Space Constraint

It has just come to my attention that another section is also using the so-called Mader/Caldwell Passageway. They'll be projecting onto the west wall across from the washrooms. I'm as annoyed as you are. . .

Can we work around this? Would we prefer to be floating in the lobby? Are you currently planning on stands, or hooks? I'm a little wary of the hooks - I'm definitely going to hear about the marks on the walls from administration. Is it worth me taking the heat? I'm willing, but it has to be worth it.

Jesse on Saturday

Hi Class:

Please give me a call at 647.201.4255 if you want me to come down and meet with you today. I'm not necessarily in the building (as I haven't heard that anyone else is planning to be) but will be nearby. It's totally up to you.

-Jesse

Project 3 - QUESTIONS! (important)

We still need more questions - 15/person please. If you don't post them our group will think of them all. But that's a lot of questions to think of.

Also, to the rest of my group, let's each do a third of the questions....hmm how should we spilt them up? We can buy construction paper and type the questions onto them, splitting each page into four. I'm going to use my typewriter and also handwrite a few too. Be crafty! Make them look nice so people will be intrigued. O-k! Happy Easter. Hope I hear from you guys soon :)

Logistics Update 1

Teams who are available to work at the school between 12 and 5 on Easter Saturday, please post to the blog so that there can be discussion as to a possible meet up. Also, could every group make a post about how you are using materials that are: Recyclable, Reusable and/or Redeployable.
So far....

• The Documentation team has requested that we try to document our progress while they are not around, and would like to know when activity is planned so they can attend.
  
• The Questions team requires each class member to contribute 15 questions. It has been suggested that "questions be worded such that they avoid one-word responses". Please write your questions here.
  
• Construction team, please advise:

1. Confirmation that you can all meet on Monday at 1 and for how long.
   
2. If you have plans as to how the web could be constructed
   

• The Promotions team plan to give out a "writing utensil that had the necessary info on it", and have asked "Have we as a class decided what that should be? Pencil? Chalk? Marker?".
• It has been advised that progress photos of the t-shirts will be posted this weekend, $65 has already been spent on plain t-shirts.
  
• Our facebook event invite is active and as of Friday, we already have about 40 confirmed guests, 42 people might show up and 105 people are missing out.

Feel free to email me (DM07JJ@student.ocad.ca) and Shona (SG07QF@student.ocad.ca), however we also encourage the use of blog posts and comments to communicate.
Thanks!

Idea

In keeping with the objective of “less material waste”, I found this YouTube video about twine/rope made out of hemp...

Toronto Hemp Store, 665 Yonge Street (just south of Bloor Street) sells



“Twine - 170LB 500gms 200ft Polish Natural” for $12.95


Please share your thoughts.

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

Project 3-Materials and Construction

Hey Team,

We didnt come to a final decision as to when or what time we will be meeting at. I know that monday at 1 seemed to be a time that worked with a couple of people, but wasnt sure if it worked with everyone. Please let me know if this works with everyone. We have $75 to work with. As of right now we have: string, paperclips or clothes pins, self adhesive hooks ???? on our list of things to get. See you all monday in the front lobby to discuss!

Katie

Activate Web Presence

On the OCAD main page. . .

Project 3- Promotions

hey everybody,,, i have some ideas for posters that will be pinned up around the school and at the grange building,,,, if anybody has any other ideas for the design let me know.

Activate - Documentation

We've got out cameras booked, going to buy a few tapes and are generally ready to go. Kristen and Miriam will be focusing on photos, while I'm working on photos and videos. I have a few ideas for the shots I'll need for the final documentation, but all of that will be subject to the exact set up for the project, so there's no point spending too much time detailing it out now.

A general question for the construction crew: when are you guys going to start working on all this? I want to record this as it starts being built, so let me know when you start gathering and putting things together.

Promotions - E-invites

Hey all. I posted an event on Facebook. Please forward it to every single person on your Friends List, even if they don't live in Toronto. Just spread the word as much as possible. It's good to get it out there even if we might doubt that it will work, you never know. Thanks to everyone.

For everyone who I don't have on Facebook, I'll be glad to send you the invite, just add me as a friend: Gio Petrucci, OCAD Network. It's easy.

