For the Final: A Consideration for the Last Project

     In my college career, I have made several digital stories in a variety of different platforms. I feel as though this has given me a lot of experience in this form of storytelling. So as I was looking through the journal this week, I really wanted to challenge myself to think about my time here at UPJ. The page, "10 Things I Could've Done But Didn't" seemed to fit the bill. I could think about all of the things that freshman me had planned on doing during my college career but never got around to for one reason or another. The list was a little longer than I had hoped.

     This list inspired my idea for a final project: a "walkthrough" of unfulfilled dreams, a tour of things not finished, or a look back at unrealized potential. I could see this manifesting in several ways: a nonlinear, hypertext story where the links are comprised of words that express a "should've done more" attitude. For example, if somebody had wished that they had studied more in college, perhaps the hyperlink would be something along the lines of "when I failed that test." I plan to use examples of my past projects from other classes and remix them to fit this narrative, the only thing I'm currently unsure of is how they would tie together. This would also be partially location-based, since it would take place on the UPJ campus for the majority of the project.
     In the end, I hope to create a mixture of fiction and nonfiction that persuades the reader to achieve their fullest potential. I want to stress the idea that your college career is short-lived, and your life won't ever be the same once you leave it. I want to create a warning for the future, yet a hopeful look back on the past.