1. KALEIDOSCOPECREATIVE DIGITAL MEDIA @ INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BLANCHARDSTOWN
THURSDAY 17TH
MAY 6.30PM-9PM + FRIDAY 18TH
MAY 10AM-4PM
END OF YEAR SHOWCASE 2018
OPENING RECEPTION: THURSDAY 17TH MAY 6.30PM
2. The Bachelor of Arts in Creative Digital
Media at the Institute of Technology
Blanchardstown equips students with
the skills and knowledge to embark upon
a rewarding career in Digital Media.
Graduates are well placed to work in
any aspect of the creative industries
from web design, visual language and
layout, universal design, photography,
video and film making, digital content
management or sound engineering.
ITB have state of the art digital media
labs with Apple iMacs and Windows
workstations, network with Apple,
Microsoft and Adobe software resources
that a student can get real practical
experience of during the course of their
studies. We have a wide range of digital
photography, video and film equipment
with good sound engineering and video
facilities.
This course concentrates on digital
creativity and mixes both theory and
practical hands on work in a good
balance that helps the students to be
successful in a fun environment.
Essentially, the emphasis is on creative
arts with a practical value that will enable
the graduate to work as a practitioner in
the creative digital industry.
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INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BLANCHARDSTOWN
DR. ANTHONY KEANE
HEAD OF SCHOOL
OF INFORMATICS AND ENGINEERING
THE KALEIDOSCOPE END
OF YEAR SHOW FOR 2018
Welcome address by Head of School:
Dr Anthony J. Keane
As the opening address in this
booklet, it is my great pleasure
to welcome you to the 2018
Kaleidoscope exhibition of final
year student projects from the
Creative Digital Media programme
at the Institute of Technology
Blanchardstown (ITB). It is now 19
years since ITB had its first intake of
students and life today bears little
comparison to back then, due mainly
to the amount of digital technology
integration in our daily lives. In 1999,
you could live without the Internet
and a phone was just a phone. No
iPhones existed or smart technology
of any kind. How did we survive? The
big debate among photographers
then was whether digital pictures
could be as good as traditional film
exposures. We lived in an analogue
world and Google was just a startup.
We have come a long way since then
and the Kaleidoscope exhibition
shows us just how far. This is an
annual event that just gets better
from year to year. Students are
experts at exploiting the technology
around them and when combined
with their creative abilities, the
results can be amazing. All the human
senses are game for challenge and
stimulation from film, sound, colours,
lighting, storytelling and pictures. The
ITB students do not disappoint. I can
promise that you will come away with
the most positive feelings of wonder
and admiration for them and also for
the College staff who have to take
some of the credit, but nevertheless
most of the credit belongs to the
students. It is their hard work and
perseverance that has got them
through their course and made them
ready to begin their careers.
Well done everyone and enjoy.
You deserve it.
ANTHONY
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HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATICS
DANIEL MCSWEENEY
Pablo Picasso once said “Every child is an artist,
the problem is staying an artist when you grow
up”. Never has this been truer than it is today.
Emerging from the depths of recession, modern
Ireland has placed an emphasis on the economic
needs of the country, orientating our education
systems towards science and technology. As a
consequence of this, STEM subjects and related
ways of knowing are often promoted at the
expense of the arts and humanities. In 2008, a
group of academics here at ITB challenged that
view and hatched a vision for a programme
that combined the best elements of science,
technology, creativity and art, with the intention
of producing graduates that could contribute to
Ireland’s creative industries and cultural land-
scape. Our first level 8 graduates left our campus
in 2012 and have gone on to become designers,
coders, film makers, artists, animators, game
designers and illustrators to list but a few.
For many students, the college experience
ends with a final examination and a solitary
walk out of an examination hall. In Creative
Digital Media, we insist that they leave here
with a swagger and pomp. Each year, this
show provides our graduates with a public
platform to show off their passions and
skills. Hundreds of lecture sessions and
thousands of hours of work and study
culminate in this piece of public display.
Both the students and staff have
worked incredibly hard to create
the exhibition and we do hope
that you enjoy it. Please join me
in congratulating them on their
achievements.
Enjoy the show!
Daniel
DANIEL
WELCOME TO KALEIDOSCOPE 2018
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ACADEMIC TEAM
Dr. Anthony Keane
Head of School of Informatics & Engineering
Daniel McSweeney
Head of Department of Informatics
Margaret Kinsella
Year 1 coordinator
Nicola Duffy
Year 2 coordinator
Siobhan Enright
Year 3 coordinator
Hugh McCabe
Year 4 coordinator
Ian Cudmore
Sinead Curran
Shaun Ferns
Arnold Hensman
Orla McMahon
Katherine Nolan
Hugh Rodgers
Mark Shields
Robert Smith
Helen Williams
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ANEKA AJITH
Up In The Air is a portrayal of the mindset and behaviours of a teenage girl, Tara as she
contemplates taking her own life, but at the same time highlighting how important she
is to her parents and also how much she means to her friends, while on the other hand
her mind is full of negativity and she sees no reason to continue on.
