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SIC design nasce dalla passione per l'arte, crea magliette stampate in serigrafia e dipinte a mano SHOP ONLINE 

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Out of Gas

Today I’m multi-tasking! I’m listening to a marketing webinar, working on my new t-shirt venture, and getting this blog out. I had another blog planned next but this morning I’ve been reflecting on the last 24 hours. In the wee hours of the morning yesterday, I was starving and wanted something filling. I opted for nachos and headed out of the house. I saw my gas light on but was like I’ll get gas later (for the third day in a row). I was off so I knew there wasn’t any pressure. I get my food, go home, turn in and begin to back up. All of a sudden my car turns off. I try to start it twice and then I realize I’m out of gas. I only have two issues: #1 my car is under a huge tree and #2 its raining hard. I say a quick prayer get out and run in the house. I think no problem I’ll use my other car to get a gas can and put some gas in there later. I get up exhausted and go about my day. I get a call my new t-shirts are ready to pick up. I get dressed, get my keys, and head for the door. It’s still raining really hard. I go to start my other car with gas in it and it won’t start. The rain got even harder. I make a car service request call via an app. I get notification from the app I need to actually call. I call, they confirm the service request went through and I explain I really only need gas. They call the tow service while I’m on hold and the tow service arrives. I explain to the guy I need gas and he says he has a small gas can and he can go get gas if I have a larger one. I tell him I don’t but my other car needs a jump. He does that and remarks that I have a good backup car and offers to buy it. I go about running my errands and spend the rest of my day working on my website, creating a Facebook page, and taking pictures of my new product. Long story with a short message. I’m usually exhausted 40% of the day. My job is demanding, I’m trying to branch out so I can work for myself, and I usually opt to put things off that can wait until I absolutely have to leave the house. Yesterday I felt like I had an important thing to do that couldn’t wait. That thing motivated me to keep going until the wee hours of the morning even though I was exhausted and it was raining all day. I have been out of gas physically for months. It wasn’t until yesterday I realized I’ve been comfortable out of gas instead of feeling like I have to get things done today because it’s important and can’t wait. If you have any goal you want to accomplish make sure you don’t let a temporary inconvenience become a long term distraction! Be your best :) 

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A demonstrative video of the game. This is the final version of the game, the one from the exhibition. 

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In a tutorial with Phil, while talking about the differences between Western and Eastern education in Europe, particularly in the rural area, I thought of a good way to show this contrast, simultaneously promoting the charity.

School Starter Kits for Children

2 different boxes next to each other:

one has pristine stationery, sleek pens, pretty notebooks, steel ruler etc.

the other one has worn stationery: chipped ruler, broken pencil, dirty page, etc. 

The boxes could be presented in either a realistic video or a game and on a table in the exhibition. The game implies choosing a box and triggering a scenario. The catch is that it will be the same one regardless what box you choose: Whatever you choose, it takes you to the “bad” box. -> You have the same lack of choice as a child. I still need to think about the exact scenario and how to generate it.

Through this, I am hoping to suggest a lot of the children in Eastern countries that face an education crisis do not have a say in their education, nor are provided with a proper environment for learning. Most of them drop out or are forced to attend precarious institutions. Showing the school materials children from different countries have triggers a feeling of compassion for the child stricken by misfortune and, hopefully, a wish to respond to the call to action.

The call to action could be to send a complete and proper School started kit to a child in need. However, the lack of school materials is just one of many problems these children have and I’m afraid it might limit one’s wish to do more for them if they are given a specific action to do (to send the kits).