Top Experience Prize- Magic Sustenance

The experience everyone liked the most was the magic sustenance, where people could plant seeds into a huge patch of soil and fruits and vegetables would come up to the surface immediately.

 

Reasons for liking the magic sustenance:

-         Free Fruit

-         The idea of getting something from nothing was interesting to the audience.

-         Also, the fact that the coming up of the fruit and vegetables was so unexpected made it exciting and fun.

 

Improvements that could be made to it:

-         The experience could be more clear in terms of what it was about.

-         It would be better if there were less root vegetables and more fruits.

-         The experience could have had a better Extension; there was a place where people could eat the fruit but it was very messy and hidden. Maybe the eating area could have been a bit larger and less messier perhaps.

Staredown Website Archive

Hey Class,

The following is a link to a zipped archive file of the Staredown website. In order to view it, extract the files using any unzipping program (MacOS users can use Stuffit Expander which is free and can be downloaded here) and open the "index.html" file in any internet browser.

http://www.dare2stare.com/staredown_web_archive.zip

Have a great summer everyone!

Brad

PS. If you wish to have a copy of this archive, make sure you download it before 1 year from now as the domain will be deleted.

Pictures and Videos at other Activities

- Alan, Joe and Cole -

Pollock Painting




Crikey






Alice in Wonderland:






StareDown








Happy Box



We Art Toronto






















What the Juke?

Exercise ten - Katie Goulet

I didn't really get a chance to look around so here are my observations for our project:

Attraction:

See: 2 chairs set up, crowd of people, sign up table

Hear: host and recruiter

Touch: game cards when you arrive, cookies if you win

Emotional state: curious, excited

Entry:

See: score cards on table

Hear: recruiter for games

Touch: name on cards

Emotional state: excitement

Engagement:

See: a person across from you, busling crowd around you, 

Hear: crowd commenting, camera people commenting, announcer counting down

Touch: clasped hands in anticipation

Emotional State: nervous, excited

Exit:

See: the broadcast of the stares in the other hall

Hear: unchanged, still the crowd and announcer, recruiter

Taste: cookies and candy if you win

Emotional State: happy, relieved if you win, bummed if you didn't

Extension:

receive email about participating

visit site, look at documentation

Ethnographic observations:

the game worked well and the cameras projected successfully

our  location was a little obstructed by the posts

people who are waiting to play become a little jumbled and impatient

those playing are really intense!

there is a lot of interest in what is going on

people attempt to distract the players

there is a table where people sign up, with cards and markers, as well as the prizes

Excercise 10-Cathy Lai

Exercise 10 - Joshua Frechette

Sorry, but my computer at home couldn't download the pages as a template, so....
Attraction Stage

• See;Banner, Scoreboard, Chairs, Cameras
• Hear; Host speaking
• Touch;gamer cards that are passed out in the lobby
  
• Emotional state;Intrigue, nostalgia,curiosity

Entry stage

• See;Gamer cards
• Hear; The host explaining the rules
  
• Touch;Filling out gamer cards
• Emotional state;Nervousness

Engagement stage

• See; Staring, crowd looking on,
  
• Hear;camerapeople counting down, crowd cheering on
  
• Emotional State;Competitiveness, Focus
  

Exit stage

• Stares being projected on wall
• Taste;Cookies
• Emotional state;Accomplishment or Failure

Extension stage

• See;Website, including gamer cards and documentation
  
• Emotional state;Amusement

Ethnographic field observations.

• Participants were mostly students from a variety of years, however several participants were from an older demographic
• The "Staredown" banner is partly obstructed by two pillars
• There is a table with Sharpie pens,paper cards and cookies
• There are two chairs and two camera facing each other, behind the table
• The game's rules and game cards are explained by the host
• After filling the cards with name and email info, participants await their turn
  
• Each match lasts three rounds (best 2 out of 3)
• The winner has their win marked on their card and posted on the scoreboard
• The participants are told they can return as often as they want and play again
• The winner gets a cookie
• they are also told that their stares are being projected on the walls in the hallway
  

Budget & Return of Funds

Hey Class,

I will be returning the remaining balance of funds to everyone tomorrow and reimbursing those who made purchases for the event. Unfortunately, if you have not provided me with a receipt or at least informed me of the amount you purchased an item for, you will not be receiving a reimbursement for your purchase. We collected $380 for and spent $153.43 on this project, therefore each person will be receiving a minimum of $11.92 back depending on whether you made any purchases.

To view a PDF of the project budget click the link below. The password to access the file is "staredown".

http://files.me.com/bradleycrystal/lwpsdp

See you all in the morning,
Brad

Exercise 10 - Stephen James Legomski

Exercise 10 - Lindsay

Excercise Ten- Nicole

Event PHOTOS

Photos can be viewed at this link. Sorry about the delay. I had some computer issues.

http://gallery.me.com/bradleycrystal#100095

Exercise 10 - Bradley Crystal