Difference between revisions of "Awesome Ideas"

Revision as of 15:29, 28 September 2011

If you ever run out of ideas for new task forces or how to improve Sim, check the idea bank for inspiration.

Public Relations

• Draft a comprehensive funding document that we can send to businesses and organizations to get them to donate to Spacesim.
• Modernize the ancient EEPs and Planetariums documents to be an effective letter that we can actually deliver to Ottawa schools.

Electronics

• Replace the habitat keyboards with control panels, to be mounted on the walls or shelves near the computers in C&C.

Software

• Help Stuart Macdonald port the programs to a more versatile and accessible programming language so that Dr. Magwood doesn't have to do all of the programming himself.
• Modernize the training documents that are stored in text, make them easier to read and to follow, and make them more publicly available. For an example, see the Launch to Orbit Intercept documents currently on the Spacesim Office wall.

Journalism and Sim

• Work with Lisgawrite and AVA to create daily briefs on the status of the mission to disseminate to the school and/or professional news media.

Video Tutorials

Record basic tutorials to free up training time and ensure completeness of presentation. For example

• A video of Austin Ramclam cold staring and explaining what he's doing and why he's doing it
• A video of Samuel Baltz opening up a Cat5 cable, explaining what the contents are, and then networking two computers
• A video of Dr. Magwood starting the server software on Fu and correctly configuring the network

General Abstract Improvement

• Bring back the concept of a Robotic Mission, write a mission plan to actually successfully carry one out

General Practical Improvement

• Help Charlotte Bonyun replace the Simulator Loft floor with easier to clean, less splintery tiles