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Public Art

March15

This week we learned about Public art, and just how much controversy surrounds it. Before this weeks topic I did not know very much about public art, besides the fact that I would occasionally see it, and it exists in various places around the world. For the most part when I thought about public art […]

Remixing Google Image Search

March8

For this weeks Remixing Google Image Search the 5 words that I decided to use for my image were, Bear Sunset Waterfall Senses Technology These were a mixture of ideas that I thought about while thinking about art. 3 of the pictures were of nature and things I think about with natural beauty. Technology came […]

Remixing Culture

March4

Copyrights are a new addition the the world today, and have made a huge difference in how people interact. Copyrights provide both value, and dangers that have a major influence on how the future will play out. Copyrights provide the protection that is needed in modern times for ideas and creations that without there will […]

Art, Games, and Technology Research

March1

I believe the thesis for the article, “Computer Graphics: Effects of Origins” is about how technology has been developing along with art and how they have been developing together. “These changes are not simply technical effects. They contribute to maintenance and change of culturally conditioned conceptual patterns in the larger cultural historical context” (Jones, 21). […]

Technology

February25

While watching the video it made me think a lot about technology and how it is impacting the future. I do believe that video games are important, but I do not believe that they are the solution to our problems. As an active video game player, and what she said in the video, I came […]

Creative Spirituality Relflection

February22

1.) I define spirituality as you inner being, that is somewhat guiding you. This is something that acts on its own, and can’t be taught to someone. It is part of their essence or soul, and is part of what drives people and makes them different. This is part of what makes each person special […]

Creative Spirituality

February18

While reading about creative spirituality, I first thought about what it really meant to me and how I saw it in my life. At what times am I the most creative, and is there anything that sparks my creativity? I thought about this for a while, and came up with some thoughts. For the most […]

Horror Research

February15

“Slender Man Stabbings: Why Are We so Fascinated by Horror? ( Video).” The Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. <http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2014/0604/Slender-Man-stabbings-Why-are-we-so-fascinated-by-horror-video>. This article is about how some 12 year old girls became infatuated with an online game called slender man. After meticulously planning, they killed one of their friends by stabbing […]

Horror

February11

After learning a little bit about different techniques I picked up some of the things I learned about in the Buffy The Vampire Slayer episode, “Hush”. The first thing I noticed was a Diegetic form of film that helped in the horror aspect. This was the part in the beginning of the episode with the […]

Personal Adornment Reflection

February8

The way that I dress and customize myself is a rather simple one. I enjoy smelling good, which mostly means just showering and wearing deoderant every day. I wear for the most part the same kind of outfits everyday from a style standpoint. The outfit consists of pants a shirt, and some sort of jacket […]

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