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Projects

Visual Diary Prototype

November 30, 2009

POV
Brian often forgets the last time he hanged out with his friends and family.  He cannot even remember what he did last month.  He needs a way to evaluate his past activities and figure out the people he should hang out with next.
Solution
With the Visual Diary iphone app, Brian can quickly browse his past encounters [...]

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Final Project- Culture Map Personal and Family Life

November 19, 2009

Challenge: Design at least 3 cultural map “skins” for the iPhone using the theme of Personal and Family Life
As the holidays approach, joy and grief blend into rich experiences full of potential empathy. Rather than purchase new materials, create innovative maps that bring meaning into personal and family life.
Manipulate variables of a d.Maps function to [...]

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Project 3- Culture Map by Timing Video

October 19, 2009

Challenge: Design a cultural map using time scales and video
Manipulate variables of a d.Maps function to guide you:
Track(s) + Time Scales + Video = Cultural Maps Expression

For example, I can build on the track of music and saturate myself with live music. While gaining empathy through interviews and observations, I eventually define the following POV:
Mateo [...]

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Project 1: Sleep in Photos

October 10, 2009

My POV:
Stacey arrived at college intent on keeping her sleeping pattern as close to the way it was at home as possible.  Three months in, however, she realizes she’s completely lost her inner clock, and is staying up all hours of the night.  She would like to figure out how that happened, and ways she [...]

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Project 2 Lab Challenge

October 9, 2009

As part of our lab challenge, we went all over campus and captured the sound of various sculptures on campus.  Without seeing the actual sculptures, visitors can use the map above and sound to determine if they are interested in visiting the different sculptures.
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Project 2- Culture Map by Routing Audio

October 6, 2009

Challenge: Design a cultural map using routing and audio
Manipulate variables of a d.Maps function to guide you:
Track(s) + Routing + Audio = Cultural Maps Expression

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For example, I can build on the track of Urban Studies and saturate myself with the differences between city development in Menlo Park, Palo Alto, and [...]

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Finding the process along the way: Ariana’s Project 1

October 5, 2009

To start, I printed out all our stickers, trying to wrap my head around the concepts we’ve been discussing these past few weeks.  It seemed so clear in class, but for about an hour or so, I looked at all the words and the explanations and just thought to myself, “how am I to use [...]

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Project 1- Culture Map by Layering Photos

September 29, 2009

Challenge: Design a cultural map using layering and photography.
Manipulate variables of a d.Maps function to guide you: Track(s) + Layering + Photos = Cultural Maps Expression

For example, I can build on the track of anthropology and saturate myself with the history of meso-american art. While gaining empathy through interviews and observations, I eventually define the [...]

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