Online Portfolio - Yap Hui Bin Introductory Chapter to Master of Mass Communication Thesis

Click here to view a Microsoft Word document of the first chapter of my Master's Thesis entitled "A Study of the Internet as a News Medium in Singapore: Critical Trends, Issues and Perspectives." This is a sample of my ability to write serious academic essays which involves intensive research and data analysis. My Master's Degree was conferred by the Nanyang Technological University in September 2003 upon the acceptance of my thesis.


Scanned Brochure of Creative Technology's Speakers

The scans of a Cambridge Soundworks speaker brochure which showcases my copywriting work for Creative Technology.

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Links to Computer Times articles

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Just kick back and listen

A review on a speaker system, furniture and lifestyle gadget all rolled into one. It required some testing with games, home theatre systems and hi-fi sets, and also required some imaginative wiring in order to hook up to the PC.


A New Perspective for Gamers

This is an example of an article that I did on investigating a trend, in this case, a Local Area Network (LAN) shop that offers 3D glasses for gaming purposes. I interviewed the owner on how the glasses work and wrote about how the experience was enhanced by the glasses.


Xbox Live is one big, gaming party

This is a preview article on the long-awaited Xbox Live unit that allows gamers in Singapore to finally link up with other gamers world-wide. The deadline for this article was extremely short as we wanted the news to be out while it was still hot, and I submitted it before the deadline while still managing to verify the facts with the Microsoft public relations people.


Stealthy action

A recent game review on Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, sequel to the highly-acclaimed original, Splinter Cell, which was released last year and also reviewed by me.