Session 12

150:127 and 150:145-- D. Power

Today's Agenda -- Thursday, February 15, 2007

• Discuss videos: Is there any advantage to a 3-D interface like Looking Glass or BumpTop 3D? What about a CAVE with a voice recognition input? When might a developer want a "focus-plus-context" display? Is data animation helpful? Why or why not?
• New article at DSSResources.com by Alper, Brown and Wagner "New Visualization Software"
• Discuss VBA tutorial -- Car Loans model-driven DSS

To Do and Upcoming

• For Class Session 13 -- Tuesday, February 20, 2007
  1. Submit main module with Down Payment Sensitivity code. Have a range from 0 to double the downpayment. (5 pts.)
  2. Read Ch. 6. Evaluating DSS Architecture, Networking and Security Issues