Week 5 - Final Project

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Michael Hurrigan

UAGC

November 22, 2021

The following are the five possible visuals that I might use for my final project. They are photographs, videos, infographics, presentations, and screenshots. The reason why I chose pictures is that pictures can capture people’s attention quickly. Our brains are wired to react to photographs. Many people will understand better when photos are included in my final project. Ryan (2012) states Photos are images and interpretations of reality, not reality. The second visual I will utilize is video clips. Video clips are still pictures strung together. Video clips are essential because they are more engaging and powerful than explicit pictures. They will help make a special personal connection with my viewers (Matusiak, 2019). Many people will also remember and comprehend better when the project is presented using video clips.

The third visual is infographics. I chose infographics, too, because infographics can convey complex data in a simple graphic format that people will understand without straining. Infographics also help individuals comprehend information quickly and more accurately. Lastly, infographics can show changes or comparisons in data, place, time, maps, hierarchies, and statistics. Infographics will help to simplify much-complicated information in my final project. The fourth visual I will employ is presentations. This is because presentations are a perfect technique to convey information, explain ideas, and guide individuals with data and context (Rizvic, 2017). Presentations make presenting easier for the presenter and learning for the audience because it helps one explain information more coherently. The last visual I will utilize is screenshots. This is because screenshots are beneficial as they let you capture the exact details on the screen that can be shared with other people or used as references later.

The results I hope to gain from using the above visuals are as follows. The first result is that the use of visuals will help me deliver information more directly. Visuals will also help me get more attention from the audience. Lastly, visuals will help my audience comprehend my project better.

References

Ryan, W. (2012). Visual literacy: learning to see [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.uagc.edu/

Matusiak, K. K., Heinbach, C., Harper, A., & Bovee, M. (2019). Visual literacy in practice: Use of images in students’ academic work. College & Research Libraries80(1), 123.

Rizvic, S., Djapo, N., Alispahic, F., Hadzihalilovic, B., Cengic, F. F., Imamovic, A., ... & Boskovic, D. (2017, September). Guidelines for interactive digital storytelling presentations of cultural heritage. In 2017 9th International Conference on Virtual Worlds and Games for Serious Applications (VS-Games) (pp. 253-259). IEEE.