Brainstorm from 10/08 - 10/10

Audio to complement a button's rotation:

-Something that mimics rotation/cyclical somehow
-Something on a loop
-end of a record
-ringtone
-CD Skipping
-Water Flowing
-How is water flowing cyclical?
-it's seemingly endless
-it's part of the water cycle (condensation/precipitation/evaporation)

-Cycle of water evaporation...
-Rain can be analogous to rotating parts of a button
-is that clear enough, though?

*I don't have to use a recognizable sound
-just recognizable in that it's on a loop...
-could be static, then a crackle/pop at the end
-would have a recognizable beginning/ending

-Should the sound(s) be pleasant?
-Should the sound(s) be unpleasant?
-Should they be, to a certain degree, both?

-Should sound(s) harmonize with the object's movements?
-Should sound(s) be disharmonious--contrast with its movements?
-Should sound(s) compare and contrast w/ all imagery?

-Flowing water does have similar/dissimilar elements to rotation of button...
-it doesn't end
-but it doesn't have a recognizable beginning/ending...

**I'm limiting myself to one sound...
-How about gears turning, combined with...
-flowing water?
-rolling wheel?
-sandpaper grinding back and forth--that could be unpleasant though...
-or, is a certain degree of unpleasantness good? Probably a fine line...
-turntables... riffs, beats...
-multiple songs/musical scores--playing all at once?
-going into a crescendo?

***What about voices?
-could I have recognizable voices?
-use pop-cultural elements...

-How does the button fit into pop culture?
-it's part of fashions
-I don't think it's currently a fashion in itself--perhaps it was before...

-A major element in pop culture is substance subordinate to style
-style is God--substance is an abstraction that makes our head hurt...
-one gets the impression of mindless adoration/aggrandizement in pop culture...
-mindless repetition of television/movie quotes/sounds?
-yes, I like that...

-How about quotes/sounds on loops?
-but mixed up and jumbled to give a sense of disorientation...
-but recognizable as being on loops
-Repetition could almost become poetic, if the loops were arranged in such a way as to give them a sense of rhythm...

-How could I use this with my current, button game?
-completion of buttons/button parts could play different segments of a loop...
-until it became a complete poem/sound clip
-but if it was done out of order from the way I originally "composed" the sound clip, it would just come out disharmonious/jumbled--wouldn't it?
-maybe that could part of the fun/challenge for the interactive experience: they play with different arrangements until they find one of their liking...

Playful

This latest installment of the button is intended to be more playful than previous assignments; in fact, it's actually a game. I still need to work out all of the kinks, but it's meant to function as a puzzle. By slowly piecing the different parts of an abstract button together--via clicking and dragging--I'm seeking to aggrandize the form of the button itself... I think I'm going to have to add hints, such as the shape or color of the button piece changing as it gets close to its inteded spot; as it stands, the animation may be much too hard to determine its purpose. I guess we'll see...