after talking with Jason and Andres about my raw thesis idea they gave me wonderful feedback. but its all scattered in my notebook, so I’m just going to organize the questions and notes here.

!! Why are you doing this? !!
What is it about these other things, to be involved in or desire another person’s culture? dissatisfaction? will it add to us?

WHAT/WHY/HOW - Am I doing?

break it down like that, the most clear way to see the clear goals of the project.

What questions are you asking?  What questions do you answer?

What do you want to get out of the project. Does the project terminate? or evolve once the data is collected?

How does the exhibition live? outline, interactive, art space, collection?

Is there a selection process for the subjects? If so, how will people find out about the project? networking, friends, publication, advertisement.

Models, sketches + how will it manifest in the show / ENDING?

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How does interactive media play into this, what role does interactive media play in making this possible now?

the role in documentation? facilitation? implied? explicit? or hidden?

internet has bridged space and time

interpersonal relationships rely on space and time, internet making them easier to occur

video/audio lot more context than email

letter > has pen, ink, paper, handwriting, smell, envelope showing travel wear, stamp..etc

where is the richness coming from? high context data

voice, style, haircut, tone, pitch, glasses, time, place, location, wallpaper, weather… are these things important in knowing?

high context factualization or exchange > as much data as possible. as the person lots of clues to form a complete picture. Knowing everything. How does IM inform w/ all of this.

WITHOUT PEOPLE AND LANGUAGE (communication) YOU HAVE NO CULTURE.