MASH UP

This time the negative attention concerns Coca-Cola’s presence in Swaziland, an impoverished country ruled by Africa’s last absolute monarch.They claim that Coca Cola is providing the king with the economic strength to crush opposition and continue “milking the country.”This statement is anything but hyperbole. What is more, its implications are simply huge.At its most basic Facebook is a communications tool. With 1 billion people you can be sure the person you are looking for is on Facebook. If they aren't then they aren't on the internet full stop. 1 billion users would quickly suck in those who had resisted creating accounts so far. You would almost need to create an account for fear of being left out in the cold.It has been the target of criticism for its violent and sexually-explicit content. It soon became the subject of more controversy for a feature that allows the user to drive drunk. The cases against Grand Theft Auto revolve around whether it’s because they’re imitating the game, because they have become desensitized by the game or because the game has trained them to act violently.Coca-Cola’s response was that it provided this argument: they don’t determine what Swaziland does with the taxes paid by Coca-Cola’s plant. Then there is the issue of Facebook making money. I know, but with a captive audience of 1 billion and all those servers to pay for who knows.Yet, this case seems to be a bit different, as it raises the question if it is fair to ask a company to use its economic power to impact a country’s political system. Let's just hope we don't lose sight of individual innovation and free thinking.

ARTICLES

Cocacola article: (RED TEXT)

"Should Coca-Cola Use its Power to Promote Social Justice in Swaziland" by Raz Godelnik

Date accessed 13.05.12

http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/01/coca-cola-power-swaziland-promote-social-justice/

Facebook article:(BLUE TEXT)
"Facebook: the power nd dangers of 1 billion users" By Chris Wright 23.07.10
Date accessed 13.05.12
http://www.techdae.com/news/internet/facebook-the-power-and-dangers-of-1-billion-users-705219

T2 article: (BLACK TEXT)

"Murder Reignites Grand Theft Auto Controversy" by Dennis Cummings 05.08.10

Date accessed: 13.05.12

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/technology/July-August-08/Murder-Reignites-Grand-Theft-Auto-Controversy.html

POWER CONCEPT

The use of networking to branchout to several spheres of influence

This is demonstrated through the article mashup through the discussion of power in regards to holding influence in various spheres such as politial, social and economical.

H PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS

Below are eighteen perspective drawings consisting of H arrangements. Each drawing is accompanied by a word relating to power. There is a careful consideration of horizontal travel space between the arrangements, which may contribute to developing notions of spacial consideration within the experiment.

THE VALLEY

The valley which is created in Cryengine is inspired from the Philippine rice field terraces in Banaue. I found this landscape to be most interesting as the clever manipulation of the landscape provides a most efficient and sightly form of produce.

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Banaue rice terraces, Philippines

I modeled the rice fields into an environment through Cryengine. So far, I am pleased with the developing results, however the depicted screenshots show the vegetation as white bushes (this is not the same in the editor).I think this is a very interesting landscape with great potential for this experiment.I will work to further develop the environment in the comming weeks.

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