Hacktivism

[EDITED] Approach 1 – SophiaCC LorenH TannerM

[EDITED] Approach 1 – SophiaCC LorenH TannerM

The cover of the ‘co-opt’ edition A new edition of the popular news magazine The Economist, but with a twist:  instead of reporting the actual news, this edition will cover hypothetical stories that could happen with some changes to government policy or societal norms. The […]

Approach 1 – MegC

Approach 1 – MegC

Title Dear Trump One Sentence summary/abstract Create a meme called “Dear Trump” with the goal of it catching on with other creators and leading to mass creation and sharing. Visuals: what will the project look like when built…give 2-4 images Background: this gives any brief […]

Approach 1—ElliotC (Updated Again)

Approach 1—ElliotC (Updated Again)

This is a proposal for developing an information technology system that allows various types of data to be given a first-class role; this is part of a broader proposal to develop and facilitate collaboration on a specification, a computing environment, a library, and a model community, to serve as resources and infrastructure for innovative communities.

Approach1, Sophia CC, LorenH, TannerM

Approach1, Sophia CC, LorenH, TannerM

A new edition of the popular news magazine The Economist, but with a twist:  instead of reporting the actual news, this edition will cover hypothetical stories that could happen with some changes to government policy or societal norms.

Approach 1 -JakeB

Approach 1 -JakeB

All Hands makes people happier by encouraging them to help each other.

Approach 1 – LiwenC

Approach 1 – LiwenC

Title:Rebranding Large Corporations Summary:Most large corporations do not care about the customers, so the purpose of the this hackivisim project is to reveal some ways that these corporations treat their customers. Mockups:These are some mock ups of how I will rebrand simple iconic logos so […]

Approach 1_Tate Yoder & Tyler Rollins

    Visualizing Extreme Possibilities of Gerrymandering Summary: We propose that by visualizing the extremes of gerrymandering we will create a country-wide conversation to address this unfair tactic in today’s polarized political environment. Visuals: Background: Gerrymandering is the act of manipulating the boundaries of an […]

Hacktivism Approach – AustinT, IanH

Hacktivism Approach – AustinT, IanH

To create a shocking visual statement piece to get the public to start caring about art plagiarism and theft.

Hactivism Intent-HaleyC

Hacktivism Intent– Haley C My concept is either a stand-alone website that works with Maine Street or an add on for the Maine Street website that lets students see exactly where they are in their program. It automatically plugs in classes into their degree program […]

Approach 1—MitchF

Approach 1—MitchF

This is a project designed to use New Media and a many-to-many approach to help put an end to human trafficking in the Atlanta Airport.

Approach 1 – StellaL

Approach 1 – StellaL

My intent is to promote reproductive health, specifically women’s rights to having access to safe abortions, by allowing women to tell their stories through a public forum showing the decision process women go through in choosing to abort as it is not a simple thing via Instagram.

Approach 1 – BruceW

Approach 1 – BruceW

A group of students fight back against the University for lack of reasonable snow days.

Approach 1 – SarahS

Approach 1 – SarahS

My project draws attention to the pathetic child marriage laws in America as a way to encourage people to look into the issue and take a stand against it.

Approach 1–DrakeP

Approach 1–DrakeP

A website that collects information on skills and subjects you weren’t taught in high school.

Testing 2

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Approach 1—RyanL

Approach 1—RyanL

Approach 1-RyanL The music industry is unfair, and doesn’t give a chance to anyone who wants to make music from their own home. Background: My idea is that I create an app that allows ANY music-enthusiasts to release their music out to the public. This […]

Hacktivism Intent – Matt Carlson, Cam Bilodeau

Hacktivism Intent – Matt Carlson, Cam Bilodeau

To create an application and new streaming service that will allow artists to make more money per stream.

Hacktivism Intent 1 – Tate Yoder & Tyler Rollins

Hacktivism Intent 1 – Tate Yoder & Tyler Rollins

Gerrymandering is the act of manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency or district, to favor a certain political party, and we aim to visualize the extremes of gerrymandering to create a country-wide conversation to address this unfair tactic in today’s polarized political environment.

Hacktivism Intent – Cam Bilodeau, Matt Carlson, Pete Blangardi

Hacktivism Intent – Cam Bilodeau, Matt Carlson, Pete Blangardi

To create an application and new streaming service that will allow artists to make more money per stream.

Hacktivism Intent – ElizaB

Hacktivism Intent – ElizaB

The purpose of this project is to display what it means to be a second-generation immigrant through an art installation using photography and possibly video projection.

Hactivism Intent- MarcD

Hactivism Intent- MarcD

    What is your concept/idea?  Create a community app that town members who are affected by increased traffic due to GPS cut-through routes can use to communicate about the increased traffic.  People in the town will use the app to report a lot of […]

Hacktivism Intent – BruceW

Hacktivism Intent – BruceW

UMaine’s decision to force students to attend school on days where weather can be life-threatening should be addressed and changed.

Hacktivism Intent—Evan L

Sorry Kid There’s No Sk8ing Here     Skateboarding has been banned from many public populated places. This a project that keeps skaters around even after blockades are in place. at least one paragraph for each of the following My idea is to make street art and paste […]

Hacktivism Intent – IanD

Hacktivism Intent – IanD

Working Project Title: Our New Media Abstract: A web platform for both students and professors to express what they want to get out of the New Media program at UMaine. Professors address student needs, allowing for better career preparation and communication as a whole. Students […]

Hacktivism Intent – LigonS

Hacktivism Intent – LigonS

My intent is to promote reproductive health, specifically women’s rights to having access to safe abortions and birth control, by showing conservatives what might be the outcome by way of an image on a large poster posted outside of conservative political offices.

Hacktivism Intent—MitchF

Hacktivism Intent—MitchF

This is a project designed to use New Media and a many-to-many approach to help put an end to human trafficking in the Atlanta Airport.

Intent

Intent

Tearing down gender roles with an app using society called WWGR-(World without gender roles)

H2O Blackout – PerryA

H2O Blackout – PerryA

This intent is a public mock competition to raise awareness for the seriousness of hazing in fraternities and on college campuses across the country. My idea is to host a competition on a college campus where the contestants race to see who can drink 18 […]

Hacktivisim Intent – LiwenC

Phones Being Slowed Down Deliberately By Companies Images or graphics (2-3) that SHOW your idea (the need not be original, but can be) (keep upload images < 250K, use Preview to shrink images) With the recent release of the iPhone X, it has been made aware that […]