iDAT 206 - Project 1

"Project 1 will act as a diagnostic tool for critique and tutorial input. It is a production based assignment that asks you to author an interactive product. This product can be anything. You can organise yourselves to operate in small production groups (no more than 4 per group). The intention is that your projects will form the substrate for a group critique on the nature of a digital media products and their place in a broader culture."

We got into a group of 4 where it was myself, James Court, Mat Hughes and Chris Blackmore. Our first idea was to do a "Most Haunted" style video tour of Berry Pomeroy Castle, Nr Totnes in Devon.

We went down to the castle, at night and film us going into the castle to seek out the unexpected. Unfortunately, the night-vision was very bad and the footage was useless.

We then came up with the idea to do a "Day in the life of a university student".

Here is the url for it:

Student Life

iDAT 205 - Creative Industries..Sputnik Industries

"Each group will present itself via a live website as an independent media company or digital arts agency/organisation. Whatever form it takes, each group must ‘sell’ its products or services by demonstrating its professionalism and excellence through superior web content and effective marketing, such that it will immediately attract and impress any potential client or visitor to the site. The information presented must be based as far as possible upon actuality, so that you are really demonstrating the combined skills of the members of your group.

You should research as many existing sites as possible, in order to find inspiration and guidance for your own site. You will be expected to reference these sources and any other books/journals/materials and incorporate them in a webography to accompany your site, with annotations explaining why you were drawn to these sites.

You should include the following elements on your website:

Original idea for company/agency/organisation
Description of same (mission statement)
Products/services offered
Profiles of individual members
Selection of best work (based on course projects) with annotation
Compelling images/sound/text
Content and form appropriate to such a company/agency/organisation "

We came up with the idea of a graphics and art canvas distribution company for the office environment.

Here is the URL for the finished piece:

Sputnik Industries

Year 2..The interesting stuff!!

Well I have a variety of different modules which are being done at the moment:
iDAT 206 - New Media Design and Production
iDAT 205 - Creative Industries
iDAT 204 - Workshop 2
iDAT 202 - E-Learning

All of which, blogging is essential for. This is an insight on my thoughts and ideas that will hopefully bring together some pretty good pieces of work towards my degree!

Note: Each blog entry will have its module code in its title so it will be easy to navigate from post to post.