Session 12 (16th February)

Some more tourism attractions:

Jumbo Kingdom: Opened in 1976, the Jumbo "Floating" Restaurant is a truly unique place for tourists to visit and enjoy a traditional chinese meal. It can accomodate 2,300 people at a time, and is situated in Aberdeen Harbour.

Golden Bauhinia Square: The Expo Promenade (also known as Golden Bauhinia Square) outside the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on the Wan Chai waterfront marks the most significant occasion in Hong Kong's history - the return of the former British colony to the People's Republic of China, and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
The "Forever Blooming Bauhinia" Sculpture (Golden Bauhinia) is a gift from the Central Goverment to mark the widespread joy of the people at the return of the territory to the Motherland after more than 150 years. Other gifts to commemorate the historic occasion were sent by each of China's provinces, autonomous regions and other territories.

Session 11 (2nd February)

3. Analysis

Investigation: To gather information for my website, I need to:

- Interview some tourists or the HK tourism board for some tourism in HK information

- Make some surveys/questionnaires for HK people and tourisms asking them what they think HK is famous for and why.

- Background research for accomodation, attractions, foods etc.

- Visit some websites on the tourism in HK (such as the HK tourism board site)
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/index.html

Session 10 (28th January)

1.3- Planning

The ICT I will include in my website are:

Video- I will need to create a storyboard for the video (planning). I will use the software "Windows Movie Maker" to put together my videos for editing. I will need to gather actors to promote my product.
Animation
Taking Pictures- I will go outside around HK to take pictures at scenic spots using a digital camera. I will then use Adobe Photoshop CS3/4 to edit them.
Website creation- Adobe Dreamweaver CS3/4, Adobe Photoshop CS3/4 to edit some pictures (adding some effects to make it more proffesional).
Interview- Go to the HK Tourism Board and try to get some information about tourism in HK.

Session 9 (19th January)

I will be using the following hardware/software to produce my website:

Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Web Premium (Windows XP/ Windows 7 and Windows Vista)
Requirements: 1 GHz Processor Speed, 512 MB RAM, and a minimum of 5 GB hardware memory
Website: http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/

Alternatives: Web Studio 5.0 (Windows XP/ Windows 7 and Windows Vista)
Requirements: 1 GHz Processor Speed, 1 GB RAM, and a minimum of 4 GB hardware memory
Website: http://www.webstudio.com/

In comparison, Web Studio 5 is the better choice because it supports more user friendly controls, such as:
Drag & Drop Layouts, Slideshows, In-Program Video Tutorials, and a highly illustrated manual for people who are new to the software. I think this piece of software to me is more useful because there are built in tutorials, so I can easily learn to create a website with ease. The controls of dreamweaver are more complex, and requires more skill to achieve to the best effect.

Alternatives: Microsoft Expression Web 3 (Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows Vista)

Microsoft Office 2003 or better (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)
Compatible for most computers based on Windows XP

Session 8 (5th January 2010)

Facilities

In order to reach the requirements for creating a website, I need:

Operating Systems: PC- 98/2000 or newer, Macintosh- OS 8.1

Any computer with a public IP connection to the internet. The machine has to be online all the time for the site to be accessible.

P3+ computer with decent RAM (128 MB+) is recommended for viewing and creating websites.

Session 7 (10th December)

This flow chart for my project tells me what I will do each month in order the finish my project on time.

Session 6 (6th December)

Users and processing requirements

For my project, I would need to collect information from people that come from different places. I will need to collect information from people because I need to know what tourists want to know before they come to HK. I will need to go outside and ask people at tourist spots, to gather information for the interactive website I am going to create.

Justification of an ICT solution

I should also try and arrange a conference with somebody that is knowledgeable about the HK culture and can give me some tips for the creation of my website. On the other hand, it is also essential to make an interview with the person, so I can give proof of the information I have collected is actually correct. I could probably ask some of my IT graduated cousins, as they should be fairly knowledgeable about creating a good website and making interviews with people.

The person will need to know about basic website creating skills, such as linking tabs and creating hyperlinks. He will need to help me with these skills, and I will also need to consider whether I should open a new window or keep it in the same window for different links.
The people who view my website will need to know basic computer operating skills, such as opening hyperlinks etc.