Today I chose to be a part of the collaborative art project and I'm working with Becca. I'm really excited because I feel like we will work well together and because we have art as our main theme and there's so many different ways for us to do this project. We began the day finishing up our mini projects from yesterday and then presented them. Ethan and I were able to come up with a Fortune Plinko that tells your fortune depending on where the chip lands. After as a collective group we came up with ideas for the installations. We focused on different categories such as art, music, senses, sports etc. Once we went down the list and talked about the many ideas we had generated, we broke off into pairs to come up with more ideas and draw sketches. As a group we all came together to talk about the new generated ideas and chose the project that we would like to work on. I'm really looking forward to getting to work on the collaborative art installation.

Today, we split up into our groups and began brainstorming.  Our topic is all about timing.  What we make will help people catch the bus.  The things we create will allow people to wander away from the bus stop, but still be alerted when the bus is close.  We are still in the early brainstorming phase, but we have come up with a few ideas.  We have talked about an app that will tell the people waiting if they have time to run an errand.  It would also alert you when the bus is a certain distance away, so you could wait someplace else without worrying about missing the bus.  Also, we were thinking of adding flashing lights and vibrating seats to the stations.  This would tell the people waiting that the bus is only a few seconds away.  The vibrating seats would also wake up anybody who is sleeping.  This will allow the bus to not have to wait as long because everybody will be ready to get on the bus when it comes.  It also will also clear up a lot of the clutter at the bus stop.  It will help cut down on the amount of people standing at the bus stop.

The first picture is of a fountain that is located in Chicago. Peoples faces are projected on the screen and there a hole in the middle that allows the water to flow through resulting in in looking like the person on the screen is spitting out water. This is a very clever idea because it uses both water, but also the projection of people at the site. Its a funny concept that easily captures peoples attention that are around. The second picture is an image of a shark that was placed on the floor of an elevator. This piece is really interesting because it elicits an initial reaction of fear, but also causes interest to figure out what the purpose of it is. The third piece is a really creative piece that uses old ad sign. When stood behind the "ad" it makes it look like a working x-ray machine.This one is very different from the other two because it is the most interactive of the three allowing people walking by easy access to it. I think that in order to have a good interactive art piece you need to have something that makes people feel somethine intially and also confuses them a bit so that they want to figure out how it works.

The first piece is at the Cleveland Museum of Art.  I think this is a very fun and appealing way to teach people about other cultures.  In the picture, the girl is mimicking a statue that, most likely, played a major role in history.  I think that this art piece was a great way to attract people to the exhibit. It also made learning fun for the people involved.

The second image is not as meaningful as the first, but it is still very interesting.  This is more of a silly interaction.  Nothing is being learned; no information is being passed along.  This is why it is not as meaningful.  This exhibit is more for comedy and fun photo op appeal.

The third art pierce is the least thought provoking exhibit.  It is basicly just a playground that can comfortably fit adults.  The person experiencing the art is just supposed to have fun.  I do not think that there is any deeper meaning to this peace.