Thanks again.

Gio

Project 3 - Promotions Money Spent So Far

So far on just plain tee shirts I have spent $65.54.

Additional costs for posters and such will be posted later.

That is all.

Project 3 - Status

Hey all,

I was looking over who signed up for t-shirts and a few did not. So, on this basis I saw one person today and spoke with them and they do not wear t-shirts so they won't be making the effort to wear one for one day.

You may do what you want, but remember this is a team effort and you are not supporting our class project.

The people that I didn't get a size for are as follows:

Shona
Nolan
Andrea

I already spoke to Nolan, and there is nothing I could make that pleases him. If Shona and Andrea don't want a t-shirt let me know if I can make something else that would coincide with the other team members. Promotions feels it's necessary for everyone to participate.

The status is currently that Julian is working on posters, and if you want to send them to me to just check that all the info is there that would be cool. Gio is working on the e-invites. I am doing the t-shirts and also working on promotions outside of OCAD, along side with Gio and Jennie. (Eaton Centre and other street locations).

The street promotions should take place on Tuesday March 25th according to our schedules which should be planned out sometime shortly.

The t-shirts will be completed for the Monday class, so notifications of the 3 individuals without a current t-shirt would be gladly accepted before then.

Any questions just let us know.

Kaylyn

Activate . . . please update the blog by midnight tonight.

All teams should update the blog with a detailed status report by midnight tonight. Please note the names of all the members of your team. If you're not yet on a team, please find one right away!

-Jesse

Activate (Project 3) - 7 days left!

Hi Class:

Thank you for checking your egos at the door and rallying around a single idea. This isn't to say that you should abandon your passion (which I very much appreciate), but that you should invest your passion in the collective effort. Everyone (including Tori and I) has to let something go. Have faith in the fact that the final whole will be greater than any one of us parts could generate on our own.

Just think: 20 people times 7 days equals 140 days of effort. . .

Keep pushing the project. Don't be afraid to make changes if they improve the experience. As a class, you've had many excellent ideas, and have an excess of talent - but your evaluation hinges on how well you come together as a group to implement an idea and make use of your talent.

Please continue to use the blog to keep everyone up to speed on what you're up to. If you weren't in class today, it's up to you to volunteer for one of the groups listed, and be in touch with me if necessary.

Also of note:

-Shona (SG07QF@student.ocad.ca) and David (DM07JJ@student.ocad.ca) are at your disposal to co-ordinate your efforts, please keep in contact with them.
-Diandra (DS07IB@student.ocad.ca) will be co-ordinating money. Please don't exceed your allocated budget, and keep all receipts. Everyone should bring $25 next week. Click here to download a complete class list.
-I have cleared my schedule and am at your disposal this Saturday, March 22 from 12-5. Please email me (jjackson@faculty.ocad.ca) if you'd like to meet for any reason - for advice, for help with something, to vent - anything. I'll also be responding to emails and checking the blog frequently. This is your project to take ownership of, but I want to be as helpful to you as possible.
-Next class will be on Monday, March 24 from 6:30-9:30 meeting in the Great Hall. I understand that you can't all be there, but at least one member from each Team should attend. This will be your last chance to meet with Tori and I before Wednesday.

That's all for now,

Jesse

Activate - More Floor Plans . . . where are we?

Can someone confirm the space we're using? In my opinion, the lobby-auditorium passageway provides the most flexibility.

Activate Logo

Click here to download a larger resolution file of this logo.

Activate (Project 3) - Documentation

Julian A.
Miriam
Kristen

Budget: $25. Don't spend more than this as a group, and keep all receipts.

Activate (Project 3) - Materials and Construction

Katie
Che
Gillian
Josh
Iliana
Phil
Lena

Budget: $75. Don't spend more than this as a group, and keep all receipts.

Activate (Project 3) - The Questions

Nolan
Andrea
Derek
Joanne


Budget: $50. Don't spend more than this as a group, and keep all receipts.

Activate (Project 3) - Promotions

Kaylyn
Julian S.
Gio
Jennie

Budget: $150. Don't spend more than this as a group, and keep all receipts.

