ESSAY... JASON
From Mod Mania
here are a few thoughts that ive had over the past few weeks. MY feeling is that Im lacking a little direction through them though. So some help on which way to go would be good. cheers mate.
MOD MANIA… ESSAY-ASSESSMENT 2 JUST SOME THOUGHTS FOR NOW
Why do people modify? Is it out of need, necessity or just for the fun of it? Through the following document the process of modification will be under looked and what factors force people to do exactly what they do to all ready existing things to fit their needs. Modifications have been happening for as long as we can remember people modify anything they can, from cars to their own body. One of the factors associated with modding would have to be motivation. I was motivated by change and to show important details in a permanent manner.
What causes the motivation in people? If someone is motivated they are more than likely going to get things done. Motivation comes from the desire for satisfaction. But what is satisfaction? The rolling stones couldn’t get it but kept trying. Satisfaction is the overall knowledge of ones self that they did a good job or got their aim/target on something. Satisfaction comes through in all areas. Whether it is in life, our job or in our hobbies it is a very important thing to obtain. Many would say or believe that life satisfaction can’t be obtained until you have lived it and are in the later years of your life. But if your are satisfied with yourself and things that involve your self wont your life be satisfying? Satisfaction overall makes us happy. Through this thinking we can obtain that satisfaction is all around us. Our hobbies always seem to involve our modifications. As they are things that are important to us. In my case it was detailing important moments or things in my life. Some would do this through a scrap book but in my case I wanted something more permanent and personal. Anyone can make a scrap book or a collage. I opted for body modification. A simple tattoo that wouldn’t take to much time to get but would take a touch of courage. Once it was done I was glad that it was complete this shows the beginning stages of satisfaction. IN the coming weeks I would go through a number of stages. None of these however was regret although at times there was a slight feeling of why/wondering and there perhaps always will be. This particular feeling is hard to explain. It just shows that the process of a permanent change is always sitting in the back of our heads. It is in this reflection that we stumble on our next question.
What causes reflection? Is it simply because what you have just done is always on your mind or is it maybe because you aren’t totally satisfied with the end result. But as I touched on earlier I am in the end satisfied with my modding project. So this thinking leads to that perhaps the modification is incomplete and needs to be added to. Through this simple line I have just figured out what that feeling was in the back of my head. The modification is incomplete it is infact to plain and needs to be added to. But still maintaining the simple theme which gets the point of importance across.
