tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79393697836052449872024-02-21T03:17:34.200-08:00магияhaileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-31591855965960658502018-05-10T09:54:00.000-07:002018-05-10T09:54:43.099-07:00turning back time<br />
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Reflecting on this year’s #Netnarr class, I realized that
our journey was very different than last year’s in a number of ways. Even
though we participated in connected learning, used most of the same tools, and
even revisited familiar faces in our studio visits, they were two separate experiences.
If I had to describe last year’s class, it would be more “creative”— and by
creative, I mean there were more chances for imagination, interpretation, and
remix. We had opportunities to write, draw, and imagine an alchemist alter ego.</div>
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This year, however, I would categorize it as a class that
was “self-aware.” While we did some creative things, the majority of our
efforts in class projects all had a level of awareness and reflection. We
learned more about digital tracking, and the consequences of our digital
footprint & identity. Along with that, when we talked about things such as
“redlining” or “empathy games,” we were also really reflecting and becoming
aware of the significance of what high-risk areas in Newark mean, or the
realities of what it means to live in Syria.</div>
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And when we weren’t being “self-aware,” we were dabbling in
other digital activities. Having students learn how to make GIFs, cut audio,
crop and layer images, use tweetchat, create bots, make memes, and much more,
is an important asset to this class. It may seem like we’re having a lot of fun
(which we are), but I think learning different digital skills can make all the
difference for some of the students as they continue their life in the
professional world. You never know when your company may want you to make an
image transparent, or more importantly, when they need you to make a funny
meme. The daily digital alchemies also offered a window of creative opportunity
for the class to have freedom with and flex some of the digital skills they had
learned along the way.</div>
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For me, though, I think the most informative part of the
class were the discussions we had revolving around how our information is being
used in digital spaces. Innocently, we enter things into Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr,
and so forth— a lot of the times, we do not think twice about entering our name
or location, because we naively trust the website we are giving it to, because
everyone else is doing it. However, in light of recent events, like Zuckerberg
answering questions about Facebook, I think a lot of us are going to look at
how we share our digital information differently. We learned about digital
tracking from week one, and how our data is used against us for target
marketing schemes. I think that’s why I did my e-lit concept piece on thinking
about how we use our information online— if we knew what we knew now, I think a
lot of us would have used the Internet differently, or at least demanded
guidelines at the start of the digital age to how it would affect people later
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I would definitely suggest other students to take this class - I think it's a wonderful blend of being informative and artistic. During this semester, there were a lot of things we learned that, moving forward, are important in life - from being self-aware about our online presence, to knowing what a bot really is and how to make one for fun. We also got to put a lot of ourselves and our interests into our projects, while still being relevant to the course - after all, this is <i>our</i> "digital life," and it's important that we know how to take care of it.</div>
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MAKE Leaderboard:</div>
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<br />haileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-67523686662464147712018-04-17T08:54:00.001-07:002018-04-17T08:55:40.303-07:00bots the matter with you?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
breaking! this past week, it has been reported that yes, bots were on the rise again on twitter... except they weren't russian bots - this was the work of kean students!</div>
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and i'll be the first to admit that i think everyone did a great job with living double lives in their own twitter as both a tired, politically distraught student and a persistent, politically distraught bot! the purpose of the bots were to create conversation, but to ask the questions in a believably human-sounding way. the class did a great job of framing their questions and getting a few outsiders to comment! before we set the bots up, though, we did a test on <a href="https://botometer.iuni.iu.edu/#!/" target="_blank">Botometer</a> to see if our twitter accounts were perceived to be people or bots... i wonder if our scores went up?</div>
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only 22% a bot 😎<a href="https://twitter.com/netnarr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@netnarr</a> <a href="https://t.co/E0jLGbskZw">pic.twitter.com/E0jLGbskZw</a></div>
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also, can you believe that he's <i>not</i> a bot? it's weird.<br />
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we also played the bot or not game on www.botpoet.com to get a feel for the potential for generative language for bots and how certain "real life" poetry can come across as robotic, repetitive, or seemingly randomly generated. i also wanted to point out that the bot poetry was a lot more poetic than some of the poems by real poets. in particular, the one bot poem "<a href="http://botpoet.com/poem/some-men/" target="_blank">some men</a>" was the best poem i saw come up by far:<br />
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some men just want breakfast"</div>
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speaking of generative language & poetry, that leads us to our next and final adventure in #netnarr - electronic literature. i love e-lit, as its very engaging and new way for storytelling to come to life and to evoke new relationships between reader and text. the multimodality of electronic literature creates a new dynamic, and adds depth and color to stories by including audio, visual, video, navigational, interactive, and animated elements to the story that would otherwise be lost in traditional textual stories. additionally, e-lit is not just one thing - it can be many. for example, there's hypertext fiction, generative poetry, interactive fiction, netprovs, fanfiction, online roleplaying, ect. e-lit is only limited by the creator's imagination.<br />
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one of my favorites examples of e-lit (specifically generative poetry) is <a href="https://twitter.com/poem_exe">poem.exe</a>, which creates haikues / short poems through randomized images, lines, and juxtapositions that are often beautiful and thought-provoking. the generated juxtaposition especially works with haikus because of the suddenness of subject change, which is important in creating a complex message and image that often stays with the reader long after they have read the poem.<br />
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can't wait to see what else is in store for us and teaching more people about the wonders of e-lit! super excited.<br />
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haileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-70445646125193669702018-04-09T21:36:00.001-07:002018-04-09T21:36:30.229-07:00redlining & remixingthis past week, during our exploration of games, we've focused a lot on the concept of remixing, which is an important element to recognize in such a unique class as this. a few weeks ago, we put questions into the padlet we shared with Maha's students in Egypt; unfortunately, we didn't receive responses, but that didn't stop us! instead, we created the supposed answers to those questions, and put them together to form a mock / imaginary interview, speculating on how the game creators might have answered them. we used audacity while doing so, which involved a lot of recording, splicing, and editing, in order to make it coherent and consequential.<br />
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<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="300" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/427511922&color=%23628058&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe><span style="font-size: x-small;">background ambiance courtesy of <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Zamazan/sounds/408517/" target="_blank">freesound</a></span></div>
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i guess for me, it was hard to be 100% direct in answering these questions, namely because they're not mine to answer. i feel like this game prototype specifically was meant for the story to be told by someone from Egypt who experiences gender stereotypes in that culture. while there are similarities between how female and male individuals are expected to behave and perform their gender identity throughout both cultures, it is not even close to being the same story, and that story is not mine to tell or fictionally tell. instead, i tried to speculate as what and how they would answer, but i think i just ended up with more questions! haha.<br />
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still, i had fun with it, and i wish we could have heard from Maha's students. until then, i hope they continue with their prototypes - each one has a great story to tell and lesson to teach and would make for great developed empathy games.<br />
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our other project we completed last week was also a remix of sorts - we discussed the concept of redlining, and what that means in a geographical space, and how that can translate into a digital space and create analytical, qualitative questions. we took two different images, played with layering, cropping, and finally juxtaposed them together. first, we were told to pick another map of Newark to explore against the redlining zone, and i chose to try and find one of the McDonald's location to take a screenshot of. i couldn't get it to just be all fast food places - google maps was not a fan. however, i feel like the McDonald's locations did raise an interesting speculation and analysis.<br />
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in the heart of newark, there are considerably a lot of McDonald's next to each other - reminder, just McDonald's, excluding all the possibilities of fast food locations probably also in close proximity. the heart of newark is not especially rich, and McDonald's provides a cheaper option for people who do not have the income, time, and convenience to spend on healthier choices. it's a quick, inexpensive warm meal, which creates a correlation between poor individuals and poor dietary habits. additionally, it can lead to health complications, which is another problem and financial strain if the person has already found themselves in not the best monetary situation.<br />
