{"id":4575,"date":"2020-05-08T15:02:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T19:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd343\/?p=4575"},"modified":"2021-08-30T09:04:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T13:04:22","slug":"project-5-colini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd343\/project-5-colini\/","title":{"rendered":"Project 5-ColinI"},"content":{"rendered":"[aesop_character img=”http:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd343\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/94143982_2309064579197287_1367468328066482176_o.jpg” name=”Colin Ingalls” align=”left” force_circle=”on” revealfx=”fromleft”]\n

Colin Ingalls discovered New Media at the University of Maine after leaving high school uncertain about what he was going to do with his future. As both a tinkerer and a maker, Colin was always seeking a new skill to develop or a new project to tackle. The New Media program presented an opportunity for Colin to explore a huge variety of different approaches to media communication. Colin is a firm believer that \u201cit\u2019s better to be a jack of all trades rather than a master of one\u201d. New Media allowed him to gain experience in a large variety of topics, ranging from graphic design to working with microcontrollers. Colin believes such a breadth of experiences allows him to be extremely versatile in the field of multimedia design. Colin\u2019s portfolio of work includes examples of graphic design, audio-visual production, and 3D game asset creation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, perhaps the most compelling piece of Colin\u2019s work is a project he\u2019s named lighthouse. <\/i>Growing up in rural Maine, Colin realized the potential for new media to connect people separated by great distances. With the current situation surrounding COVID 19, the potential of these connections is more valuable than ever. Lighthouse <\/i>is a network of WIFI enabled lanterns that react when one unit is activated. Colin explained \u201c these lanterns can be anywhere in the world, and the idea is to let someone know you\u2019re thinking about them, even when you don\u2019t have to words to say it\u201d. Imagine a family scattered across the country, across the world. Lighthouse<\/i> presents an opportunity to communicate connection across uncrossable distances. \u201cto me, a lighthouse signals you\u2019re close to home\u201d Colin continued, \u201cthis project aims to convey that feeling of connecting with home, wherever in the world you may find yourself\u201d. Colin intends to continue his development of Lighthouse, <\/i>as right now it remains a prototype. While Lighthouse<\/i> was not the product of any particular courses in the New Media program, Colin maintains that without his experiences in New Media, none of this would have been possible.<\/span><\/p>\n