Grace Ferguson

 Exploring the world in 50 years I think was an easy task. The movie itself was not too far off about were our planet is heading. Everyone talks about climate change and how bad it is but I don't feel like anyone actually does anything. I will even admit that I am probably guilty of this too though. I do agree, though, with the movie where NASA had been shut down. I think that instead of spending all this money into running away we should be putting more money into saving our planet. More money should be put into recycling centers and initiatives to get people to recycle. The sad thing is if someone did tell us what the future was like I don't think many people would listen. I do think there would be panic for a couple of months but then everything would go back to the way things are. It's really sad that people don't care as much as they should. If everyone did work towards the goal of saving our planet I definitely think we would see a massive change.

I am not very big on fashion so I looked at some of the most famous fashion designers for this assignment. Christian Dior was one of the designers that stood out the most to me. Dior is mainly known for his extravagance in women wear which is what I really like. He designs are very gown like, enunciating dresses. All of his dress really show a women's shape and are very feminine. They are also very simple designs and there is not a lot of crazy patterns. A lot of fashion designers go for crazy shaped and loud prints which I am not a big fan of. Dior really keeps it simple and creates designs to make the woman look good. One collection I really like from him is his Designer of Dreams exhibit. I really like the pink and light colors and simple floral patterns for the clothes. I also like the form fitting bodice and flowing skirt. I think Dior really understands how to make a woman look sexy and how to show off their curves. He keeps it simple with his designs and colors which is some...

     I thought the ending of Interstellar was a mixture of happiness and sadness. It was happy in the way that Cooper did get to see Murph at least one more time but it was sad that they did not get to spend all the time they deserved together. The scene where we learn it was Cooper communicating to Murph in the past was very interesting to me. Past Cooper knew there was a message from someone saying to stay but he chose to ignore it. That makes me wonder why future Cooper thought he would listen when he knew he chose not to. I liked how everything came together at the end and you found out who was really communicating with Murph. I did think that there were some questions left unanswered at the very end. I do think it would be cool if they made another movie answering some of those questions. 

 Exploring Ready Player One in real life was really interesting. I definitely thought it was going to be awkward talking to someone over a game but it was really easy. Exploring Destiny 2 turned out. to be really fun. The person we ended up talking to was really nice and helpful. His character design was also very interesting. He mainly chose his character based on strength for the game. His character was female but he chose armor that made it look as bulky and manly as he could. I think he did this in order to relate to his character more because he was also male. This assignment really pushed me out of my comfort zone to talk to a stranger and explore what they were like.

     Second Life is a virtual reality game that allows people to explore new worlds and meet new people. Second  Life is very similar to Ready Player One .  Anyone can join the game and be anyone they want. They can live a glamourous life and make their avatar look like anything they want. Second Life is great way to escape reality and be someone you truly want to be. Both Second Life and Ready Player One demonstrate how easy it is to become someone you're not in virtual reality. For some people this is good because it allows them to escape the poor hand life dealt them. For others becoming someone your not can change how you see yourself in reality and can really affect your confidence. One difference between Second Life and Ready Player One is Second Life is being used to hold remote meetings. This is a cool new take on virtual learning and remote working caused by covid. In Ready Player One it seemed you never really played with those you knew in re...