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Cody Tucker’s Capstone Project

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Unless you live in a fairly large metropolitan area, it’s extremely rare to see an arcade near your location, let alone knowing of someone who frequents one often. Arcades are a dying breed in the US in favor for more accessible technology such as smartphones that can essentially store an arcade’s worth of games in your pocket. However, arcades still are a popular phenomena in other parts of the world such as Japan. The close-quarters living lifestyle in metropolitan Japan attracts more people to go out to play video games outside of their usual quiet and communal living spaces.

My capstone project will be on comparing how arcades fair in the US compared to Japan over the course of time, and why arcades have become severely less popular in the states in comparison over the past decade. The first media object I’ll use to easily share this comparison is an info-graphic easily highlighting differences over time between the two countries. This info graphic will include information from when arcades were first introduced, where they were the most popular, which kind of games were played in which countries, and how all of those change throughout the next few decades. The second media object will be a remix of videos to share visually the success of arcades in both countries as well as the different atmospheres they each create. I will be narrating over the video as a supplement to differentiate the arcade cultural of from each country.

 

Plurality: When hearing voices in your head DOESN’T make you crazy

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For my capstone project, I’ll be discussing the recent, little known phenomenon of plurality: a movement embracing and supporting those who “hear voices in their head” not as “crazy,” but as an alternate life situation just like gender or sexuality. Plurality argues that those “voices” are not by their nature inherently dangerous, that they may actually be benevolent, and that it may even be argued that they are people with rights of their own. Many plurals report that their “voices” serve as an ever-present support network and have improved their lives. While there are situations (such as schizophrenia) when medication is necessary, other time attempts at suppression or reintegration can be seriously damaging to the person as the “voices” attempt to fight for survival or the person feels guilt at being forced by therapists to effectively murder their friends. Many plurals are afraid to tell others about their plurality for fear of being called a liar, freak, or crazy, and others cannot get the psychological treatment they need as their therapists ignore all other conditions and attempt to go after the plurality.

For my two media objects, one will be an infographic discussing facts and statistics surrounding plurality, the other will be an animated video explaining terminology and situations surrounding plurality. The infographic will be focused the more factual side of the issue, while the video will emphasize the emotional side, as well as encouraging understanding of plurals, their “headmates”, and their situations.

Bike Safety…Word!

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I have chosen to address bicycle safety for this semester’s capstone project. I plan to create an infograph detailing the more salient statistical information regarding bicycle fatalities and the simple but effective ways to prevent them. Using simple visual aids, I will discuss some of the key information regarding bike accidents in America through the recent years, and things we all can do to keep safer. Along with this graphic, I will create a remixed video touching on the benefits of biking as well as the most important aspects of bike safety—how they are accessible and crucial to all riders.

Bicycling has long been a popular means of transportation, recreation, and exercise; its popularity is consistently growing. Recently, Portland has joined many other cities across America, and the world, in introducing bike-share programs to reduce the number of cars on the road and to give people who enjoy biking a convenient and inexpensive way to do so. Bike share programs are great: they increase the proportion of cyclists to cars in dense, urban areas, as well as foster interest in cycling more generally. But that introduces a paradox.

The more enthusiasm people experience about cycling, the more bikes there tend to be on the road—especially in the city. That means more cyclists sharing the road with cars in heavily populated areas during all hours of the day and night, which can lead to an increase in motorist-versus-cyclist accidents.

Each year, hundreds of bikers are killed in collisions involving automobiles, mostly on urban roads. But there are steps we can take which drastically reduce the chances of a fatal crash. Simply wearing a helmet is the single most protective measure. The overwhelming majority of deaths occur when cyclists do not wear them. Many of these deaths are adults, who often feel that, because they are not children, they need not wear protective gear. Bike lighting is another important thing to consider; a majority of fatalities occur in the evening and night. And just being aware of one’s surroundings is crucial. While it may sound like common sense to warn against distracted riding, the fact that so many bikers are killed in urban areas attests to the need to be aware at all times. Cities are busy places, and bikers need to be just as vigilant as drivers, if not more so.

Bike safety is not a particularly popular area of discussion, though biking itself is on the rise. Because of this, more and more accidents are going to happen. But they are preventable accidents, so long as we are educated in bike safety.

 

Ryanne Pitts’ Proposal

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It seems that our country is continually facing the issues and termoil between races. Among most recent events involving police brutality, our countries historical civil rights movements, and hundred of years of slavery, the feud between blacks and whites is by far the most prominent of problems. Where does all this hatred come from? We surely are not born with this perceptions and biases. They are formed by the ones who raise us, our peers, society, and the constant images and messages we are fed that fuel the rise of inequality. The recent BlackLivesMatter movement demonstrates how a group of people must stand up to the tensions and injustice in order to see change, especially in a country that is predominantly white. This movement is not to say that other lives do not matter, for America has shown which lives matter most. It is simply to make note that African American lives matter as well, and history shows that this has not been exhibited in our society. As a white woman myself, who is a mother of two bi-racial young boys, I have seen how treatment differs between the two races. I hope that my project will showcase a solution geared towards unity, compassion, and a future that embraces ethnicity, rather than it determine your position in society.

I plan to create an infographic, along with a remix that will encompass the current statistics of violence and inequalities among blacks and whites, and possible solutions. Positive imagery is very powerful, and negative ones are not always the best way to approach such a sensitive subject. However, it cannot go unnoticed.
I hope the information I present will resonate with our class.

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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Darker decented people tend to get marginalized as causing the most danger or harm. <a href=”https://t.co/xtgBebyvtO”>https://t.co/xtgBebyvtO</a> via <a href=”https://twitter.com/Stanford”>@Stanford</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/racialprofiling?src=hash”>#racialprofiling</a></p>&mdash; Lylliana.Gurrola (@LilyG_23) <a href=”https://twitter.com/LilyG_23/status/794309370087555072″>November 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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