Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Idea for First Project


I would like to have a giant text "Karen" that when you click it either changes colors or audio comes out that pronounces it in different ways. After twenty clicks of randomly picked changes to the text, the letter 'K' runs and jumps into a round pool of water and starts spinning as it is a whirlpool. Now as one clicks the letter, it does different strokes or activities in the water.

Then this html drops into the water after six more clicks http://centerforabetterlife.com/.

I think I can include some video. I don't know of what yet, but I'm looking forward to bringing this together. I've uploaded a slide from a slide show I made. My question about this project is, "How do we upload a power point slide show?"
I'm really excited about finding out what I can add to a webpage. Using the "add video" button, I've been trying to upload my videos to this post, but for some reason it's not working. That brings me to my next question, "How do we upload a video?"
Also I am wondering if we need for the project to include animation other than video or if video counts as animation.
Not knowing if I could or not, I would like to have different interior space floorplans with different representations of furniture that users could click and drag into various arangements. They could go to a room similar size and shape to one they are trying to design and use furniture similar size and shape to peices they have or might get. It would be nice if they could then change the color of the different objects, floors, walls, doors, and window treatments.
To this project page, I'd like the changing "Karen" ideas to be the home page. Then maybe there could be different pages, one where people could design different outfits in the same kind of way, and another where they could pick different foods to make meals.

3 comments:

Gwendolyn said...

It sounds like you have it pretty mapped out. I like that it's so visually oriented. Are you planning on incorporating much text either than "Karen"?

elizabethany said...

Wow, this sounds really extravagant. I think it sounds amazing! Only thing I wonder is if this idea would fit into another project description that we have to do only because it seems like a lot more work than what is asked of us for this one. BUT, I can't lie, it definitely sounds really cool, very visual, and will keep people interested with all the possibilities.. :)

Sandy Baldwin said...

Karen: An impressive plan for your project. Now, you know that there's no requirement for video and audio. You can simply do a static image with your name and images with it. I would suggest adding other text as well, to accompany your name and to make a more complex arrangement. Perhaps look up the etymology of "Karen and work that around your name? Look at http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Karen. I do think there should be more text. You want to strive for an interplay between words, and between words and images, and this is limiting if there's only one word. Now, you can load powerpoint presentations into google docs (http://docs.google.com/) and video into google video (http://video.google.com/). Both are free with your existing google account and are easy to use. Then post a link to your blog.