I chose this website because it is different from those I've seen in the past because it is not simply a portfolio for an artist it is actually an online installation. The internet being the medium in which the artist chose to deliver her project. The installation is an ever changing story created by images and influenced by the viewer. When you first enter the site there is a preliminary background that gives you an initial impression of what the site may be about. In the snow globe (which is where the images are changing) you can see a video clip playing. The instructions then ask you to enter your own story in the site. Based on the specifics that you supply the images in the snow globe are customized to you and pieced together to create some sort of story.
In addition to entering your story you can also manipulate the images by the adjustment panels on the snowblower that is moving across the scene. The background image also changes with the different stories and scenes. Something I really like about this is work is the incorporation of sound. The music really changes the way that the audience views the images and also contributes to the words of the story that are being displayed throughout the "movie." The interactivity helps this project create constantly changing scenarios which makes every visit to the page a different experience than the last.
Art works with various options, such as those within this installation, seem to be growing more and more popular among new media artists. The genre is constantly evolving but this seems to be a change that will remain prominent in the new media practice.
I like this website. I like how it is interactive compare with other websites. I run my own website and I am in the process of creating another one with my group. I believe websites these days are all about interactivity. I have found out that if it is not interactive users don’t stay that long to learn what else your site has to offer. There are too many sites now and to get yours to take off, you have to have something unique and interactivity is one aspect of it. Users these days want everything to be fast, they don’t want to waste time writing too much.
ReplyDeleteI agree. When I went to this site I had fun changing the different settings when you click on that robot thing to change the picture in the snow globe, but the whole type in your own story thing seemed silly to me. I didn't even bother with it I just kept wanting to see the different pictures and environments in the globe. So it's true that interactive sites now a days are more interesting but having too much can almost seem pointless.
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