[Multimedia Presentations]

As you know, this semester you and a classmate (or classmates) will be responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation.

Requirements:

• The work distribution is up to each group, though it should be somewhat equitable
• The presentation must be approximately 10 minutes in length—everyone must present at least part of the time
• There should be 10-12 slides, including at least one video clip (no more than 2-3 minutes in length)
• On the day of your presentation, email both your presentation (or a link) to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.

You may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g PowerPoint, Prezi, Keynote). However, please sort out any technical issues before your presentation date (our room's projection system can be found throughout campus). Groups may be docked for a lack of preparedness.

The best presentations will:

• Have an introductory slide which contextualizes the topic—very important 
• Use words economically 
• Include visually interesting illustrations—gifs are also acceptable
• Avoid a heavy use of animation and effects 
• Have a style that complements the subject matter and strikes the appropriate tone
• Engage the class through a conversational style, utilizing questions and/or activities
• Embed a relevant video or audio clip (e.g. YouTube, SoundCloud)—ad blockers are also helpful in saving time
• Conclude with a slide that summarizes the topic—also very important

This is an opportunity to be creative, so feel free to have fun with the visual layout of your presentation.

Lower scoring presentations might:

• Begin without an introductory slide and/or fail to offer any context upfront
• Be thinly researched
• Allow visuals to overrun their content or lack a cohesive style
• Fail to engage the class in any meaningful way—this is often achieved by reading an entire presentation
• Lack multimedia
• End without a concluding slide

Remember, you must provide your own laptop. Also, Macs will require an Apple-specific adapter to connect to the university’s projection system. Newer model PCs with HDMI-only connections will also require special adapters.

Presentation topics:

1. The Future of Cars
2. Beyond China: The World's Other Emerging Powers
3. Cybersex: The Fusion of Technology and Sex
4. Obsolete: Five Professions that Will Soon Disappear
5. Welcome to Earth: When We Make Alien First Contact
6. How Holograms Will Change Everyday Life
7. Drones in Everyday Life
8. Eating Frankenfoods
9. This Used to be My Playground: Understanding Gentrification
10. Megacities of the Future
11. In the Era of Designer Babies ...
12. How 3D Printing is Changing Everything
13. Millennials Explained
14. Resurrection: The Science of De-extinction
15. Cozy: Embracing the Microhouse Revolution
16. Blended: The Future of Race and Ethnicity
17. Welcome Aboard: The Future of Commercial Space Travel
18. Feeding the Future: Forthcoming Food Revolutions
19. Improving on God: Transhumanism and the Quest to Build a Better Human Being
20. In the Other Direction: Living Off the Grid
21. Inside the Virtual Reality Revolution
22. Home Base: Living in the House of the Future
23. Rewired: Technology and the Human Brain
24. Here and There: Inside Quantum Teleportation
25. Hacking 101
26. Wading into the Dark Web

Groups and dates:

Sec. 2-

• Week 6 - Mo 2.29/We 3.2: Emily N./Garrett C./Savannah M. - This Used to be My Playground: Understanding Gentrification
• Week 7 – Mo 3.7/We 3.9: Vivian L./Daniel B.- The Future of Cars
• Week 8 - Mo 3.14/We 3.16: Daniella D./Oscar O. - Eating Frankenfoods
• Week 9 - Mo 3.21/We 3.23: Monica B./Tai N. - Welcome to Earth: When We Make Alien First Contact
• Week 12 - Mo 4.11/We 4.13: Diana R./Lilyann V. - Millennials Explained
• Week 13 - Mo 4.18/We 4.20: Elsa L./Maria A/Rae-Ann S. - How 3D Printing is Changing Everything
• Week 15- Mo 4.26/We 4.27: Mahelet A./Jesus A.- Hacking 101
• Week 16 - Mo 5.2/We 5.4: Eric C./Madison C. - Megacities of the Future
• Week 17 - Mo 5.16/We 5.18: Joseph M./Lai Ho - Obsolete: Five Professions that Will Soon Disappear
• Week 18 - Mo 5.9/We 5.11: Luis G./Thao D/Nada H.- Cybersex: The Fusion of Technology and Sex

Sec. 6-

• Week 6 - Mo 2.29/We 3.2: Ali L./Jennifer R.- In the Era of Designer Babies ...
• Week 7 - Mo 3.7/We 3.9: Aarti S./Chelsea D. - Cybersex: The Fusion of Technology and Sex
• Week 8 - Mo 3.14/We 3.16: Paris C./Karis T./Raye G, - Obsolete: Five Professions that Will Soon Disappear; Andre F. - Wading into the Dark Web
• Week 9 - Mo 3.21/We 3.23: Darriell F./Courtney E./Veronica C.- Cozy: Embracing the Microhouse Revolution
• Week 11 - Mo 4.4/We 4.6: Sierra P./Noradeli M./Emily P. - Resurrection: The Science of De-extinction
• Week 12 - Mo 4.11/We 4.13: Leslie H./Akhil K./Megan S. - Inside the Virtual Reality Revolution
• Week 13 - Mo 4.18/We 4.20: Sam B./KD. B./Quynh P.- Welcome Aboard: The Future of Commercial Space Travel
• Week 15- Mo 4.26/We 4.27: Juliette G./Morgan J.- Home Base: Living in the House of the Future
• Week 17 - Mo 5.9/We 5.11: Michael W./Lovejot S./Andrew L.- Welcome to Earth: When We Make Alien First Contact
• Week 18 - Mo 5.16/We 5.18: Emma D./Celina W./Emily Y. - Millennials Explained