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again, it's only a speculation, but it's not an uncommon hypothesis we've heard before. below is the map i've created through the image juxtaposition tool in H5P:<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="613" src="https://h5p.org/h5p/embed/215324" width="739"></iframe>with that being said, i'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more of remixing in the world of electronic literature in the coming week! i'm exciting to explore different types of e-lit, as well as different pieces, and create/remix some of our own.<br />
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(and yes, i heard that bots were coming back... this should be fun!!!)<br />
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Last week, we all went way back and explored some pretty ~retro~ games, ranging from the Oregon Trail to Sim City. Among these games, I chose to explore two of them - my first encounter was with Charlie the Duck, which I quickly learned was just a complete rip off of Mario. Not even just the concept - the whole level's layout was ripped from level 1 of the classic Mario game, but just replaced with different images & themes. Instead of tunnels, plumbers, and shells, think ponds, frogs, and giant wasps! Of course, and a duck.</div>
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Next, I chose to look at the beloved game Qbert. I've heard of the game, but I've never played it - heck, I don't think I've ever seen it in an arcade before, either, which I find surprising. When I started playing, I'll admit, it was a bit frustrating - nothing was really explained, so it took me a second to figure out the controls and what the heck I was even supposed to be doing. But, as it turned out, the goal was extremely simple - jump on all of the squares so they match the target square, and avoid any snakes or other whimsical shapes trying to kill our poor Qbert.</div>
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Using the terminology we learned last week, the best way to describe both games is labeling them as Practice games. The levels don't change, and you have extra lives to try to beat them until you master the elements and challenges presented to you over and over again. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9xkfPLJWf0" target="_blank">The Plan, Practice, and Improvise</a> video by Extra Credits even says that playing Practice games typically breed frustration, as sometimes you'll get stuck on a level and it'll take forever to get past it - I definitely felt like that's what was happening to me after a certain point in Qbert. My highest score was ~3,500! I was happy that I got that far, as it took me what felt like twenty times to even just get past the first level. Similarly, Charlie the Duck seemed easier because I've played the classic Mario games before - you generally know what each element does, and the first level is pretty standard. There was Practice from a different game that was transferred to that one, which is actually kind of cool.</div>
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Qbert was only sure of two things. One, that he loved his work - jumping on stairs for a living may seem like a chore to some, but it was a passion for him. And two, that he did not. Like. Snakes.<br />
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When he first started his job, it seemed pretty easy. Only one side of the stairs needed to be changed, no problem. He'd hop a little here, hop a little there, and <i>bam</i>. Fixed. Good as how the boss wanted it to be. But no one told him about the other... difficulties.<br />
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At first it started as small bouncing circles that would follow him. It was annoying, but he worked through it, always keeping a watchful eye over his shoulder. Sometimes it would just be on circle, or two, or three... but, no matter how many, he kept at it.<br />
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Then, the job got a bit more difficult. Suddenly, two sides of the stairs needed to be fixed - then three, back to one, and so on and so forth. But, then the real game changer came - <i>him</i>.<br />
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It was just a normal day for Qbert. Avoiding a circle here or there, hopping along his merry way, thinking of what would be next. But then, as he was on the very last square of the day, a shadow came from behind and menacingly loomed over him.<br />
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Qbert stopped, and looked over his shoulder. "...!@?#@?"<br />
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He was face to face with none other than, you guessed it, the Snake. He was about twice Qbert's size, and could jump five times as high, too, it seemed. Qbert took a deep breath, and was going to introduce himself. After all, the Snake didn't look <i>too</i> intimidating - he was just huge, that's all, and had pointed teeth, and... Anyways, he wasn't going to assume anything.<br />
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Before Qbert could say anything, the Snake, who had been slightly coiled over, extended his whole body upwards. He was stretched out about his whole length, with his neck craned slightly so that he was looking down at Qbert. Uh oh. <i>Now</i> he looked intimidating.<br />
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And, just like that. the Snake jumped up in the air and came crashing down toward Qbert with immense power. Quickly, Qbert bounced out of the way, but the Snake kept following him. Panicked, Qbert looked around at the easiest escape - but there was none. The Snake had him cornered! The Snake prepared himself for another jump, but Qbert, terrified, decided to jump off the stairs completely.<br />
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He waited in the darkness until for awhile. When he felt like he wasn't in danger anymore, Qbert hesitantly jumped his way to the top of the stairs again - only to find that all of his hard work had been undone!!!<br />
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With a quick glance over his shoulder to check for distractions, Qbert began his work again. He shook his head. Why did the Snake want to do this?<br />
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When he was on his last tile, again, the same, coiled shadow loomed over him.<br />
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Qbert turned around. "!@#?##" He sighed.<br />
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It was going to be a long workday.haileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-58300594530346915862018-03-26T23:27:00.001-07:002018-03-26T23:27:38.801-07:00yo tony, where'd u get that fresh pepperoniphew! it's been a long week! and a pretty long checklist, too :P i kid, i kid!<br />
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last tuesday was a bit of a technical mess, with our projector dying for good. but, the twitterchat still persisted, and i think we had a great conversation about empathy games - particularly SPENT, Bad News, and Syrian Journey. Our group played SPENT, which I also encountered last year in Networked Narratives. I remember doing infinitely better than I did this time around - I ended up with $23 at the end of the month, no more plasma to donate, and rent was due.<br />
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I think, like many working poor, one has to heartbreakingly change their definition of success. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/netnarr?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#netnarr</a></div>
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SPENT really puts you in the shoes of someone else. i think we can all relate to financial struggles and tough choices, but the curves that SPENT throws at you are pretty hard and fast - but hey, sometimes that is someone's life. empathy games are wonderful means of teaching others, if they have the mindset of wanting to learn - especially when they have correct facts & stats to back up the realistic nature of the game. i mentioned that the ideal formula for an EG is when the game can create a perfect balance of emotional storytelling and objective facts - if the game is solely based on emotion, it might be impossible to suspend our disbelief and immerse ourselves in the story. or, if a game is purely facts and numbers, it can glaze right over people. having a character you can empathize with and go through their story together really drives home the point.<br />
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I agree with Stephanie here strongly - it's a wonderful point. A lot of what we consider games are ones that really "don't have a higher meaning" to them. Sure, games can be great because they have strategy, wonderful art, or moral lessons - but EG teach real global/nationa/societal issues, and is an outlet to have an experience you might never have in your own lifetime. introducing EG that are both enjoyable to play to the gamer with an emotional reward to children at young ages could do wonderful things for the personal growth of humanity.<br />
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speaking of more empathy games! i checked out Marwan and Hoda from Cairo's <a href="https://marwandarwish128766453.wordpress.com/2018/03/22/survival-game/" target="_blank">Survival Game</a>, which focuses on the daily routine and gender expectations & stereotypes shoved onto Egyptian men and women. i thought they did a great job in telling the experience of gender inequality in both the routine for what is expected of men and of women. however, i felt like there was a lot of depth and storytelling for the woman's path - she felt like a fleshed out character that you could empathize with. for the man, while the stereotypes and inequality was technically there, it was not as masterfully woven into the storytelling like the woman. instead, his choices were abrupt, and consequently either got fired from his job or literally died for defying stereotypes. the woman, however, seemed more realistic - i suggested they try to create that same depth and chance for empathy for the man. then again, i have neither experience that they have, as I am a privileged white woman from America - i find it hard to offer more valid critique about any experience, because it is not mine to tell.<br />
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moving on! after our twitterchat, we moved on to a lesson in audacity, which i've worked with before. however, when i did do some audio editing a long time ago, i would use Sony Vegas - the same program I would also edit videos with. i thought this was going to be somewhat painless - i was wrong! it took me at least an hour to figure out why i couldn't move my darned audio bites over... even though the sound was paused/stopped, i had to make sure none of the buttons were clicked. i really couldn't believe it took me that long. oops.<br />
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<li><a href="https://freesound.org/people/benjaminharveydesign/sounds/315920/" style="font-size: small;">https://freesound.org/people/benjaminharveydesign/sounds/315920/</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">dialing</span></li>
<li><a href="https://freesound.org/people/esperri/sounds/119133/" style="font-size: small;">https://freesound.org/people/esperri/sounds/119133/</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">clinking</span></li>
