Παρασκευή 20 Φεβρουαρίου 2015

First thoughts on my project for ASU2

After yesterday's interdisciplinary group, I started thinking more of the idea of creating something that would go viral.

'A viral video is a video that becomes popular through a viral process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email.'  (Wikipedia)

 This of course made me think of the content as well. Should it have some kind of social or political content? In this very moment I am excited by the idea of creating something that millions of people would like to share with their contacts. 

I know how I act as a viewer when surfing the web. I spend hours online. Whether it is checking my emails or blogging, I will always find a moment to drift away and distract myself/procrastinate. What I do during this short time that proves to be much longer than I would intend or expect is to scroll down endlessly on pages that interest me. Feeding my eyes with visual material. Moving images , GIFs , videos, or just pictures. 

I rarely share this material with others. Although, when I do, it is by posting it on my facebook wall, or just sending direct messages to friends.

Whether we share and pass 'around' all this material that we perceive as something that others will appreciate too, or just watch it and keep it for ourselves, it still is something that will be viewed millions of times.

I was intrigued and inspired by the process of how something like this could be created. 

Sometimes it is just something spontaneous. A play of words, manipulating a photo, few words on a picture, or recreating something that already existed in a way that would provoke in general.


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