GLITCH
Gender, Lies, Identity, Technology, Characters, and Hype.
Simon martin trudeau
AKA. @SIMONSAYSSASS
Description and Goals: [click here]
Roles:
Head of the Tech and Production teams as well as managing @simonsayssass in the Twitter Timeline project.
Gabrielle Corbeil
AKA. @CherComplainer
Description:
Passionate about film and wished to pursue my career in film financing.
Role:
Taking the role of "CherComplainer"
Goals:
Exploring the concept of "Cat-Fish" using the Twitter platform
Denise Mylonakis
AKA. @PositiveKeanu
Emma Friedl
AKA. @ColdCleoPatra
Description and Goals: [click here]
Roles:
Head of the Tech and Production teams as well as taking on the role of “ColdCleopatra” in the Twitter Timeline project.
TWITTER TIMELINE
“I tweet therefore I am”. Members of this group hold that social media is a form of propaganda. Their online interactive project considers how a parody Twitter account can generate social discourse and forge a sense of community. Significant here is the role played by the gallery participant in the shaping of twitter talk.
[Twitter, Social Media, Live Stream]
Marina Gentile
aka. @darealtribbiani
Description:
Pursuing a career in journalism, loves music, pop culture, writing, traveling and cooking.
Role:
Managing the Joey Tribbiani parody account.
Goal:
Have our characters to intrigue the guests at the exhibit and entice people to interact with them.
Kira GoiN
AKA. @SHutupiamzoey
Description:
Graduating this year and will be studying Tourism.
Roles:
Create role in creating a Twitter personality for the Twitter display also helping in executing the final project. Goals: My goal is to demonstrate how social media allows us to shape characters. I wish to achieve this through our display and my character @Shutupimzoey.
Description:
Continuing my studies in Communications and Journalism.
Role:
taking on the persona of "Positive Keanu."
Goals:
Demonstrate how behind a screen, people are able to take on different personas. People can create narratives and personify false characters that appear true through the use of social media, especially Twitter.