Hello, I am Stephen and I am working towards my BS degree in Computer Science. In this first post, I will be informing everyone about the Computer Science field.
What does a Computer Scientist do?
The first thing you are may be wondering is what a Computer Scientist does. It is hard to specifically say exactly what a Computer Scientist does because the field is so broad. A general description of the field would be: Designing, optimizing, improving, and creating computational systems. Computational systems are simply any computing device such as a computer, smart phone, tablet, or even a wireless printer. As I previously said, the field is quite broad and most Computer Scientists usually focus on a select part of the field, such as: designing, coding, testing, security, and much, much more. My personal interest within my field is in Human-Computer Interaction. Human Computer Interaction is all about User Interfaces and what type of User Interface would be best for an application's audience and consumers. For example, the User Interface for an airline pilot would be much different then that of a television. Televisions are very universal and will be used by almost all audiences so you would want a very simple, easy to learn User Interface. On the other hand, for a pilot, you would require a User Interface that has a lot of functions and you would need it to be error free. You could say my major is Computer Science with a focus on Human-Computer Interaction.
What are a Computer Scientist's interests?
Computer Scientists have many interests and the interests of one Computer Scientist may differ greatly from another. For example, I really enjoy being creative and also playing video games. The dream application that I would like to work on is the code for a new interesting video game that implements the worlds newest technological breakthrough. On the other hand, you might meet a Computer Scientist that loves math and problem solving. This person's dream application might be writing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) that is so smart that it can beat any human in a game of Chess. Currently, even the smartest Chess AI has been beaten by multiple humans. This person would need to use his math and problem solving skills to calculate all of the possible combinations of moves that can be made in a game of Chess, and determine which move to make in a situation. The number is finite but is extremely large; we may never have a computer strong and fast enough to compute all the possible combinations and decide which one is the best. In summary, just like almost all other fields, you can't really pinpoint exactly what a Computer Scientist may be interested in. The one thing they all must have in common, however, is a love for computers.
Why are we important?
Many people might stereotype a Computer Scientist as a nerdy guy from the IT Department. We may know a lot about computers and how to run one, and we can certainly help with those kind of issues, but our specialty mainly lies in developing software. It is something that many people take for granted and don't really think about. For example, "Oh this CGI in this movie is amazing!". You wouldn't be able to have such beautifully rendered computer animations if it weren't for the underlying code and software made by a Computer Scientist. 2D and 3D artists use the programs that we create, but receive all of the credit.
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