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Research happiness definition : feeling or showing pleasure of contentment the furture self definition : One’s self-concept is made up of self-schemas, and their past, present, and future selves. what , where or who will a person be in the future.
didgital age definition : The digital age, also called the information age, is defined as the time period starting in the 1970s with the introduction of the personal computer with subsequent technology introduced providing the ability to transfer information freely and quickly.
How happiness is effected by technology The use of constant technology on your body and mind. I recently read an article on information is beautiful . net , with in this article you are asked to click any of the descriptions / symptoms that you associate with your use of the internet these are a list of the ones I chose Smart tick : compulsion to fill any momentary lull in stimulus or social contact with smart phone activity , i.e. when a companion briefly leaves you alone at the dinner table, you reach for you phone. Motion towards device and subsequent behaviours are often unnoticed by participant hence the term “tick” Hollow flow : sensation of grinding , compulsive internet activity , usually consisting of automated loops of habituated we activities i.e. check email , then fb , then twitter the repeat – this is likened to a polar bear at the zoo doing rounds.
I feel like out of all the conditions listed I don’t suffer from many of these but I feel that is because I was born in 1992 I have always grown up with computers but did not own a smart phone until I was 20 , as when they started to become popular I was of the age to be buying my own technology so choose to use other peoples technology once they had upgraded , I didn’t spend much time as a child on technology so although I know the basics and plenty more than people older then me I often find myself unable to understand parts of the way the internet work and the was some technology is used where as people younger than me seem to have little trouble , I am part of the digital generation but do to personality and upbringing I don’t feel like I am controlled by technology or addicted to its use , as I often let my phone die , the main symptom I feel relates to me is smart tick as I do find it hard to sit in silence or alone with out checking my phone .
Research Happiness and colours produces a warming effect, arouses cheerfulness, stimulates mental activity, and generates muscle energy. Yellow is often associated with food. Bright, pure yellow is an attention getter
associated with joy, sunshine, and the tropics. Orange represents enthusiasm, fascination, happiness, creativity, determination, attraction, success and encouragement
the building blocks of happiness POSITIVE EMOTION ENGAGEMENT RELATIONSHIPS MEANING ACCOMPLISHMENT
Creativity Breeds Happiness “Engaging in creative pursuits allows people to explore their identities, form new relationships, cultivate competence, and reflect critically on the world. In turn, the new knowledge, self-insight, and relationships serve as sources of strength and resilience.�
Green is the color of nature. It symbolizes growth, harmony, freshness, and fertility. Green has strong emotional correspondence with safety.
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happy moments
Things that will make me happy in the future
Concept Ideas concept one : my own happiness and what it would want in the future concept two :P the down side of the digital world and how it effects peoples happiness will this effect people in a more dangerous way in the future concept 3 : my future stage by stage animation of me and brews growing over the next 50 years concept 4 : plugged into the digital world - future scenario where we wake up in the morning and are instantly plugged into the world working shopping and socialising in a virtual reality with out ever having to leave the house ,
Development things that make me happy now
Development focusing on what makes me happy no and the colliding this with the idea of the future self and what i feel would make me happy in the future i have begun to think about my surrounding in particular my flat , i have always dreamed of living in a miniature home that is beautiful and functional , i have also always wanted a dog . so using my mind maps i have considered what it is i want in the future and i plan to take myself from where i am now though creating a visual of my flat to where i want to be and what i want in the future to be happy , i am aware most of the things i would choose would not come to fission but i feel it would be fun to dream. to begin with i have create a simplified version of my flat ,
Research what i want in a furture home
Development wanted to use c4d as i haddnt used it befor and thought this would be a good way to practice
developing the flat and adding in detail
experimentation with house building tool in c4d
Physical flat Bed
Panda
The making
Reflection i have been focusing on what happiness is to me and the more i look into it its evident happiness is different for everyone , because of this i want to develop my project from my life to other peoples views of what happiness is. i want to collect as many answers as i can in their own handwriting as i want it to be a personal thing , i then want to create a book / animation depicting these answers i want to book to evoke happiness and to have a whimsical feel when you read it. i have found when collecting these answers people have had a lot of fun thinking of what to write, and reading other answers because of this i feel the book will be a interesting and amusing read.
Primary reserach collected about 100 responces
Experimentation
Development
Animated tests
happiness is motion grapics piece
in order to tie my idea of happiness from the start of the project and the ideas of other happiness together i have decided to add there happiness into the miniature 3d flat i had created, making and collecting objects that represent other happiness and using them for a stop motion in my small flat.
Others happiness
Final stopmotion