art 395
wint er 2007
Seigfred Hall | Room 404 t + th 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
project 5
mapping experiences / mapping the senses
Maps are not impartial reference objects, but rather instruments of communication, persuasion, and power. Like paintings, drawings, and sculpture, they express a point of view. By connecting us to a reality that could not exist in the absence of maps--a world of property lines and voting rights, taxation districts and enterprise zones--they embody and project the interests of their creators. exercise A
http://www.thislife.org/pages/archives/archive98.html Go to the above mentioned site and listen to the entire program on mapping. [30 minutes]. Spend some time thinking about what kinds of behaviors, phenomenon or sensory experiences can be mapped. Perhaps you have been doing some intitial research on a particular topic and can work the concept of mapping into your project. exercise B Produce an interactive, conceptual map using basic action scripting in FLASH. Begin exercise with storyboarding, sketching, ideation How does the interactivity contribute to the distribution of information? What keeps the audience engaged? How do they know how to proceed? Is the interface easily understood or does it require a certain amount of visual literacy to continue? How is that established? What is revealed over time? How can sound / video enhance the experience, or connect the viewer to the “reality� that could not exist in the absence of this map? Critique: Tuesday, Feburary 13 Export flash document as a SWF for presentations. due on Thursday, February 08: ideation and concepts for personal website