Life Changing Experience

Life Changing Experience

This project is about the life changing experience of the Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns. It will be an interactive documentary that will contain interviews with four people. It will document how their lives and routines were changed over the previous two years.

  • Pamela Carragher

Link to project site

https://www.canva.com/design/DAE7DH1nhW4/BSlK459aEgSAkcRRvFxO_A/view?website#4

 

Witches Hut

Witches Hut

This project is an immersive experience for the user. It is essentially an interactive witch’s hut. Users can walk around our exhibit tinkering with different objects that allow them to help the Grandmother Witch and her bubbly young granddaughter practice their potion making. Users take potions and scan them into the reader to build their potions according to the challenges given by the characters, they must succeed before moving on to the next challenge. At the end, users are given a “Witches Apprentice” certificate if they succeed in all challenges.  It will keep a consistent and unique aesthetic that compliments the corresponding interactivity. 

Link to project site

https://witcheshutdotcom.wordpress.com/

Trá

Trá

Our project is based on the theme of Childhood Rituals on the beach. Our aim is to transport people back to how they were as children, and to make them feel nostalgic and to have fun. The interactive sand installation will be a box of sand where people move the sand around with their hands, and then different sounds will come through the headphones as the hands move.  The interactive water installation will be a moving image of a magical interpretation of the sea, which will be projected onto the wall. Whenever people move in front of it, the camera will pick up the movement and the image will move around. This captures the way in which most children play with water at the beach. There will also be a beachy musical ambiance played in the exhibition room. It will capture the sounds and feelings of the beach and will be relaxing and soothing for the people to hear. There is also a video that will be projected onto one of the walls. This is a video of a view of the sea, and it will have beach chairs in front of it so that people can sit there and relax.

Link to project site

https://tra-childhood-rituals.neocities.org/

 

The Empire of Fallere

The Empire of Fallere

‘The Empire of Fallere’ is an interactive audiovisual novel set in a dystopian fantasy world where humans and monsters battle for survival. In this world, the desert covers most of the planet, leaving the remaining civilizations to create their own oasis as shelters and protection, while the monsters are ravaged by sand storms and hunger. The story follows the footsteps of Nika and Youri, an orphan and her adoptive brother, through their lives within the walls of Fallere and its ritual of human sacrifice for the sake of salvation, or so it seems. This project is a test of how far the team can elevate a written narrative through mixed media, with the website being our main base of choice. By simply scrolling down through engaging visuals, animations, and sounds, users will be able to explore layers of the story and a sinister secret that is slowly unfolding.

Link to project site

Currently in development.

 

The McKenna Clan

The McKenna Clan

Our project is to create an AR visual & audio interactive story. The idea of the story is based on our topic “Rituals” and there are two sides to the meaning. It can be a positive or negative way to present it. We have decided to choose sacrifice for our story theme. The story is about an Irish family that lived along the coast of Ireland. The character Finn has a range of elemental powers and saves his family lives from a tsunami. In the end, Finn gives up his own life to save his family life, but themes of love, bonding, and family can also be seen through the story through the family spending time together before a tsunami threatens to tear the family apart. The ending, while a bit on the darker side as Finn turns into a wall giving up his life, shows the sacrifice Finn was willing to make to save the people he loves most.  

Link to project site

Currently in development.

 

FRIENT

FRIENT

FRIENT is a project that aims to improve the landlord/tenant relationship using best interactive Video principles and UX design. Our website will feature interactive videos that reflect common renting issues, communication and conflict resolution tips. It will have a page providing the laws around renting in simplified terms. Alongside that we will also have a social media campaign where we will share educational content and highlight important information. Our interface and branding is designed to stand out from the other tenant information websites that are currently available

Link to project site

https://frient.neocities.org/FRIENT/index.html

 

Secrets of the Shining Fox

Secrets of the Shining Fox

Our project is an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) game designed to encourage and promote safe online communication among young adults. This project illustrates the possible consequences of a superficial attitude towards online safety. For example, communicating with strangers and trusting them with sensitive information without prior knowledge of their real identity or motives.  

The fictional ARG story of the Secrets of the Shining Fox was designed to demonstrate the risks of communicating online through the eyes of its main character Inari. It is within the ARG that the audience/player follow Inari’s progress and experiences.  

This project utilises a selection of online platforms: YouTube, Twitter, websites, dropbox and google drive. 

Link to project site

Currently in development.

 

Painted Roses

Painted Roses

The Project Painted Roses is a 360 comic based on Yonoma (four paneled Japanese comics) in order to present a story that can be read in any order with the goal of creating a new way to present comic strips for a digital age. The project focuses on designing a comic that can be presented on websites such as Facebook or Youtube and that are compact enough to get a story across clearly and concisely The Project is designed to fit readers with a busy lifestyle. The story is of a father and son relationship inspired by Alice in Wonderland.

  • Charmaine Donnelly

Link to project site

https://www.facebook.com/Painted-Roses-108838781814701/

 

Buscálaí

Buscálaí

The project Buscálaí uncovers the untold stories of Grafton Street Buskers through a variety of interactive media including podcasts, a website, social media and a digital/physical magazine. The project incorporates the history of busking on grafton street with stories from current buskers and the importance of celebrating the long-practiced artform. 

Link to project site

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Spotlight

Spotlight

Spotlight is a project that provides educational content around the theme of content creation. We want to simplify the process of becoming a content creator to aspiring individuals looking to get started. Our website features informational motion graphic videos that educate viewers on becoming better content creators. The website will also have interviews with established content creators from different platforms.

Spotlight also has a strong social media presence where we share updates and encourage creation of content with frequent posts. We want to improve and promote content creation within Ireland, and we believe that content creation should be easily accessible and understandable to anyone looking to get started!

Link to project site

spotlightireland.squarespace.com

 

 

RedEye Designs

RedEye Designs

RedEye Designs is a project which wants to explore storytelling through the means of new technology such as Virtual Reality. RedEye Designs have recreated the story of Fionn MacChuill and his fight against The Dragon.

The established story is that Fionn MacChuill travels 3 days and 3 nights to the Hill of Tara, where he confronts the High King wanting to become the leader of the Fianna. However, Fionn must first kill the dragon that rules over the land. After sucking his thumb, Fionn knows to use the spike of the spear to stay awake as the Dragon sings his lullaby and puts the village to sleep. Once the Dragon is slayed by Fionn, he is rewarded the throne and leads the Fianna into battles for many years.

A website will be included in the production as a host area for the VR video, Character Bibliography, Group information and Research.

Link to project site

https://kellymb-22.neocities.org/REDEYE%20DESIGNS/VR_Novel.html

 

 

EXPRESS YOURSELF

EXPRESS YOURSELF

This project investigates how fashion is used as a form of self expression within students. The concept is based around a workshop designed for creative students. The project will revolve around the themes of fashion and self-expression and how the two themes can integrate within each other. We will run a workshop in which it will allow the participants to design and create their own unique tote bags which allows them to express what they like, their hobbies, styles and fashion sense. The workshop will work by allowing the participants to design their own tote bags using Adobe Illustrator which will then be printed onto a physical tote bag using screen print.

 

The Newgrange Experience

The Newgrange Experience

The project is a web based interactive tour of Newgrange that teaches the viewer about the history of Newgrange, housed on a private viewing website that will be coded from scratch.  Upon opening the webpage, a large image of the Newgrange site will be displayed on the screen. When a point of interest is clicked, image and audio narration will be played, both explaining historical information about the subject. The main informational focus is excavations, the mound itself, and what the solstice looks like.

 

 

Link to project site

Currently in development.