Actually, I'm convinced working on this alone was a good decision. Throughout the year all of the group projects I have done in this class have resulted in my ideas getting chewed up and spit out by my partners. This project will reflect my vision through my eyes without any tampering to my idea. I began to worry about the difficulty of portraying my idea and executing my vision.
I began discussing my ideas with people and asking for their opinions, and a friend of mine liked my idea but said it reminded her of the neurological condition of synesthesia. Synesthesia is when the wiring of the brain is crossed, causing the stimulant to create an involuntary secondary sensory reaction. For example, someone with synesthesia can hear colors and taste words. This phenomenon really sparked my interest; the ability to experience different sensations from the same stimulant on a complex and lively spectrum.
Now time for more research!
I became obsessed with finding information on this strange anomaly. After reading countless case studies and watching Ted Talks, I felt like I comprehended what synesthesia was but knew I was going to face difficulty really trying to capture a syntesthetes senses. After watching a 360° virtual reality YouTube video in the perspective of a synesthete my ideas began to run wild.
citations:
YouTube. (2016, November 29)
The Curious World of Synaesthesia [video file]
Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taKx_stlUOQ
YouTube. (2014, November 17)
Seeing sound, hearing light... welcome to synaesthesia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKOqq21S4Nw&t=3s
YouTube. (2015, November 1)
What's It Like To Hear Colors?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obrBAysVef0
Carpenter, S. (2001, March). Everyday fantasia: The world of synesthesia. Retrieved March 13, 2017, from http://www.apa.org/monitor/mar01/synesthesia.aspx
Payne, H. (Ed.). (2017, March 08). Chromesthesia. Retrieved March 14, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromesthesia
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