Final Project

Working on the final was even more tedious than what I did for my first flash project. There were many moments while I was toiling away where I wondered...why am I putting myself through this?! I decided to use flash again and create a better version of my original cootie catcher. This one is completely interactive so the viewer can choose the colors and numbers and attain a fortune at the end. All in all, my final project has about 1800 frames each consisting of one photo, and there are 90 buttons in total. I took on a lot to accomplish this but it worked out in the end. Hooray!

Intro & Chapter 1 of Internet Art

The whole concept of "Internet Art" is difficult for me to comprehend, although it is clearer now. I find it hard to differentiate between "digital art" and "internet art," because it's hard for me to understand how some of the examples in the book are "art" and not just random websites.  I like the "RadioTaxis" piece. It turns a very useful site into a work of art...I consider of it work of art simply because its aesthetically pleasing, though I am not overly-wowed by it. "The World's First Collaborative Sentence," by Douglas Davis is fun to read and accessible by anyone, meaning it isn't pretentious or hard to grasp like a lot of the art I have seen from the digital age. However, I am not sure that I really see it as "art." It's more like a fun little game. 

Working with flash (late)

Working with flash was, well, it was tedious to say the least. Since I am less than stellar when comes to drawing and painting I decided against the sort of animation that most of my classmates were doing. I admire their talents in this way, but I am a photographer so I chose to base my project on the use of photos in flash. As a child (like many if not ALL girls) I loved to create "cootie catchers" and play with them at recess. I was surprised to find that I did not need to consult any instructions when I first attempted to fold one up. I apparently memorized the steps at the age of about 8 and never forgot them. It's funny-the things you remember...I mean, I can remember how to make a cootie catcher but I can't memorize the correct dates for my art history test! Anyway, with the help of an assistant photographer I posed for a series of shots where I was moving the cootie catcher opened and closed. When played in sequence, these images turn into a movie. I ended up with about 500 frames for this one possible outcome with the cootie catcher. Tedious!