Written response to Karim Rashid’s Creative Manifesto. Extra credit

The point that speaks to me the most is:
-  Normal is not good
I think this speaks to me because being normal is boring.  Everything is normal to me is usually boring because nothing new is happening; therefore, nothing exciting is happening.  I think Karim Rashi's artwork is definitely is influenced by his way of thinking.  I mean what artist isn't inspired or motivated by the way he thinks.  I always take my values into what I do artistically.

My manifesto:

- To each his own.
- The only truth is that everything is a lie.
- Don't dwell in the past, live in the present, hope for the future.
- Don't compare your life to others.  There is no better or no worse compared to other people.  It is only  different.
- A fool says I know. A genius says I wonder.
-Don't blame others because then only they can fix the problem.  By blaming others you put the problem on them; therefore, only they can solve that problem.  The problem is yours no one else can solve it.
- Don't be afraid to do something because no one else did it.
- Change happens whether you are ready or not.
- Don't think outside the box, but think why there is a box at all.
- Nothing is truly done.

10A. Written response to reading: FREAK FACTOR

http://changethis.com/

2. What’s My Problem?
I think this a great idea because i do believe in what he says when he says weakness is there to see the strengths.  This is so true because without the weaknesses we wouldn't be able to know the difference between whether we are good at something or bad at something.  Without the problem then u cannot see the good.  Just like with good and evil.  Without evil there would be no good because we couldn't compare the two without each other.  I also have a lot of weaknesses, but i don't focus on the weaknesses rather I focus on my strengths.  I didn't have to over come my problems.  All I had to do was realize they were there so I can compare them to my strengths.  Like he says in the article there is nothing wrong with me.  Weakness are just clues to what is inside of me, the strength to do better things because of the bad.

5. Found ation: Build on Your Strengths
 I think this is another great point to make.  We truly need to build on our strengths because we (almost all the time) enjoy doing the things we are good at because we are good at them.  It makes us feel accomplished because we were able to do something.  Not just anything but something we put a lot of effort into because we like doing it.  Also because they our strengths of ours they will be better than what other people can do.  We might have a better understand or skill in our strength just for the fact of it being our personal strength.  Then the third point he makes is that our strength makes up for our weakness.  This is true because once you find what you are good at then the weakness is something that can be over looked.  You can look past your weakness and focus on that strength and build on it.

9. Freak Factory: Putting Your Quirks to Work
With this point he makes many "mini" points for the person looking for the job.  The first "mini" point is talking about time and energy.  Basically it says to conserve energy and time by maximizing the situation.  If you are in a place where your weakness show then just move.  The second point i don't agree with.  I love to procrastinate, but to permanently procrastinate means I will fail out of college.  I hate doing homework; therefore, if i never do it then I will fail.  The third point says to find people that complement you.  By this I mean find someone that has a strength where you have a weakness.  So, if you have a weakness in writing find someone to help you write.  The fourth point is funny because it says to find the freak in others, but I think this is another good point because with 8billion people on this Earth we need to stand out some how.

9B. Audio response to Collapsus.

www.Collapsus.com

 

9A. Reflections on the Gaming presentation

Two points that didn't come across well during the presentation definitely was with the visuals.  We could of done a lot more by maybe showing more of the game play.  Like maybe a gun you could find or another item found in the game.  We could added more characters that were well defined to our game.  Another thing we could of fixed was the music.  We kind of had a little bump during our presentation where our music didn't work.  So we would just have to go back into the presentation and readd them to the power point.

Rules are the easiest to understand in my opinion.  In games (normally) they give you the rules before you start playing or you learn them pretty quickly in the first few minutes of the game.  The rules are meant for players to challenge or make the game more fun.  This, in my opinion, is the most important thing about making games because without rules the game would be to crazy and no fun.

8B. Written Reflection on the Hero/Villain assignment

 Villain --->

 Hero

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Jarrett Blumenschein - didn't have his hero/villain online.

Brie Donovan - Igor is the villain and Glen is the Hero.  Glen is in a wheelchair while Igor has use of his legs.  This gives the two characters both different MOVEMENT types.  Glen uses his wheelchair to get around giving him a more smooth movement.  Igor has more of a normal walk while he uses his legs.  Igor would have more weight in his movements because he is using his muscles rather than a machine to get around.  If i remember right, I think Igor can fly also.  Glen would have a parallel movement because he uses the wheelchair to run on the ground making him a little more parallel to the ground.  The hero Glen would have overlapping movements also because he is using his hands on the wheelchair to get around.  The hands are overlapping the wheel because he has to push the wheels in order to move.  The contrast/affinity between these two characters are very obvious.  We can see affinity between the two with the colors the creators choose.  Glen has an all red suit (with some yellow)  and Igor has only red in the 'I' in his shirt.  This gives them affinity because they are the same color making it go together well.  Contrast can be seen also with color.  Again glen is in all ready (mostly) and Igor is in a green suit.  Different colors equals contrast within the characters.  Another contrast is that Igor has an evil looking mustache while Glen's face is clean.

Caitlin - Perenniai Paz is the Hero while the villain is named Anne Archy.  Paz is more hippie looking using bright colors and softer tones.  Archy is more evil looking with spikes coming outta her and more Gothic looking with darker colors.  The COLOR in both the two pictures are very different giving them a more contrast look and feel to it.  The brightness  in the hero picture is much more light and bright.  It is drawn using color pencils (looks like) so that can give it a more of a brightness effect.  The villain on the other hand has darkness around her.  We can see shadows in her eyes and near her belly button.  The hue is softer in the hero because of the color choice.  The bright yellows and oranges.  The hue in the villain however, is much more dark again and has a grey/dark red color scheme.  The saturation with Paz is more apparent than Archy because you can see on her shirt how the colors mix together, absorbing one another.  In the villain picture the saturation is more black and you can see this with the lines (shadows) in the hair/ face/ legs.  Contrast/affinity is obvious here.  The colors are very different feel to them giving contrast.  The affinity between them is that they are both women.

8A. Audio response to This American Life.

www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/178/superpowers 

 Hiro Nakamura from Heroes

Time manipulation

7. Written Reflection on the Video Joke Assignment

These two videos are really similar in some ways, yet they are different also.  Both played off the same joke with the parrot and the repairman guy.  We used a lot of the same scenes in both videos such as the outside part showing the house.  Also the same scene when the woman who owns the parrot is calling for help from the repairman.  A major difference in the two videos is that the first video is in black and white, while the second video is in color.  The first video is in black and white because we felt it gave it a more old school look/feel to the video.  We were trying to go for a older type movie look; the ones with no voices and text boxes would pop up instead.  The RHYTHM in the first one is a lot quicker; in fact it is double speed.  This gives it a much more cartoon like feel to it because the movements are to quick making it funny to watch.  The SHAPE of the characters in both pieces has the same look and feel to them.  The repairman has a round head making him a likable guy to the audience.  Then there is the parrot that has a more pointed head.  In the first video he is a person with feathers sticking up and in the second video it is a drawn parrot with a pointed head.  This makes him not able to be trusted to the audience.  You can see this play out in the two videos because in fact the parrot was not to be trusted.  Since the parrot called the dog at the very end, the parrot was the "bad guy".