Neave Interactive Imagination http neave comimagination 1 Imagination

Neave Interactive - Imagination http: //neave. com/imagination/ 1

Imagination Description o Interactive Features o Critical Interpretation o Pedagogical Implications o 2

Description Paul Neave: interaction designer, creative developer, user interface designer and digital artist o Time & Navigation: self-paced, at own interest, easy to use o No text; create own image o Need shockwave flash plug in o User/viewer=impact o 3

Interactive Features o o o Use mouse or touchpad to begin making a line Different colors appear; creates static Stop moving - line and color disappear Start again after every pause/stop Always different – color and line 4

Critical Interpretation o o o Purpose: explore one’s own imagination by providing only two design elements- line and color - to see how far it can go Connection: imagination is limitless in possibilities one can have, as shown in this interactive piece; there is no “end” to it Each individual will have own personal connection with the piece based on our imagination, whether its user or viewer - kid (8 -10) at Starbucks 5

Pedagogical Implications Appropriate for a wider range of students- late elementary to possibly high school o This piece lets the user be in complete control of the interaction o Will help students grasp that there are infinite possibilities of what your mind can imagine and accomplish when given a certain set of tools o 6

Now you try it. . . 7

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