Journal 8 ThanisornJ

EXERCISE 1: WHICH IS THE NEW MEDIA SOLUTION?

PROBLEM: A DISAPPEARING LANGUAGE

Ian Larson wanted to help preserve the Passamaquoddy language from extinction.

SOLUTION A

Create a taskforce from a select group of Native American language experts, and ask them to write down a dictionary of words and their definitions. Enter these definitions into a database and build a Web site that allows anyone to search for terms and hear their pronunciation. Hire a high-profile Web designer and marketing firm to ensure that as many people as possible learn about this resource.

SOLUTION B

Distribute laptops with video cameras to schoolkids in the Passamaquoddy community, and ask them to record their grandparents telling stories in Passamaquoddy. Upload these to a Web site along with the grandparents’ definitions of particular words used in the story, and make these words searchable via a tag cloud.

Ans: The solution B is the answer in my opinion. This is because the ways that useful techs are distributed to many hands, this can give out different kinds of useful informations. We can have different perspectives on each recordings. This is “many-to-many”. The group also learned and shared good informations to others.

PROBLEM: NEGLECTED RUINS

Evan Habeeb wanted to make people aware of the beauty of abandoned buildings.

SOLUTION A

Assemble a film crew and visit abandoned homes, factories, and other buildings. Bring lights to illuminate these spaces dramatically, and record ambient sounds like dripping water. Edit the footage onto a DVD to create a compelling account that documents these relics for posterity, and distribute copies to historical societies across the state for their collections.

SOLUTION B

Build a Web site that allows adventurers to print stickers they can leave behind in abandoned buildings they explore. Create the stickers so they can be scanned by a mobile phone to reveal a Web site built to feature photographs taken by those explorers.

Ans: The solution B is more “many-to-many”. This is because we allow many people to interact with the objects that we create and they can go see the world outside, trying to participate in the campaign. This is more activities compare the solution A which just one group going through film.

PROBLEM: MISUNDERSTANDING COMPUTER ANIMATION

Ryan Schaller and Jason Walker wanted to help people understand the many layers required to create a computer-animated film, including wireframe, textures, and light effects. As a case study, they created an animation depicting a cartoon archeologist digging for ancient artifacts.

SOLUTION A

Design and build a touch-screen interface that allows viewers to “rub” away layers of the film with their hands to reveal previous stages of the animation as it plays.

SOLUTION B

Create an iPad application that documents each stage of the animation process, using stills from the archeologist film as illustrations. Explain techniques such as ray tracing, motion capture, and morphing. Include links to companies that create animation software such as Autodesk.

Ans: The solution in this problem is A. In my opinion, people can lot a lot from interaction and have fun with it. This is designed for “many-to-many”. The work is done in such a way that people that have no idea of the topic and products can somehow learn something from the animation.

PROBLEM: A BROKEN FOUNTAIN

Danielle Gagner wanted to renovate the waterfall fountain under the skylight in the middle of the University Union, which had fallen into disrepair.

SOLUTION A

Repurpose the existing plumbing to irrigate a garden planted in the former fountain. Research the types of plants that would grow well together at different levels of the fountain, and meet with dining hall staff to find out what herbs or vegetables they might add to salads and other offerings. Then plant these in collaboration with the sustainable agriculture club on campus, and invite students to pick the resulting parsley, strawberries, and other fare from the garden for their lunch.

SOLUTION B

Use Google Image Search to download photographs of natural bodies of water such as streams, rivers, and the ocean. Combine these with nature footage from sources like National Geographic and the Discovery Channel to create a multichannel video installation that projects images of flowing water and rippling waves onto the fountain, which has been covered with theatrical screening. Supplement the moving images with the sound of a babbling brook emanating from surround-sound speakers mounted on the ceiling.

Ans: The solution A is more “many-to-many” compare to solution B. In my opinion, the interaction taking parts a lot for solution A. Not only from one group of people but might need many different fields to work on this project. This is good idea and this teaches them to coordinate with each others to make the project successfully.

EXERCISE 2: INVENT YOUR OWN MANY-TO-MANY SOLUTIONS

NEWSPAPERS ARE LOSING SUBSCRIBERS AND ADS

How can you help the Bangor Daily News attract more eyeballs?

Example: Pattie Barry and Adrianne Hess, MeCampus.

Ans: My solution to solve this newspapers problems is that they should make newspaper to become more interaction. Reading is good but might not be everyone interests.

What if the newspaper turns into digital paper that still let people however interact with it. What if when we click on the photos and it turns into the incident news video for each and every important topics. Is it possible to make the paper have the same touch however functioning in digital medium. When you hold over the line then it starts to voice over the news. This would be fun and more interaction. I feel like the world is shifting pretty quick and not everyone will have time to read every single lines.