everythii about USC, including information on academic pr grams, campus housing, student life and the unive sit/a history and buildings. "Prospective students to any university get tons mail, tons of brochures," Weston said. "My idea wj to take students on a multimedia tour of USC so th; they could explore the Honors College and USC c their personal computers without ever having to con to Columbia for a tour." Six months, hundreds of hours and $6,500 late the student project is being talked about in glowir phrases in academic circles across the campus. "This is the most comprehensive presentation < the university in multimedia that has ever been done said Robert Oakman, a computer science professt who was Weston's faculty director for the project. Oakman, director of USC's instructional softwa development and support group, developed a mull media presentation about the university that w; shown at the State Fair in October. Weston's proje surpassed that effort, Oakman said. "IJrad took on an enormous task, and the result unbelievable," Oakman said. "The multimedia sho is beautifully done, professionally created and total state of the art. It is a spectacular production." Peter Sederberg, dean of the Honors College, sa: he gave the project "two thumbs up." "I thought it was stunning, exceptional, a mus see," he said. "It is a work of imagination and dedic The Gamecocl ALTERNATIVE to DOF Bee Bec I *1 Bec 5i &y^I *^0U|H Pools (803) 794-2948 .2 Lai oMinutes rro'i $200 off second month's rent if y< ******************* \ Hurry, Hurry - Spring Brt { - LIMITED TIME OFI ^ HAWAIIAN"! % The Intelligent Ch J 7Tansfor Q Ik Ashland Park Lin ^ 612 St Andrews Rd Of K 712-3006 Expires! lOOO's of Use< CD's, Tapes & ALL KINDS Oi POP, ROCK, URBAN, R&B, CLASSK We Buy sf- M Used CD's, K Tapes, LP's, f A. Everyday I L Open 11-7 Mon - Sat PAPA JAZZ Rl 1.30 6.30 2014 Greene Street Sun Columbia, SC 29205 Most Used CD's fr mme**. | ^jgj|jir j lior project ble multimedia to li tion that I would like to say is typical of the \ r, our Honors College students. But Brad Westoi ig ject goes beyond what we expect. It is an impi achievement." of Simply by clicking the computer's mouse, s," teractive video takes students on a full-color >r the university. The video features original mi USC student Kevin Flowers of Darlington, as re beautiful color photography and video of campu ti- ings and campus life ? all of which is not ba as Westop, who came to USC, in part, on a musii ct arship. Weston, the Son of Roger and Carolyn We is Peachtree City, Ga., graduated from Mclntos w School. An outstanding student with a high SAr ly he was recruited by schools throughout the Soi but chose USC because of the academic repute id its Honors College and the opportunities he have to major in engineering and minor in mi t- fact, he received a USC Alumni Award Schol a- and a music scholarship for percussion. c News, Viewp ~~~ 11 " I V\ w APARTMENTS From the pe Wl LIVING jroom from $470 Jroom from $380 i jroom from $340 tesy Security ? & Tennis Courts indry Facilities (*2^j m USC te;! m present this ad. *********** iF-3| iak's Coming! jj oice * 5 fii-p^s Also offerlnor W k n I mail sets - $35 J( I fill-ins-$15 J( sBBsmsa manicures-$15 S electrolysis ? lit 1 per customer 5 fer ends 1-31-95 2 SMmiI 20 days from purchase hi Sfl 51 J & New ?Bj? 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He completed an internship in the summer of 1994 at ? the Atlanta Briefiner Center for ADDleCnmnnter anH cour or " 11 ~ r ? isic by w^e was Apple's student representative at USC, well as Weston was instrumental in helping Apple Computs build- er sales at the university grow from about $500,000 id for a two years ago to $2.6 million this year. : schol- In addition to a rigorous work and academic schedule, Weston found time to participate in USC's Carston of 0}jna Alive, a vocal and dance ensemble, r score leaves the university with an "A" on his Honltheast ors ^?he6e senior project and the opportunity "to go ition of f?rth in the working world," Sederberg said, would Sederberg hopes to make the project available on isic. In CD-ROM for high school guidance counselors so that arship students can take an interactive video tour of USC's campus. (tints, Sports, Etc. ?FREE? fed., Jan 18 7:30pm Golden Spur ople who brought you, "We Can Make Your Laugh!" 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