Project 4 Ideas

For my fourth project I want to do something with the idea of lists and quantities trivializing our lives. I want to go around to several people in my dorm and have them list things that they own (Maybe the contents of their desk or their bookbag) then take a few pictures, one of themselves, and several of the things. Then I'm going to link it all together to where when you click on the description of the person, all that comes up is a list of meaningless items that they own. I might also fashion a story around the characters, I'm also contemplating having each person write a short personal description to go along with their list, but somehow skewing it in some way on the final project.

I also want to do something along the lines of mashing the personal description and list together in order to make a "personal" description of the person in the story. After class today I'm pretty sure I want to write a story, some kind of mystery (I like mysteries) involving Stalnaker Hall, since all the people will be coming from there. The story might deal with a renegade janitor planning to overthrow the honors office, and then some kind of conspiracy involving Mike Garrision, John Kerry, and zombies, because I think there should be something funny in there, while also using politically charged topics from around WVU to make it scandalous. Right now there are just some free floating ideas bouncing around in my head, but I have a basis of ideas right now.

Also I think I might do a narrative from different points of view. Something like that. Lots of ideas to sort through.