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<li><a href="https://freesound.org/people/Spleencast/sounds/92901/" style="font-size: small;">https://freesound.org/people/Spleencast/sounds/92901/</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">restaurant</span></li>
<li><a href="https://freesound.org/people/XxBirdoxX/sounds/52293/" style="font-size: small;">https://freesound.org/people/XxBirdoxX/sounds/52293/</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">stomach growl</span></li>
<li><a href="https://freesound.org/people/xtrgamr/sounds/259170/" style="font-size: small;">https://freesound.org/people/xtrgamr/sounds/259170/</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">laughing</span></li>
<li><a href="https://freesound.org/people/Kodack/sounds/256311/" style="font-size: small;">https://freesound.org/people/Kodack/sounds/256311/</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">munching</span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxTdYkx2hQQ" style="font-size: small;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxTdYkx2hQQ</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">music</span></li>
<li><a href="https://freesound.org/people/djfroyd/sounds/263993/" style="font-size: small;">https://freesound.org/people/djfroyd/sounds/263993/</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">ringing</span></li>
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also, if you want to hear a real great song about pizza (and pizza parties), i suggest <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxvKuEWeVg8" target="_blank">this</a>.<br />
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that's right! we've moved on from digital art to none other than gaming! while i enjoy games, i never think of myself as a gamer. a lot of the games i play are what i consider "lowkey" - games like Animal Crossing, Civilization, Sims, Pokemon, and so on. they're all games i can play on my own time, and games that usually are less violent and help cultivate more in-game "personal" growth. maybe that sounds pretentious, i'm not too sure - i guess i can't explain my preference in gaming. i don't like battling bosses because it stresses me out (i know, i know - i love Pokemon, but i don't feel like that makes me a hypocrite. something about beating the bosses is way less stressful than, say, Zelda.) Animal Crossing is the exact opposite of all that - there's honestly nothing more therapeutic than standing by the beach in animal crossing at 2 a.m. with the sound on.</div>
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with that being said, i do love a lot of card & board games as well. i was introduced to cards at a pretty young age because my grandma loves playing cards, specifically Crazy 8s. to this day, we still play (last week i beat her 20-0 and she threw her cards down and called me a b*tch. it was awesome.) she also taught me Canasta, Hearts, and a bit of Bridge. i also love playing Euchre, and i recently relearned how to play Poker. cards are awesome, 'nuff said, but sometimes you can only do so much with them.</div>
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board games, on the other hand, sometimes are more involved. my favorites are Catan, Flux, Parcheesi, Sorry, Scrabble, One Night Ultimate Werewolf, and of course Cards Against Humanity (however, recently i was given What Do You Meme?, which is 100x better, believe it or not). i'm always open to learning new games - i love strategy and games that make me think. i'm excited to be introduced to even more games over the course of this month!</div>
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so, what does that make me? i honestly thought i would be a "casual gamer," but i got active gamer instead! but i guess that makes sense. i like playing games when nothing else is happening, or if my friends want to sit down and play a few rounds of something. but if something else is going on, i'm ready to do whatever! i like playing games with friends a lot, but sometimes it's nice to cancel plans with everyone and sit in bed all night playing Pokemon.</div>
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but, speaking of sports, i found Radiolab's Games podcast a topic of interesting discussion, particularly when they were talking about "play." we also touched on it in our studio visit today with Remi and Keegan, with the conflation and misinterpretation of games and playfulness going hand-in-hand. when we're younger, there's definitely that part of us that is free to be creative and "open-ended" in our play, where there's the liberty of interpretation. however, as we get older, rules start coming into "play," and ideas of right & wrong start curbing some imagination when it comes to the games kids play. there's rules to play freeze tag, as there's rules to many aspects of grown-up life. i guess it's just kids starting to slowly piece together concepts of growing up, or it's just the natural order of civilization. needless to say, incorporating both playfulness & gamification can be beneficial in different settings, like classrooms. it opens itself up to new ways of seeing & exploring the material, and is more encouraging to get students to interact and engage with the subject - the ability to "have fun" with learning, which sometimes get lost, especially as our age goes up. playfulness, as well as games, can lead to a whole new experience and more solid understanding of the material being learned.</div>
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also, i wanted to touch on Radiolab's conversation about the underdog v. the expert, and who we like to win. i agree with them when they say we always want the underdog to win - the team, person, even shape, that seems to have the disadvantage, is who we back up and cheer for. however, i also agree with the one person who said he felt the exact opposite - that it's criminal for the expert to not win, and for the underdog to take that title. however, i think it boils down to however deeply we are immersed in the culture of whatever game we are playing. if we know nothing about the game, we want the underdog storyline to happen; but, if you're a big fan of the game, it would be ghastly for some no-name to take a title that you know rightfully should go to the big name.</div>
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recently, All Stars 3 finished filming, and the winner was crowned. a lot of the fanbase backed Trixie Mattel, a huge fan favorite and, for lack of better words, the underdog. let me add that a lot of the fanbase who supported Trixie winning were people who were new fans to drag & drag race, and like her because she has a funny youtube show - also, a lot of the fans are the people who go around twitter & facebook and post a lot of derogatory & ugly things to POC queens. but, that's another story!</div>
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the other queen who was in the running for the title was Shangela, a queen who appeared on season 2 and 3. she was the first one eliminated season 2, but RuPaul believed in her potential so much, she invited her back the next season. she made it pretty far season 3, but did not get top four. so, when she was invited back to All Stars 3, a lot of the dedicated fanbase who had been around since Shangela's debut were rooting for her and fully expected her to take the crown.</div>
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then when that was done, i started on the second make. i wanted to think of what concept really resonated with me the most so far when thinking about Digital Life & Art, and i knew it could only be one thing - the importance of creation, of doing. i think maybe it ties in with my relationship with my thesis, too, which makes sense. i wanted to think about all of the different ways digital art can be created, and how inspiration can show itself literally and metaphorically in a variety of forms. the only way for something to happen is to just do it - so why not? putting your creative self forward is a big step and a bit intimidating at times, but you don't know anything until you hit that send button & lay it out for the virtual world to experience.<br />
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when making the GIF, i found a few of them through the Giphy search engine. i also googled some examples of digital art as well. i wanted a mixture of GIFs & images that showed the spectrum of what art can be, as well as making sure they were also visually inspiring & engaging. images that would make <i>me</i> want to draw, write poetry, sculpt, paint, ect. something that gets those creative muscles in gear! but, as i said, i was pretty proud of it. and even though all of the images combined were subtle enough to say "hey!! inspiring art!!" i wanted to make sure everyone heard it loud & clear, so i wrote a big CREATE across the screen to add to the trippy GIF.<br />
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<a href="http://make.arganee.world/exampletags/stryii/" target="_blank">list of my MAKEs so far</a><br />
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ok, ok, maybe this one is less creating, but i still wanted to share! i keep rewatching this GIF and falling more and more in love with this dog each second. i think Felix might have some competition for the cutest dog award now!<br />
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this DDA was a bit sillier, but i loved the concept. i never really think of playing cards as prompts for stories, but i think it's gonna be hard to get out of my head now before i go play a round of cards downstairs later!<br />
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as we move along our #netnarr journey, it's interesting to see where i am in the twitterverse via the TAGSexplorer. i didn't know if i could zoom in or move it around, because my computer wouldn't let me. i don't have a mouse with me, so maybe that would've helped, so sorry about the bad screenshot.<br />
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i think the whirlwind of #netnarr, it's good to have some housekeeping going on, especially as we move on to the next segment. as we move into gaming, i'm excited to share some of my favorite games. in the real world, i love cards (as said above), especially Euchre, Crazy Eights, and Hearts. in terms of board games, i'm a big fan of Catan and Parcheesi, and One Night Ultimate Werewolf (which is not really a board or card game, but resembles Mafia). online, <a href="https://www.boardgame-online.com/" target="_blank">Board Game Online</a> is a great experience maybe we can play in class, as it's free, fast, and fun. other online games i love to play are Sims and Civilization, but those are harder to include in our class.<br />
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i'll be honest - i thought GIFs merely existed to serve as reactions and responses on social media (in particular, more than just cats making funny faces). i never really thought about them outside of their purpose for humor, nor did i think of them as anything merely than just a loop of a person/animal/object doing something. i would've never put the words "art" and "GIF" in the same sentence, or realize that even a loading bar is technically a GIF. that being said, i've enjoyed looking at GIFs from a more objective standpoint - looking at what they are and can do, besides just making us smirk on the internet.<br />
