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Sarah Anderson Capstone Project

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For my Capstone Project, I would like to discuss online piracy of content such as movies, music, and software. Online piracy is the illegal copying of licensed and copyrighted materials from the internet. As the internet becomes more popular and used by the general public, there are more opportunities for people to pirate copyrighted content. About one-fifth of Internet users regularly access sites that offer copyright infringing music. In addition, nearly 70% of people who use the internet find nothing wrong with online piracy However, illegal downloads and piracy takes the profit away from those who have worked hard to create the content and decreases its overall value. The economic impact of global piracy costs $25 billion to U.S. firms in lost sales. I would like to raise awareness of online piracy and show how it is severely and negatively impacting the economy.

For my media objects, I will be using a remixed video and an animation. They will contain information about pirating as well as provide a call to action for the audience. The animation will focus on statistics and facts about the prevalence of piracy while the remixed video will be focused on the economic impacts to different industries. The website will have a home page discussing the topic, a second page containing the animation with links to websites and sources with more information about the statistics, and a third page containing the remixed video with links to websites and sources with more information about the economic impacts.

Capstone Project — Paternity Leave

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For the longest time, I have been dismayed at the state of our maternity care, in particular, maternity leave in the United States. Along with Papua New Guinea and Suriname, the United States is the only industrialized country without mandated maternity leave, let alone paternity leave. There has been much focus on this issue from a variety of perspectives, and so, I believe that I will learn much more if I research and discuss the less known, but arguably more dismal condition of paternity leave in our country. My Capstone project will aim to gather, synthesize, and articulate the most recent information concerning paternity leave in the United States and abroad, in order to create awareness.

I will be creating an infographic file with a combination of statistics and vectors that bring up the issues surrounding paternity leave. This artifact will be further enhanced by a sound remix file that focuses on other countries’ solutions and results to the problem, highlighting key areas like Sweden. These two files will be encased within a website that provides a basic background concerning how increased paternity leave will ultimately help elevate maternity leave, as well as the health and well-being of the American family. There will also be links to recent research findings and statistics reflecting the impact of such regulations. A full works cited page will be included as well, along with materials for further reading and thought.

Video Game Diversity Infographic – Draft 3

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4pFa15-NK0
This is a 3rd draft of the an infographic I am creating in DTC 201. I chose the topic of video game diversity and I will continue to expand upon the project in the coming weeks.