List of resources

So when I went to the boat museum last week I got to learn more about the time it took for the whole crew to build a boat. That time was about three to six months, at least when they started. Eventually lumber became more of commodity, not to mention the factories were making people way more money than building boats.  It was becoming harder to create boats so by the time they broke even with the final boat , it was decided that the museum would be built.

            The crew went in  this order

Joiners (Carpenters

Carvers

Sawyers

Pump Makers

Block Maers

Windlass Maker

            -

The boat itself was built in these steps

1.Keel

2.Frames

3.Planking (which took the longest time)

4. Sealing

5.Deck Beams

6. Dubbing

7. Caulking

Jobs would often overlap over each other, so the order isn’t exact

Status Update

Last week I took the pictures I needed for my project. I have also written most of the dialogue. I want to attempt animating the dialogue, so the pictures are for reference, and will only be in the project if I don't finish animating.
((Not relevant, but I spent all weekend on the train and the T going back and forth from Anime Boston))

ESM Self Tour pamphlet

The front and back of the Essex Shipbuilding Museum's current self-guided tour pamphlet.

tourism (Japan) / moble app, book, website

This came my way earlier today, thought it relates in some ways, potentially at least, to our own larger project (Location Relation Notation, re: Essex and shipbuilding at Essex) —

99+1: Traveling Through Art, Design & Architecture
99+1 is a new book and responsive website for the Japanese National Tourism Organization.

A pocket publication and extensive website dedicated to creative experiences with travel.

The “+1” for any trip in Japan is the unexpected location that makes the trip extra special, from a backstreet bookstore to a mountain hike into inspiring scenery.

Ian Lynam Design designed the gatefold-cover book and website, which you can see here.

Women of Essex Exhibition

Currently up in the Waterline Center at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum is the exhibit "Women of Essex" which showcases the stories of a few notable contributors to the area, past and present.

Take a look while we are there on Wednesday! Here is a story I found interesting:

New Plan, Order a Ship

I recently found a video on shipbuilding in Essex. This ship is called the ST. ROSALIE. Watching this video gave me a bit more of a direction as to where I want to go with my project. I doubt that people nowadays actually have the time and money to commission an Essex boat to be built. I do find the process of building a boat fascinating and think it would be interesting to put people in the shoes of a fisherman.

So, I would like to use Aris to build a fisherman's RPG. The Goal of the RPG would be to teach players about the use of fishing ships. The way this game supplements the museum is by reinforcing the amount of time,care, fun and effort put into building a ship. Having a player go through a process of building there own ship gives them satisfaction and appreciation of the Art of shipbuilding. Making shipbuilding a more personal experience puts you in the perspective of the people of essex.

Goals

For my next trip to the museum I would like to find more information about the seven schooners that still exist in essex.

I also want to research ships that have failed. I need this information in order to lead the player into errors along their own shipbuilding experience. I would also want to find the roles that each person played in building a ship so that I am able to make a structured path for a player to follow within the rpg.
 

Brainstorming a potential filming schedule and format for Wednesday`s trip.