The aim is to address the importance of thinking twice and to make one think of
those around them that will be grieving for a long time thinking about what they
did wrong or how they could have prevented this from happening.
In doing this I hope to help girls who may be going through similar situations
understand that there are other solutions and to make them think twice, also
to make parents aware that they should identify these behaviours in order
to be able to help them.
UP IN THE AIR
A SHORT FILM ABOUT THE MINDSET AND BEHAVIOURS
OF A TEENAGE GIRL,
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A SHORT DOCUMENTARY THAT LOOKS AT HOW
DIFFERENT GENERATIONS VIEW TECHNOLOGY.
CHANGES THROUGH GENERATION is a short documentary that looks into the lives of three
people from three different generations to see how each of them use technology. Tech-
nology is part of daily life now.
Most things we touch and interact with have something to do with technology in
some way. Each generation has a different experience of technology and has a
unique way of using the same pieces of technology. The documentary is made to
make people think about the technology all around us and how we and others
use it.
CILLIAN BOYLE
CHANGES THROUGH GENERATIONS
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SEAN CONNELL
Hell Hath No Fury is a game built with Unity 5 and is about a woman called Lydia who is
out to rescue her children that have been kidnapped by the fearsome draugr. Against all
odds she sets out alone in search of her children.
A GAME BASED ON VIKINGS & NORSE MYTHOLOGY
HELL HATH NO FURY
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SHANE CONROY
KV62
AN INTERACTIVE STORY ABOUT HOWARD CARTER
AND THE DISCOVERY OF TUTANKHAMUN.
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KV62 is an interactive multimedia story, based on the life of Howard Carter and his
journey to discover King Tutankhamun. The aim of KV62 is to tell this amazing story in
an interactive and engaging form.
The story starts with Howard Carter telling you about his life, how he arrived in Egypt
and made the discovery of a lifetime. It features interactive elements throughout to
immerse the reader and make the story fun and engaging. This piece is made with
a younger audience in mind and is intended as an educational tool. It is created
mainly using the Adobe Suite, Unity and Fungus.
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ELAINE CROKER
Aella is a motion comic about a girl who is forced into helping her landlord create a successful
online business, in exchange for her to be able to keep a roof over her and her dad’s heads. The
story is a modern retelling of the Grimm’s Brothers Rumpelstiltskin and was inspired by current
affairs and the world around me. Aella has to complete impossible tasks in order to save her
and her dad from becoming homeless but she needs help from someone who has a lot of
connections. Deals are made and she is faced with the ultimate task: asking for help from
social media. Will she ever be free from her deal?
This project was made by using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects & Reaper.
AELLA
AELLA IS A MOTION COMIC ABOUT A GIRL WHO IS FORCED
INTO HELPING HER LANDLORD CREATE A
SUCCESSFUL ONLINE BUSINESS.
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DANIEL DIXON
THE DREAD DOCTORS
AN INTERACTIVE 3D HORROR GAME
A first person horror game where the player must make their way through an
unknown facility. Each room represents a notorious doctor from the past and
the cruel experiments they carried out on humans. Players must solve puzzles
in each room, find clues and free test subjects.
More information on the doctors and their experiments can be obtained
throughout the game by picking up patient records, notes and other
collectibles. The game uses horror techniques to make the player feel
tense and create a feeling of fear by utilising jump scares, 3D audio effects
and gruesome visuals.
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ZOE GILLIGAN
The Coast features people from different walks of life; an artist who paints seascapes,
a ferryman who has spent his lifetime on boats transporting people to Ireland’s Eye,
and Kite Surfers who brave the elements everyday just for the adrenaline rush, all tied
together by their love for the Dublin Coast and the Irish Sea.
Entirely filmed by myself on a Canon 600D with various lenses, in several locations
along Dublin Bay including Portrane, Donabate, Howth and Bull Island.
THE COAST
A SHORT DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE PEOPLE ON
DUBLIN’S COASTLINE AND THEIR PERSONAL
CONNECTIONS TO THE IRISH SEA. .
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DAWN WATTS
THE BROWNIE GUIDE STORY
The Brownie Guide Story is a story about a young girl named Aoife and her journey to
find a brownie to help her mam and dad with chores around the house. The animation
is done with mixed media as the background images are stills and short video clips
while the characters are all animated cartoon characters. The goal of this animation
is to tell the story of the Brownie Guide in a visual and fun style that young girls will
enjoy and understand easily.
