I’ll start this post by being completely honest: indecision plagues me. Over this past week I have mulled over my two concept ideas and can’t really decide which I like better. On one hand is a project that connects to what I’d like to pursue a career in, while the other is unique and picks at a hobby of mine. Nevertheless, I have spent lengthier amounts of my free time brainstorming over my “Cultural Map” idea since at the moment that is what I am leaning towards.
In regards to my “Cultural Map” (for which I am trying to think of a better name since that doesn’t quite capture the essence of my project) I was thinking about ways to categorize, and more importantly what to tell. From the feedback I received in class, it was obvious that people had a greater interest in learning about the mythology and lifestyles of ancient civilizations. As of this moment I am thinking about what exactly to showcase, since this project has the potential to slip away from me if I go too broad or too detailed. However, one neat little suggestion that I received in class was to order it by geography. The way I will try to implement this is by having the ancient and more modern earth terrain overlap to showcase how the region looked at the time of the story being told. I don’t have a definitive answer to this yet, but have begun looking into older maps to try and see how I can blend these together.