(19 Apr, 2013)

In collaboration with HKUST-NIE Social Media Lab, Next Media and nxTomo, a workshop about HTML5 Mobile Game was held on 17 and 18 April 2013. More than 60 students from different departments joined the workshop. Experts from the mobile gaming industry, Mr Ben Chong and Mr Wonski Chan, introduced the basics and design of HTML5 mobile games for different platforms. Games engines, game mechanics, animations, audio were covered with hands-on exercises in the two evenings.
Students were very positive about the workshop, as evidenced by the following feedbacks:

• Practical! Finding someone from the industry is good!
• Funny example
• Examples are detailed and simple enough for beginners
• The topic is attracting and the materials provided are quite interesting
• Teach new thing in a fun way
• It was a project where we could look at the material on our own computers and explore the code on our own
• Instructors are keen to answer question
• It's not as boring as normal lectures
• sample codes are good enough to learn the syntax in a fast way
• Ben is very organised and helpful

(2 Apr, 2013)

CPEG students and 4Y SENG students who were interested in mobile app development attended an iOS App Development Workshop on 25 and 28 March 2013. CPEG alumnus, Miss Loretta Lam, who works in the multimedia industry now, was invited as the event speaker. She shared with the students the basic iOS development, including user interface design, app structure and networking, which could be further implemented on lab-related projects.

(30 Nov, 2012)

CPEG organized an introductory Android Workshop for students who are interested in mobile app development and are eager to write their first ever Android app. On 26 November 2012, over 60 students including 4Y School of Engineering freshmen and CPEG students attended the workshop. Dr. Eddie Chan taught participants how to create, build and run their first program in Android platform with plenty of hands-on exercises by using Eclipse programme.

(28 May, 2012)

Twenty-one F.4 and F.5 secondary school students from Holy Trinity College visited HKUST CPEG Program on 18 May 2012. The visit started with an introduction talk about CPEG Program, including the nature of computer engineering, curriculum structure, admission requirement and career prospects of our graduates. Students were also demonstrated with the interactive and multi-touch interactive display in the newly established Social Media Laboratory and robots designed by HKUST Robotics Team in the Robotic Project Room. The visit was concluded by campus tour guided by CPEG Student Ambassadors, Arthur Fung and Ricky Dwiputra Setiamanah.

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