Project Three - Questions

Hello! Please help by replying to this post (commenting) with 15 questions you think would be appropriate for our interaction project. You can be wacky, but also serious. Make sure you add some lighthearted questions! It's O-K if we have repeats.

THANK youuu!

Sample Documentation Video

An example of project documentation, from Susan Gorbet's class from last year. Personally, I think the video is too long.

-Jesse

Project 3 - Phil, Lena, Joanne, Kay

Material Team

The material team should:
• Make a list of possible materials / research possible materials
• Figure out what materials are needed
• Estimate the amount needed and the cost
• Choose materials and adjust to the cost limitations
• Get materials by March 23
• Bring materials to school by March 24

Project 2 - Proposal - Jennie W

The toy I designed is called DRINKO-PLINKO. It’s like the popular cultural phenomenon Plinko, but enhanced in every way. I got my original idea while watching the Price Is Right, and other various game shows. However, I knew this idea was just too simple, so I decided to expand and alter the rules in order to take the game to a whole new level. I was influenced by the research that was done in class beforehand. In class we had the "Bring a Toy" activity and with that we broke apart the different elements that make certain toys effective and fun. I kept these suggestions open when brainstorming ideas for my game. Whilst brainstorming I came up with numerous ideas, and realized that for our age group and this specific target audience, it is mostly interacting games that engage us; group activities or party games in particular.

When initially brainstorming ideas for this game, I had come up with many prior to deciding upon this. Originally, all my ideas seemed to be more along the lines of accessories or gadgets. Eventually I ruled all those out, and decided to go with DRINKO-PILINKO. At first I didn’t want to make this is a drinking game because you don’t necessarily need alcohol to have fun. But then I considered the age group, and the students we are marketing to, and decided that this game wouldn’t last very long sober. So if you want to meet some new people, have a few laughs and get your drink on, this is the game for you!

Construction:
I used styrofoam boards for the base and the siding to create the rectangular shaped game board. I then used thin strips of balsa wood to make the stoppers for each section. At the bottom of the board I aligned the thin wooden strips evenly spaced apart to create the different sectioned landing boxes. To create the maze for the ball to fall through I used wooden pegs. Evenly measuring and spacing the pegs took the longest, as it had to be equal in order for the ball to fall through correctly. Lastly, I used a ball made out of styrofoam so that it was light and safe.

How To Play:
DRINKO-PLINKO is the fastest and most exciting new way to socially drink! It’s as simple as finding some friends, buying some alcohol, and dropping the small styrofoam ball from the top of the board, and watching it fall to the bottom. Depending on what section the ball falls into, which tell you what you must drink. The sections are labeled as follows: 5, -2, 3, -4, 2, -5. As you may have noticed, some of the numbers are positive, and some are negative. If your ball lands in a positive number those are the amount of shots you can give away. You can even split them up between friends, or if you are feeling a little too sober, take them yourself. However, if your ball lands in a negative numbered section, those are the amount of shots you must take yourself. Just to make this game a little more thrilling I added in some sections partway down the game board. The numbers are quite extreme, -7, and -5. So if your ball doesn’t even make it down the board, and lands in either of these sections on the side, then you better be able to handle your liquor.



User testing:
As I was unable to test out my game in class due to various reasons, I tested it out on my roommates and friends from residence. The reviews were quite high, and overall it seemed to be a great ice breaker and way to socialize.

"DRINKO-PLINKO is awesome! I met so many cool people playing this game, and it wasnt about skill at all, only luck, so it was fair for everyone. I highly recommend this game to anyone who wants to have fun and drink socially."
-Alison (OCAD student)

"Wow, what an intense game! Everyone got so into it, we mixed some really good shots, played some loud party music, and played all night long. We were meant to go to a party, but we got so into DRINKO-PLINKO we didnt even go, we played here all night!"
-Eric (OCAD student)

Project 3 - Promotions

IF ANY GROUP NEEDS HELP WE ARE HERE FOR YOU! OR IF ANYONE HAS ANY SUGGESTIONS LET US KNOW!!

Project 3 - Miriam, Kristen, Jenny, Iliana

Specific documentation - storyoard:

We have booked 2 video cameras and 2 still cameras for Wednesday, March 26th under Miriam and Iliana. They will be available after 12:00pm.


Overall experience of interaction - storyboard: