1. Introduction
This week I wrote a narrative for the collaborative project. In the class, we engaged in different gamified activities with our classmates. These activities helped in bringing our classmates together to solve challenges as a team. Later in the week we had our second social meet and greet.
2.Collaborative Project : Forming a Team and Narrative Design
This week we had the social meetup again and as I knew that my project is about an immersive VR experience I went to the VR course leader and shared the narrative I wrote with her. She then introduced me to a VR students who could be interested. Two of my classmates, Donatella and Caroline were also interested in the project. Along with them and two students from VR, Neeti and Ria, we formed a team.
Team Members
- Donatella Mikulasch (MA 3D Computer Animation)
- Shizra Manzar (MA 3D Computer Animation)
- Caroline James (MA 3D Computer Animation)
- Neeti Kumar (MA Virtual Reality)
- Ria (MA Virtual Reality)
Collaborative Project Idea: Narrative Design
In the aftermath of the climatic apocalypse, humanity faced a daunting reality: the planet they called home was no longer habitable. Forced to abandon their once thriving world, they embarked on a journey into the unknown depths of space, seeking a new home.
Now, centuries have passed since that fateful exodus, and it is the year 3023 A.D. Earth, left barren and lifeless, has begun to show signs of rejuvenation. The air, once thick with pollution and toxic gasses, is now becoming clean and crisp. The oceans, once choked with plastic and waste, are now teeming with new forms of aquatic life.
As humanity looks back upon their former world, they see a planet that has evolved in ways they never could have imagined. Strange and wondrous creatures roam the landscape, each one adapted to the harsh and unpredictable environment.
Despite the hardships of their past, the people of the new colony feel a sense of wonder and excitement as they witness the rebirth of a world that was once left for dead. It is a reminder that even in the face of insurmountable challenges, life always finds a way to prevail.
Moodboards
I have made the moodboards for the character look, feel and colors. This will help to communicate my idea and theme with my team mates.
3. Exquisite Corpse
In the class, we studied how exquisite corpse helps us to understand decentralization. We did the collaborative drawing activity where we have to divide the paper sheet into three parts. The first person draws the head on one part of the paper and then folds the sheet leaving a trace on second part of the sheet so that other person can continue drawing torso from there. The second person works on the torso folds the sheet and pass it on to the third guy who will finish by making legs and feet.
Topic: Animal
The first topic we received for the collaborative drawing was “Animal”. Everyone used their unique ideas to draw the figurative concepts and the end results were excellent.
Topic: Speculative
The second topic of the collaborative drawing was “Speculative”. This time the topic was broad and abstract. A this topic was abstract we had a huge room to explore and experiment.
4.Game: Hello Pumpkin
After the exquisite corpse game, we were formed in the group of three to make a game. With the help of my team-mates Donatella and Jonathan, I come with the idea of the game, “Hello Pumpkin”.
Game Rules
- Make your video with pumpkin filter on Instagram.
- Say pumpkin at the end of every sentence
- Send the video to someone on your Instagram.
Results
5.Collaboration as Decentralized Labor
The tasks we did this week helped us to analyse the collaboration and how if different people work together as a team the results can be more efficient and unique.
In Decentralization of labor, tasks are divided among people according to their abilities and skillsets.