The project was made with a DSLR camera, Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe Animate,
Adobe Illustrator and Reaper.
AN ANIMATION OF THE BROWNIE GUIDE STORY DESIGNED FOR
YOUNG BROWNIES TO WATCH AND LEARN FROM.
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KATELYN GROGAN
Cian and Eithne is an animation of the Irish Mythological tale. Nowadays very little is
known about Irish Mythology.
This story is one of the few Irish myths that were written down; as many are now
long forgotten. However, the ones that are still here deserve to be remembered.
CIAN AND EITHNE
CIAN AND EITHNE IS AN ANIMATION OF
THE IRISH MYTHOLOGICAL TALE.
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EMER KELLY
SLÁN GO FÓILL
AN INTERACTIVE STORY FOR CHILDREN ABOUT FAMINE
VICTIMS AND THEIR EXPERIENCES ON BOARD
A COFFIN SHIP
Slán go fóill is an interactive story telling about the journey of different people affected
by the famine. The user has the choice to follow each storyline from start to finish.
The storylines follow a young widow and two boys as they all make the treacherous
journey across the Atlantic Ocean to Grosse Isle, Quebec, Canada.
In each scene, there is a variety of animations and interactive objects that give the
user historical information along the way, as well as making it fun.
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SAFETY STEPS
ROSS KELLY
According to findings from Road Safety Authority Ireland,children are most involved
in road accident cases and therefore are at higher risk compared to other age
groups of people. Children need road safety knowledge and education from an
early age. Safety Steps is aimed at the age group of 5-10 years old.
With the use of Safety Steps key road safety messages are implemented and
learned in a Game Based style. Throughout the story users must select the
right path for the character by the name of Brody, to make it school safely.
Brody is a gender neutral friendly bear, who is the main character of this
story.In order to reinforce the road safety messages, the user will have
to navigate through many challenges such as Visibility, Awareness, Road
Crossing, Traffic Lights & Distractions whilst trying to make
it to school safely.
AN INTERACTIVE STORY AIMED AT TEACHING
YOUNG CHILDREN THE NECESSARY STEPS TO KEEP SAFE
ON THE ROADS.
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STEPHEN KENNEDY
DUBLIN IN FOCUS
Dublin In Focus is a short documentary that peaks into the lives of three Dublin based
photographers as they strive to stand out within their local communities. Through a lens
of photography, Dublin In Focus explores Dublin’s dynamic landscape through multiple
different perspectives from urbanism to nature, and onto cityscape. Within each
photographers work, it challenges the status quo on what makes Dublin beautiful.
Following the photographers through their day to day quest to get the shot, we
realise that photography in Dublin isn’t just about creativity or challenging ideas on
the cities beauty, but community, personal growth and overcoming life obstacles
through art and social engagement.
A SHORT DOCUMENTARY WHICH PEERS THROUGH THE
VIEWFINDER AT THREE PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THEIR
RELATIONSHIP WITH PHOTOGRAPHY AND DUBLIN.
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Unmask is a thriller/mystery short film, following the unravelling life of plain clothes
Garda Richard Burke as his past misdeeds are potentially about to be revealed by
someone who claims to know his secret. He thought the murder he committed in
the past was behind him. If he doesn’t act now it may be his own life on the line.
The story follows him as he tries to discover the identity of his tormentor and
keep his dark secret safe, while he and his partner Finn O'Reilly go through their
days in the station.
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A THRILLER MYSTERY SHORT FILM
UNMASK
JORDAN KILLION
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JAKE LEWIS
ABSTRACT 3D ANIMATED SHORT FILM
CORE is an abstract 3D animated short film, created with Blender, which uses
colour, texture, shape, form and setting to illustrate the experience of depression
via the turbulent journey of the protagonist, a strange alien like bot. After reboot-
ing on a seemingly lifeless and barren foreign planet, the bot must explore the
environment as it is beckoned to a mysterious pulsating light atop a mountain
in the distance while a violent storm rages. A variety of bizarre creatures are
encountered along the way, each seeming to allude to something deeper.
CORE
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Resonate is an experimental documentary exploring emotional influences and connections
to Electronic music from the perspective of a group of highly passionate and talented
Irish DJ’s and Music Producers. Electronic music is more commonly associated with
technology and often not as much with emotion. What this documentary illustrates is
the raw emotion it has the power to induce from both the perspective of the listener
and the creator. The solid and blatantly honest interviews paired with abstract
visuals created in After Effects take this documentary away from a more traditional
style, hopefully as eccentric and immersive as Electronic music itself is.
