Log 3: Summary of Project Findings

In conclusion, the summary of the project findings as the following:

• The research project shows that the Japanimation culture wave is spreading among youth and influence their lifestyle. 
• The influence has raised two phenomenons: otaku and hikikomori
• The Japanimation has a good influence in marketing and entertainment industry.
• Using the anime style for the campaign's video animation will help to drag the youth attention.
• Developing animation style is depending on the target market demographic and psychographic information and the cultural background. 
• Animation in advertisement world is a powerful tool that benefiting the leading-edge companies.
• Choosing the right animation software depends on the type of animation and the skills of the animator.
• Designer/animator personal preference can be developed through practicing his skills in different projects.
• This project has allowed me to practice animation professionally.
• As a result this project has developed my professional practice and covered academic areas on animation background and old/new techniques.
• It helped me to study the target market and identify the keys of understanding the customers in away to benefit and serve the campaign.

Log 5: Comments on Other Learner's Blogs

Comment1:
Amazing, you were doing two degrees at the same time! I've found the course extremely helpful in my workplace as it built a solid academic skills that serve any potentials in professional practice.

Comment2:
DELICIOUS made it easy for us to share links in groups and track each new links that goes to one category, in addition it's a very powerful tool for group work by exchanging information easily within one place.

Comment3:
Interesting ! my project research is relating to youth interaction social life too, (for 16-24 years old) but i've found that some of youth are frustrated with life condition whether it is in personal life or school/work life, or even if they don't have a clear goal of what to do in life so got addicted to any thing that help them escape from realism to the virtual world, or to pass time (e.g. video games)

Comment4:
Google docs helped us to share docs and pass documents between the group easily, without any usb or sending them as attachments through emails .. it organizes docs as if they are in the local computer machine.