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Eric Garcia Talk    In Eric Garcia's presentation what really stuck out to me was Aim High, his other work was really cool too but this is what stuck out to me. Garcia told us that this specific piece is a multi-media exhibition consisting of an interactive video game, various ink and illustrations. It works on exploring the concept of  sci-fi of space or alien invasions. I think it is interesting that he used a sci-fi concept, and he connected it to historical themes. To me connecting sci-fi to the concepts of historical themes is challenging, but he made something that can connect to both while also being interactive and engaging to people. This is an interesting thing because the people who are being encouraged to make decisions and explore outcomes in the game. This engagement can lead to possibly having a deeper understanding of these historical themes that Garcia encourages us to see, and their relevance to modern issues.     When Eric Gar...

    Project Update Two (pictures on the slideshow attached) Project Two Update      I haven't been keeping up with my timeline as much as I would like. Life has been a little hectic, with other work from school, and other personal things going on in my life right now. Leaving me very little time that I want to be spending on my project and very little time to catch up on the personal timeline I made at the beginning of the term. The days seem to go by so quickly and before I know it the weeks have passed by without any significant progress in my project for the class. I want to change up my timeline so I may have a clearer sense of the time I have left and how much progression I have to make by the end of the term. I'm hoping that during 6th week and during reading period I will get more photos done so I can be closer to ordering the books. Here are some of the photos that I have taken so far, some of the photos are old because nostalgic feelings can come from o...