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Below is an outline for what you should cover in your Presentation. You and your partner(s) will have 6 minutes to present. Based on the object\/artifact\/system you have been exploring and analyzing, consider what forms of documentation would work best. For example, if your object involves manipulation or kinds of interaction like flipping, twisting, opening\/closing, you may want to use a time-based medium as part of your presentation.

In the most simple terms, SMUs are any elements that contribute to meaning-making.<\/em>

SMUs may include:<\/strong>
\/ Visual and compositional structures (layout, type hierarchy, color use, etc.)
\/ Temporal forms (linear, non-linear, or circuitous pacing, etc.)
\/ Spatial or environmental elements (placement, orientation, physical scale, etc.)
\/ Medium-specific affordances (e.g., tactile qualities, sound, motion, interactivity, etc.)
\/ Audience dynamics (passive, active, or participatory engagement, etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deliverables<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\/ A 6 minute group presentation: Your presentation should have a Title Page, and approximately 4-6 pages.

\/ A visual diagram showing affordances, constraints, or SMU logic (i.e., map a feedback loop, highlight access points, trace a meaning-unit path).
*Select the affordances and dis-affordances that you feel are most important, and integrate them on your diagram\/image. See example below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/ Please upload your Presentation as a PDF to our shared Google Drive to this folder \u2014 If This Were A Medium Presentations<\/a> \u2013 before the start of class. (Note: If you want to use a different format than a PDF, that is fine as long as you can add a direct link that is easily accessible, and doesn’t require logging in, to the Presentation folder.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Your Presentation should address:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\/ What kind of meaning could it shape?
\u2014 What does this structure do\/offer in terms of its physical properties and afforances for meaning-making?

\/ What kind of associations do you have for the object\/artifact\/system?
\u2014 What does the object mean culturally and\/or symbolically?

\/ Look at the object as a whole and each element it is made of (SMUs)
\u2014 What does it afford (or allow), and what does it limit or (disafford)?
\u2014 If this were a medium, what are its smallest meaningful units?
\u2014 What do those units do \u2014 trigger, invite, constrain, express?

\/ Are there any values, behaviors, or biases baked into its design?
\/ Who might find this structure accessible and\/or intuitive, or alienating?
\/ Is it one-way, or does it invite dialogue and participation?
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Resources:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Some past examples of student presentations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ZMP5swv8u3yUm4ixkr059-DX0nfss8Lz\/view?usp=sharing<\/a>
https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1NYWI_tdDhUn5De_Zsjs5AZePtaAhO7DA\/view?usp=sharing<\/a>
https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1PGX0N1QgMQJ1_-oDJtIashakTvPbOeaA\/view?usp=sharing<\/a>
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