This quick 7 image flickr set tells (abstractly) the narrative of Brave New Maine’s creation. 1) The inspiration behind the project. 2) Our localized concept logo. 3) The system built roughly in web form (The entire website is still a work in progress) 4) A submitted story by a user. 5-7) The concept realized in…
This video was created as both a how to guide and wrap up for the process of creating Brave New Maine! I hope you enjoy it. We tried to go with a quirky “fun” feel for the video, because the issues we are dealing with are often very heavy, and we don’t want it…
Brave New Maine (.co) has seen some major changes over this past weekend! We’ve added: A New Community Polling Section where there will be daily polls so you can have your voices heard! An emotion rating system for submitted events! The ability to upload multiple images (into slideshows), multiple audio files and even video! We…
I’m happy to announce that the long awaited Brave New Maine project is finally live! Bravenewmaine.co is the home of our very own future energy storytelling collective! Go to BRAVE NEW MAINE right now! Make and account and start imagining our future, better. View the Process: Everything Brave New Maine
It’s interesting to think about how you might use connections you already to to facilitate a project like this. The strength of this project I think is in it’s broad scope and general appeal, as well as multiple levels of engagement. With that said here are some brainstormed ideas: -Durham Broadcast News Channel – Family…
So, I started building the actual framework for the Brave New Maine concept envisioned mainly by Sean and other other members of the Brave New Maine Team. I decided, as per my previous research, to develop the functionality in Drupal. To clarify what was achieved: 1) Visitors can register as a user on the Brave…
Thomas: Aggregating: Aggregating means compiling, and in a sense, our entire project consists of compiling, but instead of compiling hard data, we are instead compiling stories, which are basically extensions of opinions and beliefs. By compiling a large group of stories regarding the future, we are essentially gathering a collective idea of what the future…
My main role in the Brave New Maine project is to design/customize an existing system that people are going to use to upload their content. To that end I have mainly stuck to technical research and research into different CMS. After looking around for a system that has the functions that I want I found…
I) Weeks 1 & 2 (Oct 10-24): – Create the “narrative framework” by researching current-day problems and future projections relating to Maine. – Develop individual stories to explore how they can be connected and displayed, and to jump start content generation. – See if other content creators are available to help create “seed” or future…
1) Project Title Brave New Maine 2) Group Members Thomas Dollof, Sean O’Neil, William McEnery, James LeVasseur 3) Describe the main goal or outcome desired for your project Create an online presence which allows and promotes user generated content in regards to future energy scenarios. This collaborative network will offer some sort of incentive to…