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no matter what GIFs are used for, they sure are fun! whether you use them for memes, art, to tell a story, capture a looping moment of beauty, or what have you, they're an easy and great mode of expression! to add, there are a plethora of sites that help you create your perfect GIF and share it with the virtual world. GIF us more, please~!</div>
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haileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-86468879035992996472018-02-20T18:51:00.002-08:002018-02-20T18:53:21.250-08:00did somebody mention ART<div style="text-align: left;">
at times like these, i can only be reminded of Kelli's love for that picture from the Iron Giant of Dean going "ART." I mean, what is ART, anyways? even worse, what's digital art??? who even knows!<br />
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anyways, back to ART! art has always been subjective and i think to answer the question "what is art" will take literally a lifetime (and then some). however, i think we can define what makes something <i>digital </i>art. traditionally, i think we all think of digital art are things that are created using digital tools & programs, like WACOM tablets and PhotoShop. while that is definitely digital art, other examples expand outside of our "typical" view as well.<br />
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photo manipulation is a big contender a lot of people forget about. there's a lot that goes into cutting and pasting certain selections, layering, juxtaposing images, and messing with hues, lighting, and other artistic elements to create harmony in a piece. there's also flash animation, where people take their digital drawings and add frames of movement to create a moment of animation (much like a GIF, which are also arguably digital art!) along with animation, video editing to can be a form of digital art. on YouTube, people like to take clips or fanart of shows and masterfully put them to music (AMVs / MMVs), and often use the same tools as photo manipulation. there's a lot of layering and filters going on, as well as the artistic challenge of musicality to create a few minutes of digital art.<br />
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also don't forget about memes and, as i said, GIFS! also very valid in terms of art, because why not? it is subjective, after all :P for example, here's some art i made this week:<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/netnarr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@netnarr</a> much relax, many wow <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/netnarr?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#netnarr</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dda158?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#dda158</a> <a href="https://t.co/jVkmeQdqHz">pic.twitter.com/jVkmeQdqHz</a></div>
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alright, maybe it's not as good as some art, but hey, it is art. and just because i'm in a "giving" mood, i'll share with you some digital art i've created myself. they're of an old character of mine from a <a href="http://furcadia.com/" target="_blank">game I used to play</a> all the way from 2004. i got back into the game again last year, and that's when i created these. i'll share some older art, too!<br />
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And now for your entertainment, really old art I'm going to pull from a deviantART account from five+ years ago (i'm cringing RIP me).<br />
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but, the whole point: as you can see, digital art can look very different, like traditional art! there are different mediums of artistic expression, both online and in physical form, but it's up to the artist on how they want to express themselves. i also want to note the accessibility of digital art: it does offer, usually, a more affordable way of creating art, instead of constantly buying paints & fancy copic markers. however, tablets and software (if you want to actually buy PhotoShop and not use its free sister programs) can get a bit pricey, but they're usually a one-time buy. also, not everyone has a computer to use to create it, so there's that. just a little food for thought.<br />
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unrelated, but i'll also share it here, is my SelfieUnselfie! i don't know how to artistically weave this into my blog post, so i'm just gonna go ahead and show ya:<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/selfieunselfie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#selfieunselfie</a> from a selfie, it would be hard for people who didn't know me to get an idea that i have an obsession with Allen Ginsberg. i also really (really) love coffee & cats, but maybe you could've guessed that just by looking at me :P <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/netnarr?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#netnarr</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/netnarr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@netnarr</a> <a href="https://t.co/kF31y7YkQW">pic.twitter.com/kF31y7YkQW</a></div>
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<br />haileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-44136615309780318882018-02-12T15:06:00.000-08:002018-02-12T15:07:36.566-08:00who needs JOBS when u have SELFIES and MEMES, said every millennial everi'd be lying if i said i wasn't excited for this week's class. last class proved to be engaging, both in conversation and creation, as we explored memes. tomorrow, we get to take on the selfie culture. the real reason i'm looking forward to the discussion is because this is the culture my peers have created with the technology we've been given - i want to hear what people have to say about these forms of expression in a more academic sense. in the meantime, i'll give you my take on it -<br />
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memes. truly, they're works of art - and, at times, i'd argue they are some of the most pure forms of human connection we have today. maybe you think i'm over-exaggerating, but what's a better way to try and connect with someone than having a funny picture with an overly relatable caption on it? especially if said picture features, say, an adorable kitten. needless to say, memes are something are typically accessible (if one has internet / smartphone), and something that everyone can make and contribute to the world. however, like we said before, you do need to understand context when meme-making. that is, you need context of human self-awareness, the world around you, and context of the meme itself.<br />
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with that being said, i'm gonna dump some memes i made for our wonderful class (including the above image). all were for the <a href="http://make.arganee.world/assignments/meme-meme/" target="_blank">self-aware memes</a> for the Makes we did.<br />
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anyways, i'll stop with the memes (for now). moving on to the next hot topic -<i> selfies</i>.<br />
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i'll keep my piece on selfies short, because that conversation can be a bottomless barrel. what i didn't like was that none of the articles addressed how selfie culture is affecting everyone, including guys. somehow, all the journalists i guess forgot that men like to take pictures of themselves and are just as "vain" that they think teenager girls all.<br />
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can selfies be empowering? of course they can be, but it shouldn't be judged on the fact if you're a Marine or a 13-year-old girl. if it's empowering to the individual (subjectively), then let them take the pictures and post them online. you don't know if the 13 year old is posting it because she feels nice in a picture and wants to share it (not for validation, but for her own personal terms) - hell, maybe the Marine is the one posting the picture for validation of "doing something great" above others. the basic gist of this is we don't know why people are posting. sure, of course, people post because they're dependent on getting likes and hearts and all that from their peers in an effort to perform their most perfect life on social media. that, for sure, is a big problem - but only the individual can come to terms with that. only they can reach a level of self-awareness where they can realize what is dictating them to share so much of themselves online. but hey, it's not your life, so stop commenting on it. also, be fair - don't just blame selfie culture on young girls. move the conversation to how it also affects young boys, too, if you're so keen on talking about it.<br />
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some people like taking selfies because it's an expression of art - and why not? people from 15th century europe had grand paintings of themselves created, and we look back and consider it "art." so why not a picture? again, art itself is a broad and subjective concept - people will like & dislike it, you can't please everyone, but screw `em. in the spirit of this week's class, i took some selfies as well. i don't enjoy taking pictures of just myself (i like it when other people in my pictures! but hey, that's my own personal and mental struggle of sorts). if i do share pictures of just myself, it's because i feel very good about myself, & that there's an aesthetic to the picture. i either like my makeup, the lighting, or a combination of other artistic elements that seem to present themselves in the pictures. for example, theses selfies i took for this particular blog post are an expression of experimenting with this fake nose ring and darker, grungier makeup. i enjoyed taking them, but it took quite a lot of shots! i hate smiling for pictures, but i love looking like a moody bitch. i had two i really liked, so i put them together in GIMP, flipped one of them, and created "art." enjoy, yall.<br />
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final words: let people be people!!! life is short, make some memes, take some pictures, and just try to be nice to others.<br />
<br />haileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-51329146552567547042018-01-28T21:47:00.001-08:002018-01-28T21:47:42.248-08:00*insert cake emoji here*after watching a few episodes of Brett Gaylor's documentary, <i>Do Not Track</i>, it's only human to feel completely paranoid about your online footprint. knowing that there's technology WITHIN your technology creating a digital profile of you and your interests is unsettling, to say the least, especially if you consider yourself a private person. additionally, it's also a bit skeevy for said technology to sell your information in order for you to use it "freely" - all this time, while we've been watching "Black Mirror" and other shows about technological, dystopic futures, a lot of us haven't realized that we're balls deep in one too.<br />
