YouTube Walk-through Videos
Some assignments suggest or require you to upload a prototype walk-through video to YouTube. We are more concerned with your prototype than with the video, so you should film your video in the easiest way you can. Most digital cameras and smart phones will record video, and this is good enough to show off your prototype. Just point your phone or camera at your prototype so that it fills as much of the frame as possible, and then have one team member read your scenario out loud as another member performs actions with your prototype.
You only need to demonstrate that your prototype functions as described in your scenario, so we strongly recommend that you follow the above procedure and resist the temptation to do anything else. You will not get any extra credit for making your walk-through video especially clear or polished. Writing a new script for your video is worse than a waste of time, though because we will penalize you if the audio does not match your scenario text. Here is a sample video that shows the highest quality you should consider aiming for. (This video has opening titles and uses a tripod, but you don't have to do that, either.)
If you need help uploading your video to YouTube, refer to How to upload video? Use any google account you have. Keep your video in one of the required formats. Make sure your video is less than 15 minutes long and 2GB. Some video editing tools also include functions to share your video on Youtube. Please use the following meta data. Update team member names and team number.
Video Category: Education
Title: SMU IS211: 2023 Term 1, <G#T#> <Interation#> <Any other title>
Tags: SMU, IS211, IDP
Make the video public
Pitch Video
It's worth putting some more effort into making your pitch video. You can use any tools that you want to make your video. Here are some tools that previous is211 students have found helpful.
Screen Recorders
Video Editors
Cannot edit iPhone videos
iMovie (Mac)
Animation Tools
Video Format Converters
Xilisoft Video Converter Ultimate (Windows only, free for clips < 3 minutes)
The pitch video that will be shown on final presentation must be uploaded to a Google Drive folder and to YouTube. Your pitch video can be in any format that can be uploaded to YouTube.