NMD 206
I. What is New Media? Describe the hallmark characteristics of New Media. How do you think this changes who has the power to “define reality” via the media? Give an example of where this might be the case. (2-3 paragraphs) The two big characteristics of […]
If media shape us, then what shape do we see through the media? It depends on the resolution of your screen. Pick 2 autobiography projects and review thoroughly. How does each create a new and strange mirror on what it means to be human? JenniCAM Review: […]
Project Title: Smartphone users “go gray” to curb addiction Creator/artists: Katherine Martinko Date: January 29th, 2018 Brief Description: Smartphones are being looked at intently, as more and more people are realizing the addictiveness of these devices. The foundation of this project is based […]
Nobody Here- Nobody here is really a website “for the people.” It is exactly what you want to take away from it. Personally for me, it is extremely overwhelming. Every click takes you somewhere new and it’s like those Pick Your Adventure books where you’re […]
For our final project Matt, Cam and I decided to make our music streaming website an actual thing. We named our streaming website Fapple and our goal was to create another platform for sharing music which gives more royalties to the artist. As of right now […]
Walking can be such a drag, especially when you’re pressed for time. For busy college students, walking from class to class can be quite the hassle. If you’re a commuter and your class is across campus, it usually makes sense to hop back in […]
Background: People dole out their business cards every single day–in meetings, in the elevator, and on the street. The business card is a physical reminder of an interaction and an individual. Sure, simple business cards can be effective (see American Psycho), but given that “the medium […]
BACKGROUND In today’s world we humans are trying to find ways to save in any aspect of life, whether it is money, food, water, electricity, heat, and even our planet. This is how we survive on Earth in today’s […]
Background: For this project, I, along with a friend, organized the University of Maine’s first Blockchain & Crypto club. Since a week or two after my initial Intent for this project, we’ve been meeting twice a week. refining how we run it, and recruiting members and […]
BACKGROUND I wanted to create an app that allowed users to share tips with each other on how to be more environmentally friendly. These tips could range from simple lifestyle changes, to even D.I.Y. projects reusing old materials (clothing, broken mugs, etc). EXPLANATION Dwindle is […]
Abstract: We would like to make a project that uses the cardboard boxes that are discarded at the postal center to make planters to start a movement on campus encouraging people to grow their own vegetables and herbs, as well as crops that encourage bee […]
Kaleb Traverso-Penn EcoApproach April 23, 2018 My eco intent is try to invent or replace plastic, for a more faster biodegradable, and edible form of plastic. I chose this intent based on two things. One I watched a video showing that besides some places around […]
Summary In partnership with The Maine Sustainable Agriculture Society, we plan to design the user-interface for an application that farmers could use to monitor and control greenhouse conditions to better the efficiency of their year-round food production systems. Background Farmers (particularly small scale) are already […]
In today’s society we portray ourselves online to be fraternity stars, party animals, young academics, jockeys, douchebags, and basic girls. With new technologies forming that constitute social media, a new layer of humanity was formed with social media empowering our society. But when people portray […]
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Many people know that turf grass isn’t a naturally occurring plant in North America. This project, called Grass Stains, seeks to show what could be done instead. Grass stains will use photoshop techniques to show how public spaces like […]
Caring for plants can often be difficult, they can die from lack of water, overwatering, too much sun exposure, not enough sun, the list goes on. I want to make an automated succulent garden. I will use an Arduino, LEDs, a small water pump, and […]
Just You EP Summary: A website and or a blog where people can share new music of unknown artists that they have found on the internet and write about what they feel about them and the art they are creating right now. Background: In […]
Title: Social Media and the “News” Relationship Quiz This is the quiz I would ask people to fill out. After I get the results I would post them in a graph for people to see, on some kind of web platform. Background: The background […]
Summary: For this intent I would like to create a website and or a blog where people can share new music of unknown artists that they have found on the internet and write about what they feel about them and the art they are creating right […]
No-one presents the same self to everyone, presentation will shift depending on the person, disposition towards them at the time, even the time of day; this project would allow users to explore different selves of someone that they would not otherwise have access to.
I don’t think media shape us into one thing anymore. I think media have kneaded us into different shapes to the point where the people of my generation are now able to take any shape that a particular media desires. I know multiple people with […]
Jennicam I’m surprised that, before reading these articles, I had never heard of Jennicam, given how much of a cultural phenomenon it was. The most intriguing thing about Jennifer Ringley’s project is that, although it did create a ‘new and strange mirror’ reflecting human nature, […]
Hacktivism intent: All-hands Problem: People don’t know how to help. “All-hands” helps people help other people. Idea: People are happiest when they are helping other people. My idea is to create an interface, likely a mobile app or website, that makes it […]
