Copy into your editor, fill in the blanks, and place in directory
/pro/web/web/courses/cs190/asgns/1-24/LOGIN2.txt.  Replace LOGIN
with your CS login.  Note the 2 there so that you don't overwrite the
first handin!  Come up with at least 3 potential projects.

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Name: Rich Hsieh <rhsieh@brown.edu>

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Questions/comments about the syllabus or project handout:
None.


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Project Title 1: Chinese Word

Brief Description
   A word processor similar to Microsoft Word, but which allows the user to input Chinese characters using character recognition on a drawing pad.

Identify Local Users:
   Students in Chinese classes.

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: 4 (what suns?)

        Overall: 4

Pros:
   Lots of parts: GUI, drawing pad, dictionary lookup, character recognition,
                  word processor

Cons:
   No idea how feasible this is.

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Project Title 2: Sims College

Brief Description
   Imagine yourself in Sims, on Brown Campus, visiting people's dorms, walking across campus, exchanging ideas, chatting and playing games and going to parties.  A real 3D representation of the Brown Campus with actual buildings and rooms will be built into the game.

Identify Local Users:
   Students on campus.

Assign a 1-5 score for these criteria
        Useful to others: 4
        Has specific users: 5
        Can be scaled up to PC product: 5
        Divisible: 5
        In C++ on Suns: 4

        Overall: 5

Pros:
   It'll be fun and innovative way for students to communicate over the Internet.

Cons:
   Huge project, but can be scaled down by focusing on creating the basic features first then working on creating the world.

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Project Title 3: BrownShare

Brief Description
   A program to allow Brown students to share files with other Brown students.

Identify Local Users:
   Brown students.

Assign a 1-5 score for these criteria
        Useful to others: 3
        Has specific users: 5
        Can be scaled up to PC product: 3
        Divisible: 4
        In C++ on Suns: 5

        Overall: 4

Pros:
   A system of file sharing on campus will reduce the amount of traffic into the Brown network and help foster a campus community.

Cons:
   There are already a lot of programs like this out there.