Orientation Leader's Training Camp 2011 (OLTC)

Informatics & IT School had our Orientation Leader's Training Camp on the 21st-23rd of March. This is a camp that will prepare our orientation leaders for the upcoming Wk 0 where we welcome our freshies! So to all freshies who are entering the school this year, Hello!

This year we have 6 IMI students who are programmers! So as you can see we are really hyped up people. Im sure you must be wondering what are programmers. No, we don't sit at a computer and start typing like mad. We basically run the camp program and its our job to welcome our dearest freshies!

We are so excited and looking forward to welcoming our freshies especially IMI since there's so many of us from IMI. Also this year we welcome our first batch of Digital Forensics students. Wk 0 will be a 3day camp which I'm sure you will enjoy and bond very well with your class. It will be filled with team bonding games and exciting events such as Regatta which is our annual dragon boating race with all Temasek students.

Seeya in Wk 0 freshies!

Programmer's Group photos with 6 IMI students here! Can you guess who?

Camp committee for OLTC

Orientation leaders doing the mass dance, school song etc



My MMP1 experiece

Hey it’s RAINE! Here to blog something since it has been a while since I blogged.  

As my freshman year has ended. (yays to holidays that I’m having now) I decided to do a reflection entry on one of the modules I took in semester 1.2.

This module is called multimedia project 1 (mmp1). It’s one of the modules I looked forward to every time in my previous semester since the others modules are rather dry for my preference. This module is all about being creative. When I first took this module I had a hard time to come up with new ideas as I was rather afraid that my ideas may be silly. But as the time passes I learnt how to think of more ideas and also modify them so that it will become a good idea.

Some of my work:

(self promotion poster)

(my concept, for a new stamp design, prototype)

Why do I love this module compared to the others? Well, this module makes me use my creativity to think of new ideas, I get to use my favorite software and also have a field trip to museums and come up with new ideas for my project work. I had some difficulties coming up with my report and generating new ideas. But it was a fun experience and not forgetting that my hard work for this module paid off with an awesome grade!

I hope the new freshman will enjoy this module like I did when they take it in 1.2 (:

Alright this is me signing off. ^^

Social Networking - Guest Blogger Taqinah

Today we welcome a guest blogger, Taqinah from Diploma in Financial Business Informatics!

Hi Everyone! I’m Taqinah, from Temasek IIT school. Taking a diploma in Financial Business Informatics. Today, I’m going to share my views with you about social networking!

In this day and age, most of us have an account in social networking sites such as facebook and twitter. It is a great place for people to keep in touch and share our experiences without having to meet face to face.

Although social networking sites makes it easier for us to communicate without having to meet face to face, I believe that it should not replace face to face meetings. Social networking sites should be used in a way that encourages us to meet more often, and to make more friends in real life.
We should also be careful of what we post on social networking sites, and who we add as friends. Personal information such as house address and phone number should not be posted, because anyone can get your information and track you down.

One of my lecturers shared this video with us the other day - http://youtu.be/LlqslTxKkmo

Imagine how it would be like if you walk on the street and some weird stranger approaches you and told you that he knows all your secrets because of your facebook status updates! Super creepy!
Recently, I have also privatized my twitter account to protect my tweets, so that people who are not my friends or family cannot read my tweets. This is because I loveeee to tweet and I use twitter to communicate with friends (e.g. place of meetup), and do not want strangers to know of my whereabouts.

Be careful what you post online, it can be viewed by ANYONE. And think before you post it, once you post it, you cannot take it back. Whatever you post can also be used against you!

IT Project Show 2011 by Seniors!

Interactive Media Informatics had our IT Project Show 2011 on the 18th of March on Lvl 5 in IIT School!
Its a showcase for our graduating seniors to invite the public to view their major projects. Major projects are done in the 3rd year and takes out a huge percentage of our final marks and a huge amount of time to complete. So after all the hardwork, heres their opporunity to showcase their projects. Below are some of the photos of our students at the showcase and also some project videos!

Our students with Ms Natasha!

Our students with their certificates for IT Project show!

Our student sharing with the visitor on their project!

Now here are some of the projects that were featured at the showcase!

Interactive Digital Media Ideation Platform (IDMIP)



From left to right: Alishia Chiang, Gerald Yong, Yeow Chun Chee, Yeow Chun Sian
Project Supervisor: Mr Rick Toh



The purpose of the Interactive Digital Media Ideation Platform (IDMIP) project is to create an interactive platform to allow the use of objects to represent ideas in the forum, and for people to share their ideas which can be viewed by all users. The platform will also serve as a medium to bring interested parties together to work on an idea. The IDMIP also provides a better representation of ideas through the use of animation and provide a richer collaboration experience for users to express their ideas.

The IDMIP is a collaborative project between Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology (IADT) and Temasek Polytechnics School of Informatics & IT.

Motion Capture and 3D Video of Shaolin Martial Arts

From left to right: Soh Jun Jie, Zhing Chong Tian, Jaye Chan, Regina Tan
Project Supervisor: Ms Cherry Thian, Mr Douglas Finnigan

Motion Capture and 3D Video of Shaolin Martial Arts consists of a book with accompanying multimedia materials on DVD.

Venerable Gao Can’s disciples were invited to the motion capture lab at the National University of Singapore (NUS) to perform various Shaolin martial arts moves. Advanced 3D technologies were used to capture their body movements, which were then applied to a 3D model of the Venerable, to generate a realistic animation of the monk’s movements. A final video composite, including a realistic model of a Shaolin Temple, was then produced.

This project was done with in collaboration with Mr. Chan Chow Wah, a Singaporean cultural anthropologist from the Cultural Compass Project and the NUS School of Computing.

Project Food, My Life! (Project FML)

From left to right: Valenisha, Kear Tian Seng, Teo Min Li, Tong Kok Peng
Project Supervisor: Mr Andrew Tan



Project Food, My Life! (Project FML) is a Web application that not only provides users with information about various eateries around Singapore but also allows them to share their experiences about the various eateries by plotting them on Google Maps. Users can also rate, comment and share details of the eatery plots via Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

Project FML is a collaboration between Tribal DDB and Temasek Polytechnic School of Informatics & IT.