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- Using Free Software in Higher Education for Creative Purposes: The Case of OpenLab ESEVPublication . Gonçalves, Nelson; Pacheco Figueiredo, MariaOpenLab ESEV is a recent project of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu’s School of Education that aims to promote, foster and support the use of Free/Libre Open Source Software (F/LOSS) and Free File Formats for creative and educational purposes. During its first year of existence, the project has been particularly active in the fields of document production, software training, and technical support. As an emerging project of use of F/LOSS for creative and artistic purposes, specifically the support to 3D animation students’ projects, we intend to share what we’ve learned by discussing results and some of the changes we want to implement in the near future. The paper includes some core concepts and concerns underlying the project, together with an analysis of the achievements and difficulties, including prefered software packages and workflows and some ongoing students’ work as real case scenarios.
- Animação Livre: uma proposta para uma pipeline e fluxo de trabalho baseados em Software LivrePublication . Gonçalves, Nelson A. F.; Figueiredo, Maria PachecoOpenLab ESEV is a project of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu’s School of Education that aims to promote, foster and support the use of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (F/LOSS), Free file formats and more flexible copyright licenses for creative and educational purposes. This paper presents a description and an evaluation of the pipeline and workflow implemented by OpenLab ESEV to support students' animation work and projects. The presented detailed view and evaluation might be of interest to schools and studios, teachers and independent animators interested in exploring the potential of Free Software alternatives to the standard proprietary software pipeline for animation and media production. The first part of the paper presents information about the workflow and pipeline. The description includes a diagram portraying the workflow, software packages used for different tasks, adopted file formats and chosen copyright licenses. It provides a complete view of the pipeline and workflow, from pre-production to post-production, from the presentation of the initial idea to the distribution of the final work, using finished and ongoing students’ works as real case scenarios. The second part presents a first draft of an ongoing analysis and evaluation of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) of the pipeline. We'll share and discuss the results of a SWOT analysis carried out within the project coordination team and students involved with the project as users of the pipeline.