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Before starting this course I had rather limited exposure to interactive projects. One project that I saw and was in awe of was my roommate’s interactive desktop wallpaper (no longer available on website).
My roommate had this “clock” that went through the different phases of the day and it did so beautifully. I always wondered what went into creating complex projects like this. At the time I was taking 15-112 so instead of feeling that seeing something amazing would be impossible, I was thinking about what went into its creation how it came to life.
When I saw it for the first time it wasn’t even the clock function that caught my attention – it was the intricate skyline/scenery and how the shadows and light glossed over the screen as it traveled through time. It was inspirational and got me to think about what the possibilities could be if I could learn how to create projects like these.