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however, maybe i'm being naive when i say this, but i hate when the paranoia runs deep and makes us so distrusting of every technological advance. we can't forget how amazing the Internet really is, and what it allows some people to accomplish, create, & connect. yet, when it comes to people warning us about how "smartphones are killing us," i can't help but feel some of these arguments to be preachy, if anything - mostly, preachy in the sense that "look at these millennials! they don't know how to talk to each other!!! lol!!! the internet is harmful but here we are posting on it anyways!!" (okay, that's kind of a dodgy / exaggerated sentiment, but you get it). it's interesting to note how one of the <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/your-smartphone-is-making-you-stupid/article37511900/" target="_blank">articles</a> we read for class said that smartphones are making us addicts, similar to how alcohol and gambling ruins peoples' lives. i can completely understand that - with tech, it's easy to get sucked into an infinite space that has infinite entertainment possibilities (catered for your tastes, too). i will say that we can't blame it all on smartphones and tools - a lot of it is related to who the individual is as a person. we can't forget that addictive personalities' exist - and given such an easy, seemingly "harmless" outlet, someone can waste their life away by not truly living at all.<br />
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anyways, i think the important thing is that all of these studies and great research done by specialists in the field will hopefully lead to "preventing" people from letting technology take control of their life. well, at least it'll be able to inform people who want to get informed, and then they will have the power to spread that information to their family & friends, and so on. we can learn to be mindful of our digital footprint & what steps we can take to leave a cleaner & safer track, as well as to relearn the importance of moderation (of time spent, of information given, of just living our virtual lives). people can choose how they want to live their truths as humans, but it's also important to give them that choice first, instead of handing them technology at first and not being able to ween them off it later in life.haileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-12069592238754411412018-01-22T12:50:00.003-08:002018-01-22T12:52:17.499-08:00alivehere we go again!<br />
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i'm a little sad we're straying away from the "alchemy" theme - i might have to rethink my blog, but i'll keep the title. it's going to be interesting to see where this new perspective on netnarr is heading - we're still dealing with digital identity, but in a different sense. i think it's definitely both an engaging and smart idea that we're watching our own digital footprints, and seeing what tracks we're making. we need to be mindful of how we present ourselves online, as well as who (and what) else is watching (and tracking) us.<br />
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yesterday i learned that my uncle in california apparently follows my sister and i very closely on social media, which i would not have thought. of course, i added him innocently because he is family - but i learned that he has nothing but malicious things to think and say about us behind our backs. it made me reevaluate who i'm letting into my virtual space - maybe i'm naive, but i would never have thought that adding my uncle would be an invasive thing, but i guess you learn, no matter how long you've lived your life on the internet.<br />
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also, i'm interested to see the class dynamic and energy with all this new blood mixing with the old! i think some great conversations will emerge about digital culture - already, we've had promising perspectives last tuesday, and i think everyone will do a great job in engaging Brett Gaylor tomorrow. after all, i think his document is extremely relevant to everyone in the room, since no one these days is really exempt from the consequences of having a digital presence.haileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-92106682019392032972018-01-16T09:41:00.002-08:002018-01-16T09:41:24.354-08:00beginning!alchemy is in the air, friends!<br />
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in the distance<br />
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a cat with three eyes stirs<br />
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vibrations in the mirror world<br />
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<br />haileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-30440070386844425362017-05-09T20:57:00.002-07:002017-05-09T20:58:09.428-07:00a reflection & a thank you<div class="MsoNormal">
I’ll be honest— when the class started and we learned that
we were going to be “alchemists” learning “alchemy,” I think I was thrown for a
loop. I’m all about creativity in the classroom, but I think the scientific
nature of the theme scared and confused me— after all, the heck do I know about
alchemy? Asides from Full Metal Alchemists (which, by the way, is full of
incorrect alchemical concepts), I really did not know anything. How was I
supposed to do well in incorporating alchemy into my blog posts and discussion?
It reminded me of our encounter in Mark Marino’s world of Thermophiles in Love…
I was afraid I was not going to be able to feel truly involved with what
Networked Narratives was trying to build.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After a while, I think all of us started to get used to the
language of the classroom. Additionally, once we started doing these studio
visits and bus tours, I think we started to see the magic of the course—at
least I know I did, anyway. I was enjoying the connections we were making with
people from all over and from all aspects of the networked community. Personally,
I loved being in the webinars— it was a lot more interesting than “just
watching.” I loved being a part of the conversation as much as I could,
especially the discussions we had whenever we were “offline” during the webinars.
In particular, as you know, I especially enjoyed the “Fanfiction” and “YWP”
visits. I felt like I saw a lot of me in both of those areas, so to talk about
it from an analytical and more professional viewpoint was equally engaging as
it was reflective. I’m also grateful for the connections I made, or at least am
trying to making (haha), with the founder for Young Writer’s Project. For the
summer, I want to get involved with the website and become a Mentor for them!
It would mean a great deal for me if I could.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On a more “academic” note, I am very happy that we had the
opportunity to learn about and make twitterbots. I was really captivated with
the generative nature of the bots, and I loved that you could use them in a
variety of ways. Since I’m a huge Drag Race fan (if you couldn’t tell), I got
to channel my passion for the show and queens by creating a bot that generated
fake drag names and was a tribute to the memes of both the show and the fandom.
Creating the bot felt the same as creating any other work of art— I felt like I
had the same process and pride for it as I would have any of my poetry or
drawings. To add, I also liked the bot because even though I made it, it constantly
surprised me. Even today, when it pops up on my Twitter feed, it’ll come up
with an extremely amusing name that I can’t help but smile at and think, “Wow!
I made that?!” So thank you, NetNarr! I think in the future I’ll create another
one, but maybe one actually on the poetic side, like the poem.exe twitterbot.<o:p></o:p></div>
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However, after the studio visits and bus tours, once we
started to loop back to the alchemist “core” of the course, I think that’s when
things got really interesting. I loved the idea of creating a character and
having them exist as an alternate persona— I wish we honestly could have done a
whole class revolving around Arganee and our alchemists. Being in character and
networking is definitely an interesting and wonderful experience for everyone—
after all, that’s where we are at our most authentic selves. Even though we can
hide behind characters, I feel that most of the time, what we say is how we
truly feel. We’re free to truly express our thoughts in a way that necessarily
isn’t attributed to our “real” selves. Or, if someone feels like they can’t
express sincere thoughts, having this character’s unattached relationships and
unbiased existence in the world is a great outlet to let your feelings out in a
digital space. Making Ketsunya was fun— I got to create fanart and flesh out a
character, and I enjoyed seeing my classmates do the same. I hope next spring,
when the class runs, we can bring them back in some way!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I think the class was great. I looked forward to being there
every Wednesday, and having both of you as professors were a rewarding and
wonderful experience in itself. I’m very glad that we get to stay in contact
with Alan more over the next year as we work toward our thesis, because it just
wouldn’t feel right if he suddenly wasn’t a part of our time at Kean anymore!
Both of you guys really made the class dynamic, interesting, and a pleasure— I
believe everyone had a great time, from the twitterchats to the meme-making,
and everything in between. The only thing I wish I had done differently
(although I hate to say I regret anything) is being on top of the DDAs more—
for some reason, especially the last few weeks, I struggled with remembering
their existence! I don’t know why. I feel really bad about it, because I liked
the concepts. Even though the class is ending, and if I happen to be on
Twitter, I would definitely still respond to a DDA that I liked. I guess I wish
there was a way to be notified every day in the morning, haha— but alas!<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the end, I’m glad you guys chose to go with the theme of
alchemy. Not to sound cliché, but that class was truly a magical experience—
even though a few of us were hesitant at
first, it did not take us long to realize the importance of the relationships
we were making with each other or the realm we had constructed in the classroom
and online around us. The real magic was the power of a networked community,
and learning the stories of people we would not normally connect with— with
that knowledge, we are able to see ourselves reflected in other people,
empathize, and use it to rebuild and revitalize the world around us.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thank you,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hailey<o:p></o:p></div>
haileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-10508362124371098242017-05-09T20:30:00.000-07:002017-05-09T20:30:28.156-07:00this is not the end, comrade<div class="MsoNormal">
Dear Ketsunya,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Privyet! Thank you for coming into a life of your own these
past few months. Even though I may have started constructing the idea of who
you are, you really become a whole new movement on your own. I chose your name because
it meant “kitten” in Russian (maybe that makes me a bit basic because of my
love for cats, but I guess that’s another story)— and let’s not forget, you had
your cat, Kat, by your side, and the pair of you truly embodied the feline
spirit of aloofness, yet watchfulness, as well as lurking around the digital
corners of Arganee and rubbing up against the tweets of your fellow alchemists’.
