Making Sense

We have started to construct an idea that can create a network between people from the power of their senses. Almost all senses would be blocked from everyone involved in the experiment except the one sense that made them stand out. We would like to see if it is possible for players to work together to complete a task or if they will chose the option of working as individuals. The catalyst that would create this would be from the device that is needed to be used to complete the task. There would be different senses given to the different players completing the tasks. Each task is made possible to be completed by each individual but each task could be easier for one individual who has a certain sense ability. Hopefully this could lead to a united network but it may not be limited to only that. The players would have to look at alternative ways of communicating to each other if they wanted to work together as each person would have different senses blocked.

Mute, Blind, Deaf by ~ahkullerkeks

At the moment this idea still needs development but as a group we have decided to stick with this and not to keep changing our minds as we have for the past week. After talking to at least two teachers who have become intrigued with how we approach this idea, it would seem plausible to start testing different parts of this experiment. Over the next week we plan on playing with different testing techniques and see what works and what doesn't with the senses.

I have personally found this idea fascinating because it feels to be more experimental and has the possibility to have interesting results. I also thought that we could incorporate technology to block out senses to show that even though this technology is taking something away from us (senses), it is also enhancing other means of communication. Allowing it to both give and take away from us.

5 main senses

One problem we have been discussing is how we can give the players this notion of objectives that will give the choice of creating a network or sticking to being an individual node. This is why we need to experience having these senses taken away ourselves so we can study what it is like to try working together without certain senses. I think that even though we are stuck on creating network objectives we can overcome it if we keep progressing and face the problem when it arrives. By that time I think that we would have constructed enough research and testing to get a definitive answer to it. We also chose to take out smell and taste as a sense because we would not think they would benefit our network unless it is part of the objectives. Also people have to breath.

References  

“As Many Exceptions As Rules: Why Does Your Telephone Have Two Holes? – Perspective on Our Senses”, n.d. http://biologicalexceptions.blogspot.co.nz/2011/09/why-does-your-telephone-have-two-holes.html.

“As Many Exceptions As Rules: Your Ears Hear, But Can You Hear Your Ears?”, n.d. http://biologicalexceptions.blogspot.co.nz/2011/09/yours-ears-hear-but-can-you-hear-your.html.

“Mute, Blind, Deaf by ~ahkullerkeks on deviantART”, n.d. http://ahkullerkeks.deviantart.com/art/Mute-Blind-Deaf-187444044.