Proposal 1 : One Voice

Title
One Voice

Background
Racism has been a huge issue around the world including Malaysia. With the creation of new media like social networks ( YouTube, Facebook ), new cases of race hate has been spreading like wildfire and exposed widely to the public.

Problem Identification
Each day through the usage of new media, more and more racial hate display are made, spawning new cases of racism at a high rate which led a number of Malaysian to believe that digital media is a form / medium that will only cause more damage to our multi-race community especially the Internet.

Aim & Objective
- To create unity among races through new media
- To accumulate comments/feedback from users on racism
- To evaluate users response when they are given the opportunity to make statements anonymously

Motivation
I've always being one to stand against racism. I know for a fact it's not possible to get rid of its existence completely. It's been around for ages. It's stupid ( not to mention stereotyping is damn annoying ) and I think we all need to play our part in solving this huge issue. I'm very glad that I have the chance to support this cause.

Ideation and Concept
Users will be asked to submit input on anything. What they want, what they like, what they believe in, their hopes and dreams, anything. They also have to submit their race. This will be captured by a tablet which will recognize and convert the user handwriting into text. A big screen next to the input machine will display submitted entries which are sorted by keywords/tags. Tags will be chosen randomly based on similar keywords found in the entries.

Target Audience
Everyone

References


Buzz-Mood


Facebook with 3D Processing


Design Approach
Mostly ActionScript 3.0 ( except for the handwriting text-recognition part, will probably need to integrate with a third-party software ). A tablet that supports this function. A medium-size projection as gallery display.
- Friendly, not too chaotic visuals
- Colors that whispers unity
- Cheerful but calm background music ( good example is Wii Sports Resort - Main Menu* )