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Received the acrylic box to package my dissertation in!

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Scan No. 5 Finally got one with negligible defects. I do still have a deformed lip and my hair falls off the grid but at last, we've made it to the print stage. Although the end result is a largely scaled down version of the original plan for budgetary constraints, it's been an exciting experience tackling new software and methods of production. Big shoutout to Billy there!

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Research Report with the COP group Bringing out SoftSurve 2.0 for critique and expansion. Notes on the session to follow. The first studio session sandwiched between the jungle that is Unit 9, started the engine running about Self-Directed 1. Many things to consider and sort out. But it shall be good.

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Lumiere London, Kings Cross Effective use of light graffiti processing there, projection mapping on the CSM building. Fascinating stuff.

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Initial Research for Self-Directed brief 1 Preparing for the Research Document

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Digital Media Session while I do my dissertation in a corner.

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Back a week early for some study support

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The course's way of saying welcome back

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Digital Media Interest Group - 3 Feb 16

Data to Useful Interaction

https://tang.skidmore.edu https://listen.hatnote.com https://thelisteningmachine.org

App: Bug Converts colour to sound

'At the core they are numbers'

Converting one data source to another.

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What Have I Learnt So Far?

Workshop with Peter Hall

Notes from the Workshop: Ivan Illich, 1971

Norman Potter - What is a designer ‘Quak Professionalism’ Concept of learning outside of the classroom The society of the spectacle, empty vessels filled with interesting information

Jacques Rancier - Emancipated Spectator Ignorant Schoolmaster, 1987 'Orders them to venture into the forest of things and sign’ and 'verifies them’

The reflection is critical to recognise and validate what you have learnt. Holistic mindset. Reflection’s importance to the design methods and process.

John Bowers - Introduction to Graphic Design Nethodologies and Processes, 2011

Tim Brown - Change by Design + his TED Talk Design thinking, we can’t fix it but we can address the problem. 'Wicked’ problems keep changing it depends on who’s defining them and who’s in there. You don’t solve it but you come to a conclusion.

Horst Rittel - The Reasoning of Designers, 1988 'Am I dealing with the appropriate problem, or is this problem only a symptom of some other, higher level problem which I should attack instead?’ New York City’s Self-Funded Kiosk Toilet Vicky Revere’s Where to go in New York Elimination design to reduce carbon footprint

Workshop Tools: Cognitive Mapping ZPD - Led Vygotsky Theory Current Understanding - Zone of Proximal Development - Out of Reach

Reflection: Odd thoughts about concluding this season as a university student

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Self-Directed 01 Discussion

‘You Ugly’.

Discussions on surveillance are never far from sparking debates on the ethical concerns of the ‘Big Brother’ watching and dreams of a ‘safer’ environment.

Everyone holds an opinion about CCTV cameras, regardless of it being positive or negative or even neutrality, it is a stance. We have a lot to say about these cameras we believe are watching us. What gives humans such supremacy to believe that we are the object of interest?

Turning the tables on this idea of the camera watching our actions, what if the camera didn’t even care about us at all?

What if Thoughts Could we teach the CCTV to decide for itself? Could we give the CCTV a voice? Could we give the CCTV a mind of its own?

What if the CCTV defied itself?

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Testing out the Bluetooth speaker from the loan store, works perfectly.

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Final Build with the test screen. The screen fabric would have to be sewn together and stapled into the frame tomorrow before the Crit. The spinning wheel might not be spinning just yet but the intention is to get it spinning when someone walks through the 'window'. To attract possible interaction.

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Testing out the different fabric samples with the projector and settled with the cotton white lawn. Got 2 x 1.5m by 2m fabric for the screen. Did a test run to figure out the distance required and whether the light conditions were adequate.

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It just so happened that the actual time matched up!

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Build Day 3 Got the Board #3 cut down by 37mm Got screws for the hinges The final build begins. 1) Board #3 was screwed into the frame 2) The support system was screwed into the boards 3) The side boards were cut and put in place 4) Hinges installed, window doors set The frame set is now almost done.

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The grand plan for tomorrow and Thursday.