System Brain Storming

This was a series of systematic ideas to use for our application. We created 5 systems based of the following 3 concepts:
-An idea that brings the community together
-An invented real world "object" (hypothetical, you come up with the object idea) that facilitates the idea
-An interactive environment that serves as a communal space

Posters

These two posters are of our research about the history of bowling, the jargon, dress code, and basic essentials of the game. With this research we developed new ideas on how the sport can be played as a team or individually on a small scale locally or internationally. We wanted to convey our ideas and gathered knowledge in a simple and easy to read manner to give a clear understanding on what out goals are in this project.

Bowling MMXP Collaborative

For our collaborative project we selected "bowling" as our group activity.

Online Interaction Diagram - a diagram explaining our fundemental viewing of how a online community works.

We are in the beginning stages of our project. We were instructed to choice a real life activity. Our choice was "bowling."

We briefly considered the following attributes.

Physical boundaries (what's involved, place, weather requirements, etc.)- bowling alley location, played indoors

Participant needs (physical attributes, clothing, transportation, symbols of membership, etc.)- bowling shoes, bowling ball, socks, bowling shirts- symbol of membership + bowling record, people would need a car or public transportation, pens, lanes

Needs of the collective(relating objects, influence, gathering spaces, managers, facilitators, etc.)- "cosmos bowling"-glow in the dark (black light)-influence + socializing (fun for all ages), environment- a lot of stores or bars or other engaging activities around, managers, desk help, score keeper- electronic tally machines, tv projectors, music for entertainment, bowl teams- facilitators (win trophies),

We began researching the history of our activity and came across a few informative facts.

History of Bowling:

• prehistoric reference

• bowling started in England as early as 1100s

• first place every in USA played was NY Battery

• "bowling green" is a term still used to reference bowling in Manhattan