IS YOUR COFFEE COSTING THE EARTH?

DECARBONISATION – USING DIGITAL ARTEFACT ‘UOWCAFEAMIGOS’ TO EXPLORE NEW WAYS FOR DIRECT ACTION Global warming may be the defining issue of our time. The main purpose of this report is to explore practical ways direct action can cut greenhouse gas emissions (GGEs) by engaging with the UOW coffee club digital artefact (DA), UOWCafeAmigos. The focus

BCM325 Live Tweeting Blog Post 2

INTRODUCTION  Each week students in the BCM325 cohort had to live tweet their own knowledge and comprehension of the lecture materials taught in class, to demonstrate that they grasped the concepts behind representational futures explored in a series of sci-fi/adventure films. In weeks ranging  6 to 11 the representation of the future versus reality was

Group Game Design

In BCM300 Game Experience our group had to develop and conceptualise a board game that would appeal to the mass market and board game publishers. This board game experience introduced multiple key game concepts and game mechanics relevant to the design making of our board game, Resurrect The Dead Wizard (RTDW). RTDW is an action-horror

My Peer Reviews & Critical Reflection

Peer Review Emilia Pitch I love the concept behind this project, Emilia. The presentation style is engagingly rendered with beautiful graphic slides and greenery. It should be an interesting Digital Artefact as the beauty community is such a popular topic for discussion in the media. I actually have not heard too much about the beauty industry’s

Future Live-Tweeting

The Live Tweeting aspect of this class assessment is practical and helps to reinforce students’ own knowledge about the information examined in class lectures and tutorials. Moreover, the aim for the live tweeting is to demonstrate an effective cybernetic feedback loop as students are able to engage with the ideas demonstrated by their fellow peers.

A Critical and Cultural Analysis of My Board Game Experiences

Board games are designed not only for entertainment purposes and bringing family and friends together; but can also be used to develop problem solving skills through exposure and  interactions with cultural, social and political viewpoints. Board games have evolved from strategic and logistic warfare games and have framed our culture perspectives towards the narrative of

UOWCAFEAMIGOS DRINKING COFFEE SUSTAINABLY

This DA is intended not only to inform members of the coffee club as to alternative ways to enjoy coffee but to encourage them to take direct action on our journey towards decarbonisation. Students will learn more about the current high carbon footprint generated by growing/manufacturing coffee, and how we can reduce this issue to

Future Of Works Presentation

In this interview my mother gave an account of her professional work life and how she developed her own professional work values. In doing so it allowed an insight into her personal experiences working multiple jobs in different parts of the globe. This was a beneficial learning experience in that it helped to construct my

UOWCAFEAMIGOS PODCAST DEVELOPMENT

DIGITAL ARTEFACT https://uowcafeamigos.wordpress.com/ INTRODUCTION UOWCafeAmigos is a coffee club at the University of Wollongong run by a team of passionate coffee drinkers. The coffee club has utilised a podcasts series to promote and advertise the club to students on campus and encourage potentially new members to have a glimpse as to who the members are

Listening In To People’s Work Experiences

A series of guests were introduced in the BCM313 weekly workshops sharing their own collective and valuable experiences they have engaged with at work. In doing so, this helped to generate discussion on students’ listening skills, to help them discover more about their own work skills and the process of problem solving and decision making.