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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
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