Media+Violence

=Media Violence= Jason Jadoonanan

Topic/Focus
The topic/focus of Project 3, was to construct a dynamic infographic that would fit into Project 2 html/css page. The goals of this project was to create an interactive visualization of data, as well as learn the processes, methods and techniques for interactive information. There were 3 different types of that needed to included in the infographic.
 * **Spatial** > Information that describes relative positions and spatial relationships in a physical/conceptual location
 * **Quantitative** > Scale, proportions, changes and organizations of qualities of space and time
 * **Chronological** > Sequential positions and casual relationships in a physical/ conceptual timeline

Given this criteria for the project, I chose to focus on **Violence in the Media.** After researching in project 2, I began to discover that I was more interested in this topic than any other topic. Also that there is a lot of information about violence in the media as well as from my own personal views, reflecting back on this past years popular movies, games and tv shows, I noticed that violence (or some act of violence) was common. I also got the idea that I could show the progression of the violence through the media over the decades. This would allow me to show **Compare and Contrast** **(Chronological).** Another reason, is because of my past research done in project 2, which gave me percentages of how violence effects the masses. **(Quantitative)**.

I developed the idea of a **shooting range,** this would allow for the user to have some **interactivity**. As well as have an interesting way to represent my data. I first re-read and summarized the article[|Infographics: Being and Doing]. The main points where


 * 1) Organize information
 * 2) Make Visible
 * 3) Establish Context
 * 4) Simplify
 * 5) Add Redundancy
 * 6) Show **CAUSE + EFFECT**
 * 7) **COMPARE + CONTRAST**
 * 8) Create Multiple Dimensions
 * 9) Integrate.

After getting a better sense of how to start this project. I focused on organizing and gathering more information of **media violence and how it has increased over the years. My argument is that violence is overwhelming in our media, and people are becoming more tolerant and desensitized. There is a vicious cycle going on which creates more violent images to be produced.** The infographic is split up into 4 main sections. 1 sections outlining the effects of media violence, then the three other sections are 1980's, 1990's and 2000's which document violent media in those decades.

Research Summary

 * **61 % of TV contains violence**
 * **80% of Hollywood movies are Rated R**
 * **90 % of Video Games contain violence**
 * **By 18 a child would have witnessed over 200,000 acts of violence**
 * **70% of Video Games are rated M**
 * **Viewing Violence leads to Violent Behaviour**

Taken from [|The Media Awareness Network.]

Body Counts in movies Robocop 1 > 32 Robocop 2 > 81 Deathwish 1 > 9 Deathwish 2 > 52

Rambo 1 > 1 Rambo 2 > 69 Rambo 3 > 132 Rambo 4 > 236

Stats from [|Movie Body Counts]



[|rambo-kill-chart.jpg]

My objective is to make these dry facts wet. I also did some personal discovery with popular movies/games/tv shows that glorify violence. Examples such as Duck Hunt to Unreal Tournament to GTA show a progression of violent video games. The body counts help make visible the increase of violence, especially in the rambo series. **(Chronological data)**

Initial Prototypes
First visual comps

[|jasoncompinter1.jpg] [|jasoncompinter2.jpg]

Target Pictures

[|Police_Target-Paper.jpg]

[|maintarget.jpg]

New target, enhanced from the dull Police Target. Used for each screen, Main, 1980's, 1990's and 2000's.

**Flash sections**
I chose to do my project in sections, just incase anything went wrong, I would have a back up copy. [|inter.swf] [|targetmoving.swf] [|targetmovingADDMC.swf]

[|targetmovingmaindone.swf] Motion graphic for each section

[|targetmovingGLOBALNAVADD.swf] Global Navigation added for travelling to every page

[|targetmovingmaindynamictext.swf] Dynamic text added for navigation

[|interactivitytargets.swf] Too much pictures without infomation to link to past decades.

Sounds taken from 2pac ft Bone Thugs in Harmony - Thug Love Instrumental [|Instrumentals - Bone Thugs N Harmony - Thug Love Instrumental (Feat 2PAC).mp3]

Click [|thugclick.wav]

Shots [|gunshots.wav]

Final
[|2005p_pr3_08_jjadoonanan.swf]

**Pictures**
__Allposters__. Digital image. [300]. 2007. <[|[[http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PYR/NECA0011%7E300-Posters.jpg|http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PYR/NECA0011~300-Posters.jpg]>.]]

__Allposters__. Digital image. [Predator Arnold]. <[|http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/adc/10104031A~Arnold-Schwarzenegger-Predator-Posters.jpg]

__Allposters__. Digital image. [Saw]. <[|[[http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/HPO/SAW2%7ESaw-II-Posters.jpg|http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/HPO/SAW2~Saw-II-Posters.jpg]>.]]

__The Angry Pixel__. Digital image. [Doom]. <[|http://theangrypixel.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/doom-art-original.jpg>.]

Digital image. [Call of Duty 4]. 

Digital image. [Dexter]. <[|http://api.ning.com/files/lW*Td361q9CpcMv2VmVe8QQ54PuGHjACA43zjOmBUfs_/dexter_1.jpg>.]

Digital image. [Fight Club]. <[|http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f278/hanitje/Fight_Club_DVD.jpg>.]

Digital image. [GTA Vice City]. <[|http://digitalbattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/gta-vice-city-21.jpg>.]

Digital image. [GTA Vice City Cover]. <[|http://listverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/vice-city-cover.jpg>.]

Digital image. [Man Hunt Cover]. <[|http://www.game-ost.ru/covers/m/manhunt.jpg>.]

Digital image. [Matrix]. <[|http://www.mahler.suite.dk/frx/matrix/ai/matrix_the_movie/matrix.jpg>.]

Digital image. [Mortal Kombat 2]. <[|http://www.geocities.com/snappa_fcw/mortal_kombat_2.jpg>.]

Digital image. [Mr. and Mrs. Smith]. <[|http://z.about.com/d/movies/1/0/M/W/6/mrandmrssmithposter.jpg>.]

Digital image. [No Country for Old Men]. <[|http://theoscarigloo.com/2007/contenders/full_movieimage_12526.jpg>.]

Digital image. [Police Target]. <[|http://glarp.atk.com/2005_images/LE_2005/Federal/images/Police%20Target-Paper.jpg>.]

Digital image. [Prison Break]. <[|http://www.entertainmentwallpaper.com/images/desktops/movie/prison_break1.jpg>.]

Digital image. [Shoot Em Up]. <[|http://scenescreen.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/shoot_em_up_movie_poster_onesheet.jpg>.]

Digital image. [UFC]. <[|http://www.truefightfan.com/images/ufc_logo_wallpaper.jpg>.]

Digital image. [Unreal]. <[|http://littleblackspot.no.sapo.pt/UnrealTournamentLogoL.jpg>.]

__Fox TV__. Digital image. [24]. <[|http://www.fox.com/24/profiles/wallpaper/24_wallpaper_1024x768.jpg>.]

__Smash Bros Online__. Digital image. [Duck Hunt]. <[|http://smashbrothersonline.com/GameBoxes/DuckHuntbox.jpg>.]

__Technet.Com__. Digital image. [Terminator]. <[|http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/kaiaxford/WindowsLiveWriter/Imbaaaaack_D1AE/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-The-Terminator_thumb.jpg>.]