Stuff from Jesse

Hi Class:

I got a message from my boss about Activate a while back that I should have shared with you sooner. Excerpts from this message are shown below.

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Dear Intro to Experience Design faculty

We made some important decisions/suggestions related to the final project. PLEASE READ IMMEDIATELY:

1) We will be changing the name to

ACTIVATE!!! XX: Experiments in Experience Design (the XX will be a graphic representation referencing the red X’s in the ceiling and also eXperiments in experience… and changing the activation time - 2:30- 4:30 (this works well with Lib Studies courses and allows students to stagger their participation to accommodate being in a class).

2) The project will be taking place in the following locations now, instead of solely in the Park:

· The Great Hall (5-7 projects)
· The Auditorium (5-7 projects
· Lambert Lounge (rm 187), adjoining the Park (2-4 projects)
· The Mader/Caldwell Passageway (2-3 projects)
· The Main Lobby (passing through, not building anything)(1 project – not physical))
· Butterfield Park (if groups really want to use it, they are welcome to do so, but it will not be a centralized, high-energy site this year). (as many as want it)

IDEAS/RATIONALE:

· involve the whole school community
· create a zone of activityfrom Great Hall to Park/Auditorium that pulls people on campus into our experience design experiments and engages them in the ideas
· bring it largely indoors to cope with the earlier date and potential weather problems and COLDNESS factor (as well as participation/community issues)
· allow for some digital media or more ‘virtual’ or technological projects if desired (better electricity too)
· work to a mandate for less heavy construction, less material waste, more mobility…
· ‘carnival’ atmosphere will lessen, and individual experiments gain space to breathe, gain visual presence and better production values - and are seen by more of the OCAD community
· add some written text explanation of the project overall – I will develop that with some help from you. Written blurb from each team would be valuable.

3) We’ll be making a logo banner, possibly referencing the red X’s in the ceiling as XX for Experience Experiments – which all groups can use as part of their promo efforts. I’ll get that to you by next week sometime. Concept: DON’T MAKE A POSTER (make some other form of advertisement for your project - incorporate logo piece).

I will send you additional info shortly, but just wanted to get this to you as I know things are rolling out right now.

Thanks,
Doreen
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Most of this should not be new to you. But there are three items of importance in this message that we talked about early on and have since forgotten.

1) No Waste! Are the materials used recyclable/reusable/redeployable in some way? THERE MUST BE A RECLAMATION PLAN IN PLACE FOR ALL MATERIALS EMPLOYED. Each team should figure out how they plan to deal with their output after the fact.

2) No Posters! I believe I may have only mentioned this in passing, and I'm sorry it didn't come up on Wednesday. PLEASE DO NOT ANY MORE POSTERS. Try to think of more solutions like the t-shirt that step outside of the poster box. I realize that t-shirts may in fact be just as wasteful as posters . . . but for my sake, let's save this debate until after the event.

3) A Write-up! Could Shona/David please prepare a one-paragraph written description of your installation and post it ASAP?

Things seem to be moving along smoothly and fruitfully . . . remember that if you need my help, I can be around the school tomorrow between 12 and 5.

-Jesse