17th International Lab Meeting – Winter Session 2011
of the
European Ph.D. on Social Representations and Communication
Social Representations
in action and construction in Media and Society
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
"The Meta-Theoretical Analysis of the Social Representations Literature and Advanced Training in Complementary Transferable Skills (Publishing Strategies)"
at the European PhD on Social Representations & Communication Research Center and
Multimedia LAB, P.za d’Ara Coeli 1, Rome-Italy
13th - 14th January 2011
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
Marratech will run on any PC or Mac with the
following system specifications:
- PC Windows Pentium III or Mac OS X G4 or Linux Pentium
III
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- RAM 512 MB recommended (For Vista users at least 1000
MB)
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- Display Min 1024x768, 16 bit color depth
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- Windows 2000, XP or Vista
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- Mac OS 10.3, Java 1.4.2 Update 1 or better
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- Red Hat 9.0 and SuSE 9.0 and up
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Audio Hardware:
- Plantronics Audio 330, Sennheiser PC-131 or similar
(Analog)
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- USB also works but are normally more expensive
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- For conference rooms, echo cancelling microphones
are need to be used
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- Not using a headset or headphones will cause echo
(audio feedback), which is disturbing to the other participants
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Video Hardware:
Logitech QuickCam Pro USB or Creative Live! Optia or Philips SPC
900NC USB
Internet Connection:
You also need a broadband connection with at least 300 - 500 kbps
of free capacity down and 128 kbps up
How to Install and Start
| Step 1: |
Install your Web cam and your USB headset or headphones |
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| Step 2: |
Download Marratech (click on the corresponding link below) and install it on your computer |
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Windows
Mac OS |
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| Step 3: |
Start Marratech and control your equipment.
Before starting Marratech, be sure that your Web camera is connected.
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| Step 4: |
Type the address to your e-meeting room
in Marratech's web
browser to the left. |
NB: If you running Windows 7, you need to do following:
1. Right click on the Marratech icon.
2. Select "Properties" in the menu that shows up.
3. Select the tab "Compatibility"
4. Select that you want to run Marratech as a Windows 2000 application.
5. Also select to run Marratech as a 32-bit application if that is possible.
Documents useful for Basic and Advanced Training
in European Ph.D. Marratech Web Auditorium:
Guidebook
for the use of the European Ph.D. Marratech 6.1. Web auditorium.
The guide of conduct designed to participate
in the on-line events:
Plumpton,
B. (2005). How students can make conferring work. Open University.
EuroPhd
Web-auditorium code of conduct