AN EXPERIMENTAL DOCUMENTARY
RIONA LONG
RESONATE
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LAUREN MAHER
MISSING YOU
AN INTERACTIVE STORY APP CREATED TO HELP CHILDREN COPE
WITH THEIR EMOTIONS WHEN A LOVED ONE DIES.
Missing You is an Interactive Children's Story App created to help children cope with
their emotions when a loved one dies.
Missing You is an interactive story app designed for children from ages 6-9 who
have suffered the loss of a loved one. It is the first mobile and tablet application
to help young children to cope with, and learn about, bereavement. All the
designs are original and the project has been created using Adobe Creative
Suite, Unity and Fungus. The user can decide whether to follow the story
from the perspective of a boy or a girl character. The intention is to provide
a way of helping children through this difficult time.
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PILLARS OF CREATION
EMMET MCDONNELL
Pillars of Creation takes us on a journey across the stars within and beyond our
limitations. It delves into that which science has uncovered and what still remains a
mystery to us. The animation explores visually the destructive nature of space such
as the black hole and celebrates nebulae which cook the elements of life itself.
The project, created with Blender and After Effects, is designed to intrigue and
inspire viewers through an immersive experience both visually and aurally.
"We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more impor-
tant than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us."
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
A 3D ANIMATION WHICH EXPLORES THE MYSTERY
AND WONDERS OF THE COSMOS
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Danny and Villy is a game that aims to open up Dante’s 14th century, iconic, epic poem to a
younger audience, through the modern technology of interactive video games. The game
involves the player playing as the main protagonist Danny, who explores and travels
through the different layers of Inferno with the goal of
reaching Paradise. The levels are designed in an otherworldly, abstract way, so as to
stay true to the vivid and in-depth universe of that was described
within The Divine Comedy.
The creation of the game during development, and being able to adapt the poem
through an interactive medium, was made possible by using many different
software programs such as; Photoshop which helped me to create textures and
visual 2D designs, Blender for making 3D models and Unity, which helped in
aiding the creation of the world that the player will engage in during game play.
MAIRÉAD MCGUINNESS
DANNY & VILLY
A VIDEO GAME ADAPTATION OF DANTE ALIGHIERI’S DIVINE COMEDY. .
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Connected is an interactive magazine centered around the topic of bloggers in the
beauty world. The aim is to provide an insight into the world of blogging and the use
of social media, to educate people on the ever-growing world of influencers and how
they’ve gained a living out of it, as well as teaching people how to get started in the
blogging world.
Connected is a 30 page magazine hosted on iBooks for iPad. It is a mix of video,
voxpops, animated explainer videos, infographics, as well as general information.
It features a variety of bloggers from beginners to professionals, all of whom tell
their own stories from being in the industry.
AN INTERACTIVE MAGAZINE LOOKING INTO THE WORLD
OF BLOGGERS - WHAT THEY DO, HOW THEY DO IT,
TIPS AND TRICKS & EVERYTHING INBETWEEN
CONNECTED
CHLOE MCNICHOLAS
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GRAHAM MURPHY
AN INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING PLATFORM
NEUTRO
Neutro is an interactive storytelling platform that teaches children the journey of a
neutrophils white blood cell, the main white blood cell that fights off infections. It
is the first form of defense against such viruses like common colds and flus.
Recent studies show children get an average of twelve illnesses a year that the
neutrophils cell tries to prevent from making the human body sick.
This is a great learning experience for children. The user enters and passes
through the body exploring all the main organs and learns how their body
fights off germs on a day to day basis keeping them healthy.
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VISION
ASHLING SMITH
Vision is an audio-visual installation that is presented through projection mapping and a five-
part structure. It is based on the voices of anonymous creatives of many different creative
backgrounds such as Fashion Designers, Actors, Photographers, Dancers and Multimedia
Artists. The creatives are represented through emotional visual storytelling and sound
design. The purpose of Vision is to investigate a sense of belonging in the creative world
and to gain an understanding that all creatives have their own processes in their work
and their own journey to explore. All creatives have their methods and reason for do-
ing their own work there is not one structure or way to do one thing when it comes
to being creative. The passion that they creatives share is expressed through motion
graphics, visually expressing the stories of creativity in the works.
AN AUDIO VISUAL INSTALLATION
32. THE EVENT SHOWCASES A RANGE OF YEAR 4 PROJECTS INCLUDING EXAMPLES OF VIDEO
PRODUCTION, GAMES DEVELOPMENT, ANIMATION, GRAPHIC DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY,
FILM-MAKING, DOCUMENTARY, DIGITAL PUBLICATION, WEB & MOBILE APPLICATION
DEVELOPMENT AND MORE.
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