Design for Interaction

Brief:

OK, new brief and just as terrifying as the last. It may just be overly complicated and may take a little while to get my head around it. Also having to start thinking about the dissertation, so bang goes my idea of starting it in April and handing it in, in April.

From what i can gather the brief is once again focusing on theories and concepts. So i think the idea is to get a good theory or concept and base the design around that.

- interactivity as personal and social
- the theory that interactivity separates new media from old

it can be: instructional/storytelling/entertainment in the forms of:
- a game
- experimental website
- interactive art piece
- non-linear story
- interactive environment - retail space/museum/learning zone/public arts commission

its nice to know that the brief is fairly open, but i guess until i start doing some proper research it all seems a bit hazy.

Dissertation:

My original question (for that proposal we had to do) was: With reference to online communities and interactive games such as ‘The Sims’, what are the relationships between technology and humans within today’s society?

I won't be doing that question cuz i figure that if i write about something I'm not personally that interested in i wont write much/well/anything (delete as appropriate). My past essays looked at horror movies and art, and the Simpson's and writing about that didn't seem like such a chore (the research part was great too)

- I'm still interested in the relationships between art and film (first year i wrote about the relationship between Munch's 'The Scream' and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre which was charming). I could expand on this idea perhaps, although it would be nice to write something completely new.

- I also like how music and effects are used in film, especially older films and Disney films which they use it really well. Even 'silent' films where they do have some music over it could work. How does the sound enhance what you are watching and how this has changed over the years.

- Again, sticking with the film bit, i am interested in the idea of film and originality, has new technology helped or hindered audiences experiences

Also need to make sure that whatever i write about has enough flesh to squeeze at least 5000 words out of it. Makes me feel a bit nostalgic for the days when i thought 1000 words was a lot.