Nicole Powell: MPM17 Final Project Process Work

Here is the page that I will update each week with my process work:

Week 1- Developing Idea

I wanted to do something based on the article below, the one that you told us to read during our Digital Natives classes. I’ve decided to do something based on the people of 2050, the mind-state of humans in that era, in comparison to the mind-states of the Digital Natives. My narrative will be based on what we will do, how we will act, and the way we think in 2050. I will use the information gained from the article, The Emerging Online Life of the Digital Native: What they do differently because of technology, and how they do it, and research on technology we expect to see in the future to make an informed prediction of how our mind-states will evolve. Next week, I hope to come up with an idea of what type of media I will use to portray my findings, as well as how I will use it.

http://tinyurl.com/aalvk

Week 2- Media Concept and Research

I have decided that I will portray my information by way of a manifesto. Just as this generation is called the Digital Native, I will name the generation of 2050 and will create a manifesto for their way of life and their way of thinking. This manifesto, to make things more interesting, will be created using typography animation in Adobe Flash CS4. This week, I have done my research in order to create the manifesto. Next week, I will actually write the manifesto and come up with a name for the generation of 2050. If I have time, I will also do the technical research in how to create a typography animation piece.

Research

Summary of last week’s article posting:
http://www48.zippyshare.com/v/17766809/file.html

Key points from a TEDtalk with Kevin Kelly:
http://www48.zippyshare.com/v/11689296/file.html

Example of a typography animation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxkM3YTWu9s

Week 3- Manifesto and Technical Research

I have written out my manifesto. I might need to shorten it or make it more concise when it comes to creating the typography animation, but I’ll try and fit it all in initially. I also managed to find an amazing tutorial on kinetic typography animations. The link to the manifesto and the tutorial are below. The final process update is the finished project. That will be posted on the due date.

Manifesto:
http://www48.zippyshare.com/v/87411523/file.html

Kinetic Typography Tutorial:
http://www.crookedgremlins.com/09/01/2008/kinetic-typography-tutorial/

Process Week 4

After much hassle, I finally got the final project to work. As I did not present in class, I wanted to show you how I would have presented it by adding a voice over to the final video. It is a manifesto for the generation of 2050 that describes their mind-state and way of life. Click the link below to  go to the video:

http://www.imagearts.ryerson.ca/npowell/mpm17/2050.html