Early January has arrived. Students loathe this time of year. The pleasures enjoyed over the Christmas holidays are gone. School assignments have arrived, and are here to stay. My first assignment is to "brainstorm a 'history appliance'". Keeping with what I know and love, that being hockey, I am planning to invent a "Vintage Goalie Mask". Since the device must be connected to the past, I had envisioned a hockey goalie in the Sixties. My next thought was formulated from the notion of "communication with the dead". Aside from the morbidness, I was intrigued by this potential mode for understanding the past. Also, the combination of hockey and history was unbeatable.
In order to take this concept a step further, I decided to visit a few websites that Dr. Turkel had posted (see: Rube Goldberg) as well as YouTube clips on hockey. A link about the "The Evolution" of goalie masks had sparked interest, but the specific function of my device remained unclear. What information will it provide? Then, I thought of the audience. Who is interested in both hockey and its history? I immediately thought of the Hockey Hall of Fame - a place where millions of fans visit each year to see relics of the past. EUREKA (see Dr. Turkel's step two). Therefore, the device's function is informing fans of distinct eras of goalie masks.
