Name: Liza Molinari Project title 1: Art program similar to Photoshop Brief Description: The program would allow all basic drawing functions including shapes, text, photos and many ways to manipulate the canvas including filters, blurs, etc. Identify Local Users: Anyone could use the program - it would be a level of difficulty between MSPaint and Photoshop. Assign a 1-5 score for these criteria Useful to others: 4 Has specific users: 4 Can be scaled up to PC product: 4 Divisible: 3 In C++ on Suns: 5 Overall: 4 Pros: Fun project to design and use. Very extendable - you can add as many features as you can fit in during the time alloted. Fairly simple in terms of coding. Cons: May not be as difficult a project. The user group may be too ambiguous as it wouldn't be used by real graphic designers and may be over the heads of normal people. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Project Title 2: Photo manager Brief Description: The program would provide a way to organize, manipulate, import, etc. digital photos. Identify Local Users: Your average PC user with a digital camera. Assign a 1-5 score for these criteria Useful to others: 5 Has specific users: 5 Can be scaled up to PC product: 5 Divisible: 2 In C++ on Suns: 4 Overall: 4 Pros: I think a PC program like this needs to be done. Fun to use - makes storing photos much easier. Cons: May not provide enough work for a large group. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Project Title 3: A HTML producer like Dreamweaver Brief Description: A simple program that allows you to create webpages without coding. Identify Users: Novices who want to create a webpage. Assign a 1-5 score for these criteria: Useful to others: 3 Has specific users: 4 Can be scaled up to PC product: 4 Divisible: 4 In C++ on Suns: 4 Overall: 3.5 Pros: May provide enough work for a large group. Can be extended to include many more features including javascript and other web languages. Cons: There are already a lot of products on the market for this purpose.