class project

I think it would be interesting to do a project that would involve showing the campus. It would be fun to do something to promote campus life and what it’s like to be a student at UAS through digital media. I think it would be interesting to produce a recruitment CD that shows many of the different aspects of college life. I think it would be interesting to produce a cd that could be sent to potential students. I feel that this would be much more interesting to do than do a campus wide event. I don’t think that many of the college students on campus would be very interested in partaking in something like that.

Post 1

From as far back as I can remember I have always been encouraged to do whatever I have be interested in. I can not ever recall a particular moment where anyone in my family has discouraged me from doing something. However, there have been a few times where my peers have thought that one of my creative ideas was a little much. Or that I was thinking to big to soon. The negativity and criticism from my peer group has only pushed me to accomplish my goals through different means. I would describe myself as an artist by traditional standards. However, I think that everything someone does can be viewed as an art form because their way of doing it is unique to them. Ultimately I view my self as a creative person who has artistic ideas that go against traditional art settings and forms. I would like to think of art as something that is not only limited to just the canvas or the clay but as something that is a form of expression about how ones mind works. With that in mind I don't really know how to answer the question of "who am I." Of course I can tell you how society and marketing has constructed me but I have not ever taken a chance to try to figure out who I really am. I think that most people are trapped by the bubble society has constructed around people. I also think this is way people view artists as eccentric individuals who couldn't amount to much in life. I am guilty of using that stereotype. I don't think I have ever really taken artists seriously, even the ones who have made lots of money through their art. Most of the art I have seen in life has not made me think "wow what an interesting piece of art," instead it has made me wonder, "why would someone pay that much money for that."

Class 2

Whats the role of new media in your life?

I have never been in a position where I have had to analyze how much of an effect digital media has on my life. I think this is because I have become so accustomed to using the internet that I actually numbed myself to that fact that I'm constantly surrounded by "digital media." Personally, I haven't produced any digital media of my own. However, now that I have been shown this "digital media" I think it would be something fun to pursue. From the presentation on "digital media,"I have learned that it doesn't take much to to put your ideas into a realm where it can be accessed by some many different people. In respects to this class session there are two points that I have taken away from the three hour session. They are as follows:

• Digital media is part of the future and their is no escaping it.
• Becoming digitally proficient will be necessary in advancing yourself socially and economically.