Hannah's HON 255 Blog

      For our final project, we decided to watch the Maze Runner. The movie takes place in the indefinite future of  Earth, where the world has been completely scorched by the sun and because of the new environment a deadly virus has formed and killed billions of people. This could be a direct reflection of our future if climate change continues to destroy the planet. In The Maze Runner a new generation of teenagers who have immunity to the virus are forcefully put into a maze where they are tested physically and mentally to see if they can survive the harsh conditions of the new world they live in. Advanced technology is used to wipe their memories, in order to give them all an equal chance at survival and making them more susceptible to being put throughout these tests. A new Glader put into the maze named Thomas pushes the limits of the teenagers and tests the maze unlike anyone else has before. They learn the patterns of the maze and defeat the Grievers...

 Our inspiration for our fashion show was the character Ruby Rhod from The Fifth Element. Ruby Rhod was an influential character in the film and in society. He is one of the first gender fluid characters introduced in film, and introduced queer characters into the world of film. He wears inherently feminine clothes, but is portrayed as a heterosexual male. I think having a gender fluid character in the film is so important in representing all kinds of people in the film industry, and crossing gender barriers in the fashion world is the future of fashion. We all believe that fashion is slowly making its way to being genderless. Why would we subject a piece of clothing to one gender? Why do we try to confine people using fashion, when fashion was originally intended for expression? We wanted to create three genderless looks to represent the future of the fashion industry and to show people that you don't have to only shop in the clothing section assigned to the gender you identify wi...

      When we were deciding on what video game to play in order to interview a random avatar, we had no idea what to do. None of us play video games at all, and were unsure of what games were even available to chat on. I remembered all of the games I used to play as a kid, and ones I revisited recently due to the boredom of lockdown, so we decided to play Movie Star Planet. The game is about completing several tasks that continually boost your fame and popularity within the game. Although the game has fun mini games you can play, you can also chat with everyone playing on the same server as you. We were the most interested to see if we would be able to tell if we were communicating with a kid playing the game now, or if someone our age was playing for the nostalgia since this game is not relevant to kids today. I think either perspective would have been really interesting to consider. I think it would be super cool to hear about the inner motivations o...

      Researching how much of an influence the Star Trek franchise has had on developing things today honestly blew my mind. It is so crazy to see TV and film predict the future of technology and the future of society just by using their imagination. We noted that Star Trek has several technology devices that are used quite often today, including facial and voice recognition, holograms, tablets, video chat, earpiece communicators, and communicators that flip open. It also included futuristic technology such as ray guns, time travel, and energy "beaming" teleportation.      Each of us made connections to our majors and the Star Trek franchise, and I honestly thought I wouldn't;t notice anything being a marine science major. It was difficult comparing technology used in space to technology that is used underwater, but I noticed that the spaceships in Star Trek had infrared cameras in order to detect anything in the ships surroundings....

      When we originally met to discuss our movie, we knew we wanted to incorporate future technology that could be developed within our fields, but also a scenario that may be relevant in the future to our fields. As a marine science major, it was difficult to come up with a believable environmental issue only because we are witnessing the destruction of our oceans and environment in our everyday lives. We decided to make a dooms day-esque movie that takes place in the year 2072. My character finds a lethal bacteria contaminating our water sources, and I and infected with the bacteria. I use advanced technology to scan the water and instantly know information such as the pH, bacterial components, salinity, and toxicity using a tricorder. The bacterial infection causes a rash, fever, and severe psychosis. Jenna, a nursing major, uses a medical tricorder to perform a body scan that records my medical history, symptoms, and other related information. Jen...