[Newbies] Fishing for a Masters Thesis Topic
Michael van der Gulik
mikevdg at gmail.com
Wed Jun 13 04:09:08 UTC 2007
Hi Robert.
I recommend asking the main "squeak-dev" mailing list! I'm sure you'll get a
very warm reception there. The Croquet mailing list is also a good place to
ask. Croquet has many unexplored academic opportunities.
If I was in your shoes, I'd be looking at finding some other area of science
/ technology / business where Croquet would be profoundly useful. Personally
I'd be looking at re-creating a useful, virtual office environment with
shared documents and system for managing information, but then I'm boring.
Michael.
On 6/13/07, Robert Stehwien <rstehwien at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've been primarily a Windows C++ developer for 12 years with a little
> Java, Perl, Python, and lately Ruby along the way. I've never looked
> at line of Smalltalk until recently. But that all changed when I
> decided to get a Masters in CS and since a PhD isn't out of the
> question write a thesis.
>
> When asked by a co-worker what my thesis topic would be, I said "maybe
> something with peer-to-peer, gaming, collaborative environments, 3D,
> education, visual programming, interaction design, or languages" (big
> list I know but somewhat ordered). I started digging around and
> noticed a pattern... Smalltalk, Squeak, Croquet, and Seaside kept
> coming up (although it took a little while to notice the mouse icon
> and 3d bunny.
>
> So I've ordered the book "Object Land", downloaded all the free books
> and Squeak (ordered the DVD too), and joined the list. But I'm still
> having trouble narrowing down a thesis topic to present to my advisor
> (for adjustment I'm sure).
>
> Anyone have any suggestions for a thesis topic? Maybe there is some
> part of Squeak that the community would like
> documented/researched/implemented. P2P gaming/collaboration using
> Croquet sound interesting, but I'm pretty open for suggestions.
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
>
> PS: As a working C++ developer it will take a while for me to finish
> the thesis and my masters.
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