EOC Week 4: Jeoprady Review

I thought today's Jeoprady games helped me better preaper for the test. The games worked well and provided challenging but fair questions. I thought the reward for the game was very good, I ended up walking away with almost 20 extra credit points. The game overall was fun and fast paced, everyone seemed to have a fun time and everyone seemed to walk away with some points to better their chances when taking the midterm exam. Some of the final jeoprady questions proved very challenging and most of the teams could not answer the question. I feel like the jeoprady questions are the ones that I and most of us will need to study on in order to get them right on the test. Some of these questions proved tricky and I was overthinking them like a grant by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office that allows the owner to maintain a monopoly for a limited period of time on the use and development of an invention. What is a patent? This act, enacted in 1980, permits universities to claim patent rights in inventions created at the university with federal funding. What is the Bayh-Dole Act? When patents have claims that overlap each other in a manner that the invention claimed in one patent cannot be used or sold without infringing the claims of the other patent and vice versa. What is a blocking patent? This refers to all previous developments that are used by the USPTO and the courts to determine whether a particular invention is novel and nonobvious. What is prior art? The game was well done and prepared me for the test next week.

EOC Week 3: Jeoprady Questions

1.       A grant by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office that allows the owner to maintain a monopoly for a limited period of time on the use and development of an invention.

                What is a patent?

2.       This act, enacted in 1980, permits universities to claim patent rights in inventions created at the university with federal funding.

 What is the Bayh-Dole Act?

3.       When patents have claims that overlap each other in a manner that the invention claimed in one patent cannot be used or sold without infringing the claims of the other patent and vice versa.

What is a blocking patent?

EOC Week 1: My Voice

      My name is Andy Quinones and as a visual effects and motion graphics designer I love being part of that team of artist that make all of today's movies and shows so successful. Taking something completely fake like a 3D model and placing it with live action footage, and with just the right elements making it look real is something magical. Motion graphics is another part of my major that I enjoy. Creating something simple like a lower third and making something flashy out of watching it assemble and disassemble on screen is not just something I enjoy but everyone else too, that is the reason almost all shows and news stations have flashy graphic packages and intros.

     Right away when I was young I started getting into this career field when I watched one of my first movies Toy Story and was in awe as I saw these toys on screen come to life. This was further reinforced when I later saw Jurassic Park and Terminator 2, I knew then that wanted to learn how is it possible to bring these creatures to life and interact with living people. I chose visual effects because it exposed me to a bit of everything from 3D, animation, graphic design, film, and visual effects. The demand for effects artist will not be going down anytime soon, with so many new movies, shows, and video games being made the demand for visual effects and motion graphics designers continues to go up. It is a career field that allows flexibility like free lancing or working in a studio, and it is always in demand as long as their is a continuing need for entertainment. I hope in 10 - 15 years I am working with Troika branding agency for motion graphics or Motion Studios for visual effects. Both one of the leaders in the respective fields making the best graphic packages and effects for films and shows in the world.