Manic always dreamed of becoming a manikin for a spy organization, but through self doubts and feelings of never accomplishing their dream, Manic Caine joined the family business of being a crash test dummy. One bad rocket ship accident knocked their brain out, showing there was a fixated rock inside, now their brain is growing back and with the power of learning growth mindsets, they have never been happier in a simulation.

The project shows ways to improve a growth mindset and the positive effects obtaining that mindset can be. A fixated mindset is a different way of thinking about the world and people who have it believe they are naturally good at some tasks and not good at others. I come from a family where fixated mindsets are the norm and that for example if you can play the piano, you were destined to be a musician. I wanted to show to people with fixated mindsets that there is another way of looking at the world. I hope that this interaction does not just allows people to reflect with Manic but also themselves.

The head is a fictional character currently enjoying the conscious world. Papier Mache was made for the head and Adobe Animate was used for the software. The head is conductive, and in some instances, does not “need” a ground.

Question: Which videos were your most and least favorite? I am thinking about adding another video and wanted to think of the style.

Updates to project Below

I chose a new look for Manic to show what happened to him during the crash with mud and bugs that splattered all over Manic face. Manic has grown to accept his new look cause it means that he is especially great at camouflaging in the woods for future spy museum when the brain finally grows in.

I have added more inputs to manic and have it set up so that I can make Manic the ground and do not have to use the alligator clip to activate. I tried to clean up the metal on the alligator clips and put on conductive tape, but the tape kept touching papier mache and causing it to automatically put in inputs without touching. The aluminum foil on the other hand was easier to get away from the papier mache and I recoated the bulky ones on the alligator clips to polish them a little.

There are now four videos showing ways of gaining a growth mindset that are shown by Manic’s conscious. One is for persevering through challenges, getting critiques while accepting failure, reach for challenging goals, and becoming optimistic. The background changes to show the different inputs and to give the project some more depth when interacting. I also wanted people to not have strained eyes when staring at a white background Manic was in.

Thanks to everyone for the helpful feedback