Emerging Technologies: Project Plan (Day 5)

Project Plan: Option B

Option B:

"Process - students create a 'my maps' in google maps, and place interactive 'pushpins' on that map showing key waypoints. These pushpins can then be annotated with HTML to show details of those places. The annotations can include youtube videoclips, online photos or diagram, text and other digital media elements deemed relevant by the student. The aim is to create a map-based interactive documentary or narrative in which the map of an area, by virtue of having been annotated with HTML elements in turn becomes the basis for a future locative media project. The map should cover an area which can be reasonably covered on foot within the space of two hours, for example four or five city blocks, and offer the viewer/user a clear insight into the ideas/stories and unique personal view of the locative media maker. The viewer of the map should be able to take the interactive map with them into the street, using a tablet or smart phone and using it, clearly identify key landmarks and waypoints, and be able to use the pushpins provided on that map to better understand the locale." 

DeVry University Emerging Technologies: Course Project with Professor David Cox

I will take it upon myself to go around my area to do this project. I live in one of the oldest towns in Alabama and this country. With significance, the town I live in is the birthplace of Helen Keller; and what "unique personal view" can I give from some other place, this is why I found that the place I was born in would be an adequate and well deserved location for this course project.

From there, I've went through a few historic places and taken pictures. I would have used my professional camera; but unfortunately, I have misplaced it. So, I will use Photoshop (free version) to enhance the pictures the way I see fit. In doing so, I will do research on these places and attempt to make a concise as well as a riveting brief description for viewers to understand the background history of the landmark or historic building.

From the next weeks, I will also make this course project on Google Maps to express a personal touch of my own as much as I can that would not hinder on reading comfortable via viewing through a iPad or iPhone. While I like to add as much as I can in this project, it may start to become cluttered as I have noticed that Google Maps is a bit constrictive on its viewing descriptions of a marked place. Overall in the end, I will attempt to go through a diligent method of acquiring a clean and productive means to share information on a walk through the place I was born in.

Timeline

Week 2 - Main landmarks and historic buildings depicted for project; Pictures taken; Start marking places on Google Maps

Week 3 - Continue on marking places on Google Maps; Add descriptions after researching

Week 4 - Finish main landmarks and historic buildings descriptions on Google Maps; Personalize Google Maps

Week 5 - Search for points of interest to add to Google Maps; Take Pictures of them; Start adding them to Google Maps

Week 6 - Continue marking new places on Google Maps; Add descriptions after researching

Week 7 - Finish points of interest descriptions; Personalize newly added descriptions to mimic the rest of the descriptions

Week 8 - Finalize on Entire Project for submission

  Blogging will be up 3 days of a week to keep the public up-to-date on my project.

Materials Needed/Tasks

• Personal iPhone (Pictures)
• Adobe Photoshop CS2
• Depict Landmarks, Historic Buildings, Points of Interest, and etc in a 2-3 mile walk 
• Research Landmarks, Historic Buildings, Points of Interest, and etc
• Project Plan
• Customize my Google Map of Tuscumbia, AL
• Finalize Google Map for Tuscumbia, AL

Cody Bennett     9/14/2013