Thesis I – September 8Michael Caballes

Mind download exercise – Film Clip

• Departures (Stone Scene)– http://youtu.be/eJ-z0_KruSU?t=20s

Mind download exercise – Text

Simon Brown notes that WabiSabi describes a means where students can learn to live life through the senses and better engage in life as it happens rather than caught up in unnecessary thoughts.

In this sense WabiSabi is the material representation of Zen Buddhism. The idea being that being surrounded by natural, changing, unique objects helps us connect to our real world and escape potentially stressful distractions.

Mind download exercise – Music Clip

• Arcade Fire – Photograph

http://youtu.be/knTY2hpHwEY?t=25s

Mind download exercise – unknown political statement

“We trade self-reflection for busyness, gorging ourselves on it and drowning in it, without recognizing the violence of that busyness, which we perpetrate against ourselves and at our peril.”

or

“Life isn’t something you possess. It’s something you take part in, and you witness.”

Mind download exercise – Surprising insight into personal behavior

Slightly developed form of synesthesia

I always knew I was empathetic towards people and their feelings, but after this exercise I realized I might have developed a slight sense of synesthesia. When I hear, touch or hear something that I’m really moved by, I see colors and shapes in my mind.

Mind download exercise – Something significant regarding civic behavior

• VW “The Fun Theory” experiment: Piano Stairs

http://youtu.be/2lXh2n0aPyw

Mind download exercise – A New Question for Me

Is it possible for a person to gain or learn synesthesia without ever having it?

Mind download exercise – a secret about me a few people know

• What is secret about me that a few people know?A guilty pleasure/vice of mine are rom-coms. I know it’s a bit weird for a guy like me, and I know they all follow the same template, but I love the positive vibes that you’re left with at the end of a movie.

Mind download exercise –My most exotic experience

During my 2011 visit to the Philippines, I went on a very small and personal river tour to the Pagsanjan Waterfalls in Laguna.

The boat was very cramped, uncomfortable and really long – but the experience was amazing and unique. The colors of the vegetation were saturated and everything had some sort of texture to it. To add, the personal boat tour was navigated and done by only two people who rowed in the front and the back. During the rocky portions of the river however, the person rowing in the front would get out and pull the boat while climbing on the rocks that didn’t look all too safe.

https://vimeo.com/105593608

Mind download exercise – My Thesis Subject/Topic

Thesis Topic I

I am studying the methodologies and application of user experience design, because I want to understand the affects they can have on people, in order to improve interactions with smart devices, so people can have more deep and connective experiences with each other.

Mind download exercise – My Thesis Subject/Topic

Thesis Topic II

I am studying the methods in which media is delivered to viewers, because I want to understand its affects on the attention span of people, in order to improve cognitive abilities, so that readers can focus on and comprehend messages more quickly and effectively.