BLOG HERE in response to the reading, "The Neighborhood Narratives Project: Dialogues with/in the Mediated City," by Hana Iverson & Rickie Sanders, from MediaCity: Situations, Practices, Encounters,
I found the whole idea of the "Neighborhood Narrative" very intersting. This idea has a potential to become really big in the future as internet acess on cell phones, pdas, and portable video game systems will become more and more common and far cheaper than it currently is. The other nice thing about this type of project is that it preserves the old memories of a neighborhood for newer generations. This would be great for young inquiring minds who don't have the luck of having great grand parents or grand parents to tell them how it was in "the good old days".
Time, place and space are are integral parts of life. Weather you are dealing with art, music or physics time, place, and space essentially encompass everything in the realm of understanding how things are related. The concept of the “Neighborhood Narrative” is no exception. Time, place, and space can be understood by analyzing deeper and deeper layers of what constitutes time , place, and space. Incorporating an open dialogue adds more interpretation and builds more layers. the whole idea is very interesting, and can be very engaging. I found the most interesting part of the video to be when the group of students had to find their way through a restaurant with directions in Spanish, and then fill out a job application that was entirely in Spanish. This was an interesting take on the “Neighborhood Narrative.”
These words are too big for me. The interesting part about this was the "merger of mixed reality and mobility" where they say real places merge with virtual worlds and create a new environment where physical and digital objects coexist in real time. Digital objects can be subject to easy manipulation whereas the physical takes a lot more effort and I need to look up the word 'ubiquitous' cause it is in here way too much. Real and metaphorical potentialities of mapping, walking, and wayfinding....wow! I guess when things go digital they are subject to the creator's method of expression and the users/viewers method of interpritation generating all sorts of reactions from participants which ignites my personal curiousity as to how people will react when we stop them from their daily routine of trucking through the subway stations with tunnel vision and caution as they make their way to their final destination. I dont think too many will be positive.
I really liked this idea, and am thouroghly upset that this type of thing hasn't been around while I was growing up. It seems to be like a digital haunting, the ghosts being the people of the past and their input on a specific location at a specific time. It is upsetting that linear time does not allow to go back and find out more about an areas history. This could end up being a new system of cataloging info in the future, which is very exciting.
I really admire what those have said before me here. While the concept of the "Neighborhood Narrative" still seems confusing and complex to me, it was interesting to find out and see what others have done. My only concern is that, with any new type of art or concept, the idea of a Neighborhood Narrative will probably take a long time to catch on. People are so ingrained in their own little worlds, especially when rushing to and from places, that they hardly make time to say hello never mind exploring the area around them that they take for granted. It's unfortunate, but with time I'm sure the concept could be picked up...after all, it's a great idea.
I would also just like to say that I really liked the idea brough up before me of a "digital haunting." It's an interesting take on the concept, for truthfully, our past, or even the past of a city or neighborhood, will always follow us and help construct our present or futures, whether we take the time to acknowledge it or not.
The idea of having a narrative story to a place you can visit is very interesting. Most narratives are fictional stories that you can only imagine but to actually visit the place gives it a deeper value to the person visiting it. I feel that this might have the possibility to catch on with the public.
By Salman Hamid
ReplyDeleteI found the whole idea of the "Neighborhood Narrative" very intersting. This idea has a potential to become really big in the future as internet acess on cell phones, pdas, and portable video game systems will become more and more common and far cheaper than it currently is. The other nice thing about this type of project is that it preserves the old memories of a neighborhood for newer generations. This would be great for young inquiring minds who don't have the luck of having great grand parents or grand parents to tell them how it was in "the good old days".
Time, place and space are are integral parts of life. Weather you are dealing with art, music or physics time, place, and space essentially encompass everything in the realm of understanding how things are related. The concept of the “Neighborhood Narrative” is no exception. Time, place, and space can be understood by analyzing deeper and deeper layers of what constitutes time , place, and space. Incorporating an open dialogue adds more interpretation and builds more layers. the whole idea is very interesting, and can be very engaging. I found the most interesting part of the video to be when the group of students had to find their way through a restaurant with directions in Spanish, and then fill out a job application that was entirely in Spanish. This was an interesting take on the “Neighborhood Narrative.”
ReplyDeleteThese words are too big for me. The interesting part about this was the "merger of mixed reality and mobility" where they say real places merge with virtual worlds and create a new environment where physical and digital objects coexist in real time. Digital objects can be subject to easy manipulation whereas the physical takes a lot more effort and I need to look up the word 'ubiquitous' cause it is in here way too much. Real and metaphorical potentialities of mapping, walking, and wayfinding....wow! I guess when things go digital they are subject to the creator's method of expression and the users/viewers method of interpritation generating all sorts of reactions from participants which ignites my personal curiousity as to how people will react when we stop them from their daily routine of trucking through the subway stations with tunnel vision and caution as they make their way to their final destination. I dont think too many will be positive.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this idea, and am thouroghly upset that this type of thing hasn't been around while I was growing up. It seems to be like a digital haunting, the ghosts being the people of the past and their input on a specific location at a specific time. It is upsetting that linear time does not allow to go back and find out more about an areas history. This could end up being a new system of cataloging info in the future, which is very exciting.
ReplyDeletePat White
I really admire what those have said before me here. While the concept of the "Neighborhood Narrative" still seems confusing and complex to me, it was interesting to find out and see what others have done. My only concern is that, with any new type of art or concept, the idea of a Neighborhood Narrative will probably take a long time to catch on. People are so ingrained in their own little worlds, especially when rushing to and from places, that they hardly make time to say hello never mind exploring the area around them that they take for granted. It's unfortunate, but with time I'm sure the concept could be picked up...after all, it's a great idea.
ReplyDeleteI would also just like to say that I really liked the idea brough up before me of a "digital haunting." It's an interesting take on the concept, for truthfully, our past, or even the past of a city or neighborhood, will always follow us and help construct our present or futures, whether we take the time to acknowledge it or not.
The idea of having a narrative story to a place you can visit is very interesting. Most narratives are fictional stories that you can only imagine but to actually visit the place gives it a deeper value to the person visiting it. I feel that this might have the possibility to catch on with the public.
ReplyDelete-Greg Fernandez