TED

After watching the TED presentation about how the computer scientist made a computer program that would scan blogs and would present random ways in which you can see quotes that show human emotions. You could see the quote in regards to where that quote came from, the weather at that place, etc. The quotes would stream out like an array of constellation points. I found this very interesting as it has a particular mapping or layout that was visually appealing too.

link to the TED website

More brainstorming for Project 2

I need to try and make a story between the Gummi Bear Gangstas and the Yakuza Chocolate Koalas. I could make Gumbo Bear the lead gangster for the Gummi Bear Gangstas. The setting can be in Candy City. I feel like the concept of this is somewhat like Grand Theft Auto with Candy Characters. I think it would be fun to have these two groups fighting over sugar which could be like a drug reference. I could also put as content on the interactive video with information on drugs with the industry, effects, and/or communities that have been affected by drugs.

Rough Draft of narrative:

Gumbo Bear was walking down Licorice Lane after making a hit with the Mexican Baby Lucas Gangsters for some sugar shrooms. As he was walking with his Gummi Bear girl Galinga back to his fellow Gummi Bear brother gangsters, he ran into some trouble. Gumbo Bear was suddenly attacked by the Yakuza Chocolate Koalas who had Pocky (chocolate biscuit) katanas. After a valiant struggle, his sugar shrooms and his girl – were gone.

It was time for war!

Gumbo Bear assembled his brothers for a strategic strike upon the Yakuza Chocolate Koala penthouse.

http://www.candywarehouse.com/babylucascandy.html

Article about Yakuza that can be some possible future content for this interactive animation

Candy links

Candy links for possible future reference.

Project 2 ideas

After my presentation on my blog during the last class I think that I want to stick with my Gumbo Bear Gangsta identity and voice. Now I need to try and make an interactive narrative. I could possibly make an animation with the Gummi Bears. Perhaps I can make up a story of some Gummi Bear Gangstas at war with some other candy group such as the Yakuza Chocolate Koalas.

Maybe it would be kind of interesting to do some stop motion animation with Gummi Bears and the rival candy group but in certain parts of the story you could have some drawings like of Gumbo Bear Gangsta vs. the Chocolate Koalas in some dramatic still images. Maybe I could make the Yakuza Koalas wield some Pocky katanas. (swords) Pocky is a Japanese biscuit stick covered with chocolate or other flavorings like strawberry, vanilla, etc.

Maybe for the content – I could have some information about the Japanese Pocky and Gummi Bear candy on how it is made, where they originate, the history of it, flavors, cultural fads, etc. I could also possibly find some content related to gangs in Japan and America. Maybe I could put information about the NRA, some communities affected by gangs, and the hip-hop culture and how it is related to gangs, etc.

For the sound – I think it might be interesting to put in some hip hop clips mixed with some Japanese hip hop or something. Maybe I could put in some Japanese music into it. I’m thinking of possibly using Garage Band to maybe even record some dialogue. I’ve used it before and maybe I could put it into my animation.

I’m trying to figure out what kind of software I want to use – I could use Comic Life if I want to add some dialogue from the Gummi Bear and Chocolate Koala characters without sound. I could use Flash to make an animation or maybe I could use Final Cut Pro and make an animation from a lot of still images.

Japanese Candy types

brand identity

I’ve been thinking of having an identity related to candy. I worked on a flash project in my first year seminar class and my friend and I created Gummy Bear Gangsters. I think I want to use the Gummy Bear Gangsters as my main icon or visual image for my site. I find However, I think I should try and find some content related to candy and put it onto my blog for now. I also like the concept of making this site somewhat amusing because the design has something bright and cute with candy mixed with something kind of violent in today’s culture. I was thinking of using Photoshop with my small wacom tablet to make some of the funny images.