I know you have a problem socializing, and not just because of the language
barrier— you find it difficult to connect with people, and I can relate to
that. While we both love passing conversations, making real bonds and initiating
relationships is hard for us. I think by having Kat, a.k.a your third eye, look
out for your peers and Arganee, brought you closer to the world in a way you
would not have expected. While you didn’t go out of your way to confront a lot
of other alchemists, you were still there, silent support and a vested interest
in the health of your world. You also tried to keep your friends in the loop
with your reports of the changing Arganee weather, which might’ve saved a few
people from walking into the occasional fire lightning in the late afternoon.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Also, thank you for serving as such an artistic inspiration
for me. Without even seeing you, I could tell that you were a muse in the
making. After constructing a physical idea for you when we were building our
alchemists, I immediately took to my notebook and started sketching you out
even more. That night, I drew several doodles of you, and one of them
eventually made it to my tablet. I outlined and painted you in GIMP, and that
portrait now serves as your Twitter icon— very cute, if I do say so myself! Kat
also found her way in a few of my sketches; after all, you’re one package, so
to not include her in a few doodles of you would be criminal. I appreciate that
you brought that artistic side out in me— besides poetry, it’s been awhile
since I actually had the inspiration to draw and flesh out a character and
their backstory. It was really, really enjoyable.<o:p></o:p></div>
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However, I know this isn’t the end. Even though you’ve said
you slipped away back to Arganee, I still have an eye on that mirror world—
after all, the weather of your world interests me greatly, and I hope you’ll be
keeping us updated (who knows, maybe you might even go on to do news reports?
Haha!). Also, I have a feeling I’ll be seeing you again soon… maybe not in the
coming months, but at the start of next year. I hear there will be another
class, and who knows? Maybe you’ll take on a different form. If not an
alchemist, maybe a musician, or maybe even a cook (you did great work in
Cooking with Anger, you know!). There’s so much magic in your world, I can
easily seeing your spirit being brought back to our world in some form.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So don’t stay away too long! Maybe I’ll send you a portrait
of yourself here or there. There’s still a part of you that is very alive, so
long as you keep telling me about the status of the midmorning cosmic
thunderstorms rolling into your world.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Best,<o:p></o:p></div>
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your comrade</div>
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Hailey<o:p></o:p></div>
haileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-83511068868341297792017-04-04T21:32:00.002-07:002017-04-05T08:25:57.141-07:00april showers bring netnarr personasHi all! I think like a lot of my fellow alchemists, I'm feeling the struggle in the lull that was last week. I did, however, want to mention my excitement for the upcoming month, and I'm really interested in where our journey will go as we create our alchemical identities and enter the "mirror world"...<br />
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I wanted to put some thought into the online alter ego that we are building. I tried the Alchemy Name Generator, and even the Rot-ify program; however, none of the names seemed all that appealing to me. I didn't find myself connecting with any of variations of them, so I started to look elsewhere. My next idea was to try finding my alchemical name through an anagram generator of my actual name - while I liked some of the versions of my scrambled name better, I still wasn't able to envision a character in any of them. I hate to be cliche, but I think it's important to remember Shakespeare during this creation process, and to really consider what is in a name, because it really does give shape to the character.<br />
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I thought back to other characters I have created over the years. I used to play an MMORPG called Furcadia, where I had a few original characters. I loved to explore these characters by drawing them and writing small stories to flesh out their existence; even though I don't know how "in-depth" this next month will be, I still wanted to imagine an alternate identity that had the potential for me to envision different dimensions of their character, as well as to be able to have a creative drive when thinking about them.<br />
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I went thinking about what was meaningful for me in this character. I wanted to add a "foreign" spin, namely a Ukrainian one, to my persona. Thus, I chose the name "Ketsunya," a cute nickname for something can pretty much be translated as "kitten." As I'm thinking about alchemy and who I want this online part of me to be, I always find myself relating to cats, as unoriginal as that sounds - I wanted Ketsunya to have that witchy side, maybe have a cat familiar or some similar relationship to the species, but that's something for me to think about more as we are introduced more to the game we're playing in this next month.<br />
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And speaking of mirror worlds...<br />
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Ocz "vmbvizz" xjyz cvn wzzi ymdqdib hz xmvut ajm v azr rzzfn ijr. D omdzy xmvxfdib do, wpo ajpiy htnzga ampnomvozy. D fizr ocvo "izoivmm" viy "vmbvizz" rzmz ocz nvhz rjmy, viy D ocjpbco ocz fzt ajm ocvo rvn i = v / v = i, m = z / z = m, viy o = b. Cjrzqzm, do ydyi'o rjmf rczi D omdzy oj vkkgt do oj v orzzo ocvo @yjbomvs cvy rmdoozi di mznkjinz oj njhzocdib @MzwzbHvznomj cvy nvdy. D bjo ampnomvozy, wvnczy ht czvy vbvdino ocz fztwjvmy v azr odhzn, viy pgodhvozgt bvqz pk... WPO! Oczmz cvqz wzzi mzxzio yzqzgjkhzion!<br />
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Zdoczm rvt, do nodgg yjzni'o zskgvdi njhz ja ocz kjnon ji ocz Vmbvizz Rjmgy ocvo vmz epno ziodmzgt iphwzmn. D ocdif ocvo'n rczmz ht vgxczhdxvg ajjo ymvrn ocz gdiz, da D'h wzdib cjizno! D rjiyzm da do'n vijoczm Mjo kmjbmvh, jm njhzocdib ziodmzgt ydaazmzio? D gjqz xjyzn, wpo iphwzmn epno hvfz ht wmvdi ncpo jaa! Cjkzapggt rz'gg gzvqz gjon ja iphwzmn wzcdiy vn rz novmo oj ziozm jpm hdmmjm rjmgy... zqzi "Fzonpitv" vbmzzn rdoc hz! (;haileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-72684777897750714662017-03-21T13:23:00.000-07:002017-03-21T13:23:15.173-07:00vermont buses and jersey trainsLast week, we had the privilege of getting to join the <a href="https://youngwritersproject.org/" target="_blank">Young Writers Project</a> in a webinar to talk about their community and writing, as well as to hear from some of the members of YWP and others, such as a sixth grade class and one of our fellow alchemists on our NetNarr tour!<br />
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Before that, we got to take some time exploring the website and getting a feel for the YWP community, as well as the voice of today's youths and what they are writing about. One of the things that struck me was of how aware a lot of the pieces are - these young writers are very keen on the things going on in the world around them, especially in political and social contexts. A lot of their pieces reflect on the upsetting realities that are the consequences of a certain orange man's political actions. They are aware of how it's affected and will affect their lives, lives of loved ones, and even people they do not know but wholeheartedly empathize with. These are some essays/poems on <a href="https://youngwritersproject.org/node/14458" target="_blank">LGBTQIA</a> representation, general <a href="https://youngwritersproject.org/node/14411" target="_blank">concern</a> about the state of the world, and even perceived<a href="https://youngwritersproject.org/node/13987" target="_blank"> identity</a> and how people use their words to hurt others.<br />
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That's special, honestly, and says a lot about the younger generation. They are educated, open-minded, and most of all, they are listening- they're listening to people and stories around them, and breathing those experiences and feelings into their own work, which itself channels a very powerful message to anyone who reads it. Additionally, they don't have a "faked interest" in any of these topics - they are writing about what they WANT to write about, what truly inspires, frustrates, and fuels their interest. They aren't writing a letter to the President because of a prompt or as a general idea, but because they genuinely want to express themselves and try to get someone to hear them who isn't listening.<br />
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I also noticed how supportive the community is toward each other. These young writers comment on each other's work, saying parts that they enjoyed, and even provide constructive criticism in a very tactful and kind way. They even have the option to "sprout" off each other, which lets them create a piece of work that would be inspired from the original piece- it seems some see it as the highest form of flattery, but as we were told by some of the writers in the webinar, it can come across wrong to some authors. However, it seems like it is generally received as a positive reaction to a person's work. Also, I wanted to point out that even during the webinar, these young writers were very supportive of each other's work; for example, after Isabelle read her poem, Adelle praised her about the power of her words and voice in the message of her work (by the way, everyone shared very moving and wonderful poems, and it was a real treat to hear at least two of them read by their authors!).<br />
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Thus, I am excited we still have our time with the YWP as we enter the NetNarr workshop experience and experiment with sounds and storytelling. I've used Audacity before, so I feel like I'm generally familiar with splicing together sounds and audio editing. I once created the music for my sister's skating program about seven years ago by mixing together Bond songs (I wish I had the file to share with y'all, but alas, that music is lost in the cyber void). While I recorded some sounds after class on Wednesday, I didn't find them all that intriguing; additionally, there's nothing in my morning routine that really caught my attention to capture. However, I did go back home this weekend on the train, and there's something musical about its commute. The rattling of the train on the checks, the broken doors slamming every time someone entered or left the car, the distant chatter of women returning home from New York after a cold and blistery day- I decided to break out my recorder and capture around a minute of that. I think some of the sounds were ultimately lost in the recording, but, if you close your eyes, it still manages to teleport you to as if you were on a train.<br />
