Final project

While thinking back on the variety of types of media I was exposed to throughout the course some good thoughts as well as some bad memories came to mind. I tried to think of which form of media was easiest for me to use, create, and understand. One of the more simple projects we created was the class wiki project which required much more research than the other projects but was not as demanding in a technical sense. I rather enjoyed this project probably due to the amount of research which was required. For some odd reason I think researching topics and learning more about a specific issue is interesting to me. Maybe because I have done a good amount of research throughout my educational career and am more or less used to it by now or maybe I enjoy understanding a topic in depth. The other projects such as the psa announcement and the video remix required much more understanding of the technologies and the way to operate the programs rather than the material which was mostly created to be original ideas of the group. Anyway, in regards to my final project I had a few ideas run through my head and they all seemed to tie back to creating a well researched and developed topic and presenting it in the form of a website. I had an idea involving the development of an interactive website concerning the writing styles and themes of classical authors like Hemmingway and Emerson. Unfortunately this topic would be extremely difficult to research without reading an ample amount books. So in thinking more about the things that interest me and ways I could incorporate them into my final project I kept coming back to my love for the outdoors. I started to think about creating an interactive map of a recreation area I am familiar with. A couple of things that came to mind was a map of the San Juan River with dots you could click on that would show the best times to fish the area and the best flies to use there and maybe even directions on how to tie the flies. I could also include links to tour providers and some of the best fly shops in the area. Another idea similar to the map of the San Juan was a map of a climbing area which is familiar to me such as the Sandias mountains in Albuquerque, New Mexico or Indian Creek which is a world renowned climbing area in Utah. Again the same idea of having links which give information about the climbs such as the difficulty rating and the size of gear to use and I could even include full route descriptions. These are just some of the better ideas I have had, any feedback would be greatly appreciated.