I think that nostalgia is such a powerful emotion/feeling. It’s something that is different between every person, but it’s also something that can also overlap a lot and I find this whole idea very fascinating. Trying to create this for my project was there for very interesting and fun for me. I decided to go with an environment that replicates a day home from school or just a day home as a kid. A place that takes you away from all of the stress and worries everyone faces as adults and takes them and encapsulates them into a place of good, easy times filled with nostalgia. I think it’s something that everyone needs, especially with all of the finals and projects that every student has going on around this time.
While I don’t think it turned out to be as interactive as I planned it to be, I think it overall, the outcome was ok. I really wanted to sell the whole nostalgic environment so in regards to that, I think I did a pretty good job. The videos I think were the best part of it and really did a good job at being relatable to everyone who viewed it. Since we are all for the most part around the same age, a lot of the content on tv brought everyone back some which was the overall goal for this project.
After all of these very unique project assignments, I think I definitely have a whole new appreciation for installation and I had a lot of fun with this class!