Epic Fail by Joy Roxas

September 23, 2008

A demonstrator holds up a sign behind U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (Left) and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke (Right) during a hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.

Can Twitter be used as a tool to tell stories about the way we talk about 'Failure' by showcasing user-generated commentary in a typographic and interactive way?
Fail is a grass-roots, commercial, social media, political & humorous phenomenon. Statement
'Failure' is something people shy away from, its a topic people dont like to talk about. But in contrast, the internet has embraced the word Fail as a way to express their schadenfreude out loud - which is a pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. But what was once a quite pleasure is now an open and public expression. Twitter has become the platform for a quick off-the-record commentary on the latest news reports.
Christopher Beam

Strategy
Tweets of 140 characters or less are headlines in their own right. By creating a live stream of news reports regarding failure alongside twitter responses, I hope to create narratives that are both engaging and insightful.

Design Precedents

#NBCfail

NBC shows network's commitment to 'the last great buggy-whip Olympics'. This is not the 1940s, when families gathered by the radio to hear to news. NBC is failing to recognise the world we live in. Guardian UK

Context Exemplar

Development Requirements

Presentation Output
Web Application Displayed on a large LCD Screen with a custom controller (keyboard/numpad)

HTML 5 CSS 3 JAVASCRIPT JQUERY TWITTER API

The Road Ahead

Week 5 - Recollect & Evaluate feedback Week 6 - Continue development tutorials and ongoing research. Mid-Semester Break - Start development of application. Week 7 - Develop & Test Prototype _______________________________ Week 12 - Finalise Prototype, Plan exhibition space

Questions & Feedback

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