Project 5: Final

Here is the link to the blog for project 5.

I really enjoyed this project because of what I learned through doing it. I learned a lot about places that my friends and family have lived or are living in. I believe this project gave them an outlet to express what they really find special and note-worthy about the cities and towns they live in.
I asked various friends and families to take at least 5 pictures from around the town they live in or find pictures from places they had lived in. I asked that they give a brief description of the area and a few lines describing each picture and why it is important to them or the area. The towns were mapped on Google maps, so anyone who may be interested in visiting those places would have a guide to follow.
I found the mix of places that I recieved very interesting. The places range from historical, to food venues, and outdoor landmarks. It is always interesting to find out about places that you may not find on a map. The places have gone from reality to a mixed- reality tour.
My inspiration for the project was from the class example webpage murmur. I wish I had more technology at my disposal like the makers of murmur did but I like the simplicity of the blog and the personal touches that are felt with each town.
All of the pictures were taken by the people from those towns with the exception of three of the St. Augustine pictures: the Bridge of Lions, Benito's Pizza, and the Pier at Vilano Beach. The participant could not locate photos at this time but wanted those places to be included. The pictures were taken from google images.
Of all the projects we have done this was one of my favorites. I think it showed how much people find beauty and pleasure in the towns they live in. I like the mixture of history and everyday life that are, to one person, equally as important.

Project 5 ideas/feelings

For project 5 I am doing a blog that is similar to the murmur webpage we reviewed in class. I have asked my friends to take 5 pictures of places in their hometown or the city they currently live in. These places can be historical or just special to that person. I asked them to give a brief description of what is important about that place so that others who may be interested in visiting that city may want to check that spot out. On the blog I have included the 5 pictures, the descriptions and a google map that has the locations place marked. I plan on adding a description of each individual location and where that location is in each state.
Here is the link to the blog.

Project 5

Here is the link to project 5.

project 5 ideas

I would like to do one of two things. Either my own small version of "Learning to Love you more" or a type of blog similar to murmur where I would have a few friends that live in different cities take pictures of say 5 places they consider note worthy about their town and give a brief reason why. I think I will see which one I would be more likely to get my friends to respond to and then go from their with the project.

Blogging class response

Before this class I had not really done much with blogs. I have learned though,through our readings, things we have viewed, and assignments that blogs are an important part of our modern multimedia world. Blogs can be considered a world of their own because they are all connected together by the internet. They share a common theme, where people can post about any topic. Blogs are important because they give people an outlet for their thoughts, feelings, and ideas where they may not have a place to let them out otherwise. Blogs are the future of interaction and writing with the changes of our lives around how important the internet has become.

ideas for project 5

Right now this project seems overwhelming just trying to decide what would make for a good mixed-reality and the small amount of time there is to execute it. I like the Pac Manhattan idea and Id love to do it in Morgantown. I have also thought about doing a learning to love you more concept and get people to participate in some such activities as that. would a board game that is re-enacted in real life count as a mixed reality if the board game is not an online or video game?

Metatext for Project Four

I was pretty excited about this project because of the collaboration of other people and their ideas. Multimedia is not just for one person it is for everyone and I was glad that I go to share my project with others. I chose to do my project based on the idea I had of whether we are judged solely by the clothes that we wear. If we choose to wear expensive name brands and labels does that give people an impression about who we are? If someone is wearing a pair of hiking boots and a mountainhardwear jacket does that mean that they are an outdoor enthusiast?

I posted a note on my Facebook page asking all of my friends to take pictures of themselves from the neck down and email the pictures to me with a list of the brand names of whatever items they are wearing. As I recieved the emails I posted them to the blog I made for the project titled You Are What You Wear?. I asked everyone who had participated to go to the blog and write a few sentences about what they think a day for that person would entail. I did get some responses that fit what I asked but i also got personality assumptions aw well and that was fine too. I liked the randomness of the responses and how they differed from the peoples real personalities and sometimes hit the nail on the head. The project gave people a chance to say things about others that they would not want to say in person or out loud. If they did recognize the person they were commenting on it gave them a chance to say what they always may have thought but not said.

All and all I was pleased with the participation I recieved. I would have liked to have seen more people make comment but I may still recieve comments even after the project is finished. Here is the link to my project blog.