Revolution50: The World Definition Project
This weekend was the cre824 24-hour interactive competition in Chattanooga. Jen Lee, Nick Skyles, Stephanie Aron and I represented Portfolio Center. Unfortunately, we didn't end up winning the trip to France, but it was a great experience and we got to meet some inspirational speakers. Check out the movie here (Flash 8 Required).
By hour 24, we were proudest of our idea and how it became realized within such a short time span. The theme of the competition was "The World in 50 Years: To Act or Not To Act". Whereas every other site approached this from a political or environmental standpoint (usually with a straightforward act / don't act dichotomy), we attempted to take it into a different direction.
You'll see this in the video, but the idea was called Revolution50: The World Definition Project. We wanted to take vague everyday words like love, death and beauty, and ask people worldwide to create concrete definitions of what these words meant to them. Definition was a loose term to include words, illustrations, video, audio - whatever best fit the individual's idea. Mapping these definitions out in a 3D environment created a visual world of diverse thinking. By exploring other people's thoughts, your own definitions of these words might evolve through contrast. So the "to act or not to act" was not a preachy message about recycling soda cans, but rather an experience that forces you to think. By continuing the project for 50 years and archiving the results, there would be an enormous knowledge base for several generations to discover.
Thanks to Shannon Bain, Dave Berzack, Sarah Barbato, Lisa Bowling, Marilyn Bowling, Nick Bullock, Mary Campbell, Chad Chappell, Tammer Farid, Jen Fenrich, Howard Hill, Sheree Hill, Julie Jawor, Charry Jeon, Bridget Jones, Melissa Jun, Matt McKenna, Jeff Ma, Leah Perry, Jason Puckett, Talia Salei, Rose Savage, Don Simpson, Ashley Sprowl, Manoj Swearington, Kate Weaver, Mom, Sarah and everyone else who gave us content for the definitions on such short notice. We couldn't have come close to developing our idea without you.
So sure, we were disappointed with the results, but everyone left Chattanooga with no regrets. It was cool to participate in the beginning stages of an international competition that continues to grow. We got a video out of it. It was awesome working with three incredibly talented individuals. I got to talk about tea with Kevin Rose and video games with Joshua Davis, whose ideas left me with newfound inspiration for the upcoming final portfolio. Thanks again to everyone for your help, and I hope you enjoy the movie.
Sunday, November 20 at 11:09 PM
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