CLASS: good living in mixed reality
TERM: spring 10
For this experiment, a 60 second film clip was to be made portraying part of a 'conversation' between myself and an electronic device. There also had to be an emotional dimension to the conversation portrayed in the clip.
I chose to have a conversation with my GPS. I wanted to explore how technology, such as a GPS device, that is supposedly always correct, may give you the correct directions in a misleading way.
Right on Wright
For my first iteration of this, I attempted to confuse the GPS by traveling along Wright Ave. I wanted to create a sense of being lost by following the wrong 'right.' Upon completion and reflection it was decided that the piece was a bit too finished and didn't necessarily need a conclusion to the story. It covered the struggles that one might have in that situation, but it wasn't quite absurd enough to be very interesting.
For my next iteration, I attempted to solve these issues.
What I learned.
This time around things were a bit more obvious in the confusion. Things were also a bit more absurd, with roads being named "Right Turn Only" or Left, Right Street." But I think I still sort of missed the point. I could have made it longer to make the absurdity more clear. The shorter time for this second piece make things feel a bit rushed. With a longer timeline, I could have developed the narrative more. I would have made it slowly seem like things are going wrong.
I still had the issue with trying to complete a story instead of having the story just be a segment of a bigger picture.
TERM: spring 10
For this experiment, a 60 second film clip was to be made portraying part of a 'conversation' between myself and an electronic device. There also had to be an emotional dimension to the conversation portrayed in the clip.
I chose to have a conversation with my GPS. I wanted to explore how technology, such as a GPS device, that is supposedly always correct, may give you the correct directions in a misleading way.
Right on Wright
For my first iteration of this, I attempted to confuse the GPS by traveling along Wright Ave. I wanted to create a sense of being lost by following the wrong 'right.' Upon completion and reflection it was decided that the piece was a bit too finished and didn't necessarily need a conclusion to the story. It covered the struggles that one might have in that situation, but it wasn't quite absurd enough to be very interesting.
For my next iteration, I attempted to solve these issues.
What I learned.
This time around things were a bit more obvious in the confusion. Things were also a bit more absurd, with roads being named "Right Turn Only" or Left, Right Street." But I think I still sort of missed the point. I could have made it longer to make the absurdity more clear. The shorter time for this second piece make things feel a bit rushed. With a longer timeline, I could have developed the narrative more. I would have made it slowly seem like things are going wrong.
I still had the issue with trying to complete a story instead of having the story just be a segment of a bigger picture.