documentation x2
although its important to have a documentation which is different, we need somehting tangible as well.
we were talking about a booklet, with all the information there, so we can refer back to it, and also a huge visual poster we can display. so theres two ideas - one to display and one to keep. i think a video or a visual aid is not so good for refering back to when you need information - especially if you want ot find out the name of someone who wrote an article which soumitri gave us.
so what do we need out of the booklet one?:
we were talking about a booklet, with all the information there, so we can refer back to it, and also a huge visual poster we can display. so theres two ideas - one to display and one to keep. i think a video or a visual aid is not so good for refering back to when you need information - especially if you want ot find out the name of someone who wrote an article which soumitri gave us.
so what do we need out of the booklet one?:
- reference-ability.
- ease of use inc index, contents etc.
- visual documentation as well.
- something for the members of the corp game
- something to keep - like a textbook from an important class.
what do we need out of the visual?:
- something engaging
- something which attracts the viewer
- entertains while being informative
- a medium which is informative for people outside of the corp game
is it possible to combine them?:
- yes, but it means comprimising both.
- so... no, not really?
- perhaps in something like a interactive .swf which is informative for the viewer (can be put in a kiosk) and is also a very relevant way to us because we can easy refer back to it, due to the contents layout.
so what wil it be? the two docos - the booklet and the poster; or the flash interactive animation...
posted by ben at 1:18 AM
2 Comments:
I feel that the flash idea would be good, would it be similar to the project at the moment when we navigate around and view photos, and place them in different categories like a virtual book, or more like a film type animation. I don't think that its possible to create one in such a short time frame. But the book needs a lot of visual impact, and should follow the process of one weeks learning to the next as a way of ordering.
Ok just finished reading the rest of the blog, and now I think yes flash would be perfect. We could have the films of us on there, small animations and photos. I would love to do it once we finish this semester as I don’t have the time at the moment so if we could getting extra time from Soumitri, then I would do it. I am not that great on flash but am a keen learner and am sure I'll get faster as I go so it shouldn't take to long. The book idea can just be what it originally was, a way together our individual work. The flash will be a group thing where we film stuff, photograph lanterns the paper lantern workshop ect. I don't know if what I am saying is making any sense at all sorry Ben my head just goes crazy when I get ideas.
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