On Authenticity
In Rob Walker’s essay, ‘The Straw Man in the Grey Flannel Suit,’ an important theme that he talked about was Authenticity. The Zephyr crew, for example, were regarded as outlaws, rebels who represented the man in the grey flannel suit’s yearning to defy the status quo. Their ‘authenticity’ had the ability to attract people and shape fandom. I worked […]
Field Report: Experiencing The Roller Disco Fandom
When we were asked to rip off the Band-Aid and perform a fanlike activity with a fandom that was unfamiliar to us, the first thing that popped in my mind was to go explore the world of roller disco just because I was watching ‘Austin Powers: Goldmember’ the night before. According to Wikipedia, the concept […]
My Autobiographical Fandom Timeline
AirTap
Much has been said about unsafe drinking water but hardly any one talks about indoor smoke. According to the World Health Organization, respiratory diseases attributed to inhaling smoke from the use of solid fuels (wood, animal dung, crop waste and coal) for cooking and heating kills an estimated 1.6 million people annually in developing counties. […]
Global Energy Crisis
A short video changed the way I think about energy. The video points out that if there’s a crisis in energy, there is a crisis in everything. Although I’ve learned early on that most of the global development issues are interlinked to each other, I’ve never really thought about energy as core and fundamental in them. […]
A List of Resources on Development Programs for Metro Manila Floods
Flooding has been a perineal problem in the Philippines, especially in Metro Manila. The MMDA (Metro Manila Development Authority) estimates that 50% of the city is affected by floods during a typhoon. The Philippines receives and average of 20 typhoons and it is estimated to cost 2.8 billion US dollars yearly. The flood problem is clearly […]
SoilSMS 2.0
Rice and corn yield potential has been slowly decreasing in the Philippines and other neighbouring countries in the past couple of years due to climate change. According to the study made by the USDA, decrease in yield is largely due to the El Nino phenomenon, that because the sudden increase in temperature caused by El Nino […]
Big Red 1.0
My assignment is to take my physical counter device (Big Red) and create the digital version of it. Here are my sketches:
Big Red
Assignment: Design a physical object that allows a user to count up or down. Concept: “Big Red” “Big Red” is a simple big red button that a user can press to count up or down. I designed this button based on Pavlov’s theory of Classical conditioning, a behavior modification in which an innate response to a potent stimulus becomes expressed […]