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I also used the recording app to experiment with sound in another poem that I've been writing, so it's been helpful in being able to more readily hear myself and work on the audio performance of the piece! I might bring it in for class on Wednesday when we share our creative works with the class.<br />
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As we transition from the train and back to the bus, I'm looking forward to heading toward the Australian coast and exploring the idea of the storied campus and hearing what the other side has to say. Although, I'll say it now, I don't think I have many stories about Kean- and if I do, I know they aren't all that positive (sorry!). Haha, maybe some of my other classmates can convince me of fleeting good moments they had in a particular place that can help paint my vision of this place more kindly.haileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-17420567687282671162017-02-28T17:04:00.002-08:002017-02-28T17:09:02.436-08:00please welcome to the stage... THE LADY REE POSING!It's nice to be able to have a moment of fresh air, where we step out of the lab, away from all the potion fumes and mountains of spellbooks, so that we can enjoy a metaphorical cigarette break.<br />
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We get to reflect on our journey so far in our alchemical pursuits for Networked Narratives, and I think it's been a rather interesting adventure. I don't think I, or anyone in the class, for that matter, was really expecting anything that we did encounter in our time so far; however, it's been a treat being able to explore and discuss different corners of what the Internet has to offer, from fanfiction to netprov to twitterbots and galore! They are little treasures, hidden pieces of art and identities, that have been stashed away in more obscure areas of the Internet, so I'm glad that our studio visits, weekly activities, and discussions have shared and uncovered them.</div>
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One of the neat things that we explored and I wanted to look back on was twitterbots! I never got around to mentioning, but I had a sudden urge to <a href="https://twitter.com/drag_b0t" target="_blank">create one</a> a few weeks ago, so I did. I didn't get to share it in a blog post, so I thought that now would be a better time than ever to.</div>
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Since twitterbots are great generative machines, I wanted to put it to use as a name generator; however, it's not just any name generator - it's a drag queen one! In the drag community, there's been a running meme of saying, "Please welcome to the stage...," followed by a great name inspired by some cheeky / sexual / clever (or all three) play on words. But! It's a bit hard to generate puns. The next best thing was to take common first names and last names found in the drag community and putting them all in the vocabulary pool. I am a huge RuPaul's Drag Race fan, so I took a lot of the first and last names of the Hauses of famous queens to come across the show - but I wanted to add an element of humor as well, so I added a line for middle names, which are just inside jokes and memes within the RPDR community itself (so if you catch yourself wondering what the hell anything means, don't worry about it). </div>
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I'm proud with how the twitterbot came out. I need to do some advertising for it on reddit or get it to interact more with RPDR fans (as well as add more names and jokes to its database), but overall I enjoy it, and I do believe any person who likes drag queens would enjoy it too! The parody twitter account has received some recognition, though, from one of the queens to appear on RPDR, as she favorited a tweet of mine, and I was a bit starstruck! It was pretty cool, and I wouldn't have ever found myself interested in building a twitterbot if it wasn't for us stopping to explore them on our journey through the class, so thank you!</div>
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This week we had the lovely opportunity to chat with <a href="https://twitter.com/flourish?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank">Flourish Klink</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/elizabethminkel" target="_blank">Elizabeth Minkel</a> about fanfiction for our Studio Visit! Here's a <a href="https://soundcloud.com/networked-narratives/studio-visit-3" target="_blank">link</a> to the SoundCloud version of the webinar, and if you're interested, I tried to highlight some of the important parts of our wonderful discussion in the comments section below!</div>
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To start with, I was particularly excited about this session because I've been interested in fanfiction since I was in 5th grade... so about over 10 yrs now, eh? Wow (<strike>and/or yikes</strike>)! Prior to our discussion today, I revisited my old fanfiction.net account to remind myself of my adolescent literary self... I had a lot of mixed feelings! Some of the earliest stuff (dating back to 2006) was especially cringey, and I can't even bring myself to open those stories... however, I am able to stomach some of my latter works that I posted back in 2010-11. While they are definitely not the best pieces of literary work I have ever produced, they reminded me of different points in my youth. Like any form of art, they are pieces of myself that I have made vulnerable by sharing with the world, for better or for worse.</div>
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I think one of the things I wanted to reflect on with fanfiction is what it means for both the author and the community. In the Studio Visit, we touched on the reciprocity aspect / the "gift economy" when contributing to a fandom, which is the more consumerist answer toward the meaning of fanfiction. However, later, when we were discussing fanfiction as a means of fueling ideas for the civic imagination, Flourish explored the social justice significance readers can find in fanfiction. Along those lines in the comment section, Kelli also raised how fanfiction can be an important form of representation, too. And, as Elizabeth said, fanfiction becomes a more femininized and queer space, while heteronormativity is pushed more to the side; thus, it adds for more representation, exploration, and normalization for sexual identity among its readers, which is great. The downside though, as she also pointed out, is the severely lacking stories with POC, especially queer POC. So, while fanfiction has its flaws, it still serves a great political, social, and personal purpose for all of the lurkers and artists themselves.</div>
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I know fanfiction served a similar personal purpose for me. While I was nervous about publishing my stuff at first (for fear of the characters not acting "canonical" enough), it paid off. Personally, it was a form of artistic expression - even though I liked writing in general, writing fanfiction was always so much more fun! I got to explore the psyche of my favorite characters, as well as build alternate timelines and universes for them to exist and interact in. It also worked as a way of escapism, like any form of art. I would get lost thinking of ideas and stories, especially original ones that I hadn't seen published or explored in the fandom. Additionally, it helped build my confidence as a writer. Some of the reviews I got on some of my stories I felt added to my growing identity as a writer - I received a lot of constructive criticism from my peers that helped me develop my skills, sometimes in ways that not even my highschool teachers could touch on. I trusted what they were saying a lot more, because it was important to listen to your audience - they had no reason to lie to you, they just wanted you to be the best author you could be, since you might be the only one writing one of their favorites ships!</div>
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All in all, as someone who has had quite a relationship with fanfiction for the entirety of her adolescence, I enjoyed looking at it through a critical and scholarly lens through our discussion. It's great that we could dissect the importance of fanfiction, and see how this specific type of writing affects people in both a personal and public way. I'm excited to reflect more on the conversation in our next class!</div>
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I also wanted to play around with the assignment for <a href="https://twitter.com/stryii/status/831639165720784896" target="_blank">#altbookcover</a> ! I chose <i>Naked Lunch</i> by William Burroughs, because the title itself is a misleading precursor to the rest of the whacked out novel. Thus, I wanted to make the cover <i>even more</i> misleading by consequently making it sexier and genre-oriented... which is, quite frankly, the exact opposite of whatever the hell is going on in <i>Naked Lunch</i>. I still wanted it to have that 1950s feel to it, so I chose a diner theme for the cover, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I think the unsaturated colors paint it as a romance-noir story, which is how I'd want to misdirect people before they opened up the book. Whoever picks up this title is in for a real meal (pun 100% intended).</div>
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Earlier I tweeted out my <a href="https://twitter.com/stryii/status/831628911943487488" target="_blank">#4iconstory</a> for people to guess... did you get it right? If not, spoiler ahead!<br />
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<i>On the Road</i> by Jack Kerouac... get it? Lifted cars, jazz, booze, all penned down by our famous Beat writer!haileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-91733447175143031132017-02-07T17:59:00.001-08:002017-02-07T18:03:50.257-08:00generative magic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's a personal philosophy of mine that art, especially poetry, can be found in everything around us - as long as we have the right lenses on, an imaginative, rose-colored pair, I think there is literary value in even the most natural, unintentional things.<br />
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With that being said, the Five Card Flickr activity speaks to that idea, I think. We were allowed to choose five random images and create a poetic connection between all of them. The process of thinking carefully about the images and building a story is special, and requires a thoughtful imagination and also a touch of magic. What started as a bunch of disjointed images with no relationship is soon transformed into an interconnected narrative - a story full of magic from randomly generated pictures.<br />
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We look for and find the poetry in just about anything. I enjoyed creating my Five Card Flickr story, because while the images had no real connection at first, I could choose an aesthetic - I was collecting my materials that I needed to create my storytelling magic. I enjoyed it, since it presented itself like a puzzle, which required me to give a lot of consideration to weaving these stories together.<br />
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However, when it came to making a story out of someone else's narrative elements, the puzzle got more difficult. I wanted to create my own connection between the images without being influenced by the original author's - additionally, I didn't find that a lot of the already made stories fit immediately into my head as a certain "aesthetic." It definitely took a lot more time and consideration to try to make and someone else's story work.<br />
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Generating literary magic out of random pictures might've been easier to see as "art," though, compared to the concept of twitterbots. I personally love bots - especially shitpost generators, which supposed generate nonsense and consequently make some pretty scary, prophetic social statements in doing so. I decided to explore the activist twitterbots, because while I love poetry, I think these specific bots unconsciously make pretty powerful statements.<br />
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I found the bots <a href="http://www.twitter.com/lady_products">@lady_products</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/man_products">@man_products</a> pretty hilarious, but also pretty poignant. There was a certain formulaic art to their tweets that fit a purposeful aesthetic for both accounts. @lady_products generated tweets with lowercase, calmer words that had more feminine, poetic language, like "fragrant" "blush," "perfume," "eyeliner," and of course, "vodka." Meanwhile, @man_products did the exact opposite - the bot was loud, capitalized, and advertised in an extremely macho way. It chose language such as "MEAT," "ODOR," "TESTOSTERONE," "PROTEIN," and "___ FOR MEN." While both accounts made statements of how advertisements have a specific formula to cater toward each gender, I think there was something poetic in both, more notably the @lady_products bot. While these accounts were created to generate specific, gendered language, each tweet becomes an artistic statement, which makes it a pretty amazing piece of generative magic.<br />
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And of course, the big concept of the week - netprov - is also another example of generative magic. However, it is a less randomized form than the other two; instead, after learning more from Mark Marino and Rob Wittig during their webinar, it's clear that it has an obviously improvisational nature to it. A group of people come together under guises to create stories off the top of their heads, in alternate universes and narratives that are straight from the participant's imagination. There is no script, there is no storyline that the players have to follow. Everything is in the moment, and the players go with the natural flow of the progressing storyline, or can even decide to shift it however way they want. They are responsible for generating the next shift, the next word, the next emotional rollercoaster that the netprov will experience and explore, and everyone is in on the magical ride.<br />
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The magic of storytelling is generated everywhere. From images juxtaposed to twitterbots, there is a literary narrative waiting. We just have to search the crevices of our imagination to find and manifest that magic and share it with the world.haileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-74094556198507129152017-01-30T20:06:00.001-08:002017-02-07T18:03:11.413-08:00elemental deconstructionElements are quite literally all around us. We do not have to wander far before we run into one of four of the earth's natural conditions; in fact, they can even be found thriving in the manmade confines of a sad campus dorm, if you look hard enough.<br />
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Before turning and looking inside my room, I captured my first element - and the most obvious one - just by glancing outside and admiring the enormity of the night sky juxtaposed with a really shitty college building. If only we could see the lives of the stars more clearly through the Jersey air.</div>
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But I digress! Inside my apartment, the other three - fire, water, and earth - were all living in elemental harmony. I had a nice cup of water from my adorable child-sized cup from Target, a candle burning, and an overgrown (and somewhat sad) succulent plant not even within ten feet of each other. While tamed concepts of their elemental symbols, they still were actual manifestations of the natural magic of earth, which is something I think we, as people, easily take for granted.</div>
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However, searching for a more metaphorical sense of these four beauties was definitely a more challenging idea that I had to think about. Now, you could potentially choose any item and make some vague but generally accepted connection to one of the four elements. I wanted to think about the elements that go into constructing <i>me</i>, as an identity - and not some deep metaphysical reflection of the self, but just how I harness the elements to represent myself in a more physical way.</div>
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For the first element, I chose to think about fire, which I feel the least elementally connected to, strangely enough. As an Aries (if you like that Zodiac stuff), I should deeply connect to it - and I do, but I don't find nearly enough evidence in my real life to support that notion. If I think about it enough, the closest thing I have to a connection with fire is my desire to choose Fire-type starters in Pokemon... which is a little sad, but very true. So, I settled on the obvious, glaring red object on my desk that I pick up every morning to start the ritual of putting myself together - my hair straightener.</div>
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The next element I wanted to think about in creating my physical identity every day was the concept of air... now how does an "invisible" element add to a visual component? It doesn't, but it does add to an olfactory one.</div>
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It may sound odd admitting it, but I think someone's smell plays a huge part in image. I think there's something romantic about the fragrance you want someone to remember you by. Maybe that's a byproduct of reading a lot of highly detailed Jane Austen novels that described every aspect of a character down to their last freckle, but I want the air I surround myself with to stick in someone's head like a line of poetry. Additionally, perfumes are alchemical in and of themselves - they're constructed with different elements of earth to create something new and delightful.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">did y'all catch on that I like black? no?</td></tr>
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While nail polish probably has traces of actual water in it somewhere, and is also in a shared liquid form, I think there are a few more shared traits. There's almost a certain necessity in my life to have nail polish on - not for some societal, gendered reason, but simply for the fact I like having it on. Why should my nails be colorless? I feel like it's always there, like water. The color needs to be "hydrated" on a regular basis so it does not shrivel away. Additionally, nail polish is bottled, like some forms of water, and reminds me of small vials of potions sitting on an alchemist's shelf.</div>
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Lastly, of course, is earth. I chose my ring, which I love dearly and wear almost everyday. I feel as if it completes the final part of putting myself together - a closing statement of the first impression I aesthetically make on people.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">listen, if chokers can make a comeback, so can mood rings - don't hate.</td></tr>
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The ring is made up of metals and other elements I don't understand, but that I recognize enough come from the earth itself. To add, I like the concept of earth chakras, or points of earth that contain very special channels of energy. My mood ring acts the same way, and deciphers the changes of temperature and energy in my body by harnessing its own elemental self.</div>
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Overall, I enjoyed thinking about these elements in a more metaphorical sense - especially how they can all link together. By reflecting on my own self, I was able to deconstruct parts into the four categories of elements, and then deeply think about how I transmute them every day to construct a version of me.</div>
haileyjcaronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345564230042796924noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939369783605244987.post-42702007189961322932017-01-24T15:02:00.003-08:002017-02-07T18:03:25.678-08:00equivalent exchange<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the basic rules of alchemy is the idea of polarity - everything has an equaled opposite. With that being said, the concept of "digital alchemy" manifests itself as a juxtaposition, as two contrasting ideas. When we think about alchemy, we think about an outdated practice steeped in mystical and magical tendencies; on the other hand, we have the "digital" aspect of it, which is the product of technology and science. To combine the two is the start of our journey of exploring our alchemist identities: we are practicing transmuting the mysticism of fiction into the digital realm, marrying the old and the new, to produce something completely different and wonderful.<br />
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I'm intrigued to see how else we will use digital alchemy to guide us through this class, and to see what we will create through a bunch of elements we will explore, play with, and use. Additionally, I feel like the most important part of this class will to keep our minds open to endless possibilities, as cliche as it sounds, as if we were alchemists years ago who truly believed that they could transform lead into gold. If we keep our minds closed and refuse to push our fantastical limits of what we can imagine, we lose the magic storytelling contains.</div>
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Other than that, I do not know much about the realm of alchemy and how we can relate it to our networked narratives; however, there seems to be a lot of potential in our class, as we seem to all be alchemists who lead different lives, have different interests, and have different tales to share. The stories in all of us are only part of the elements we need to combine with the technological tools to manifest our own version of a philosopher's stone of collective narratives.</div>
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