Author: jsudol94

Remix Project Pitch Outline

Tell us the story you have chosen. The story I have chosen to remix is Divergent. Explain what portion of the story, if relevant. I plan to remix the story by catering the plot to students at Virginia Tech. Instead of the 5 factions used in the original story, I have come up with 3 […]

Exploring Remix Examples

What Makes a Good Remix:
Modernizing original content
Choosing a well known story to remix
What Makes a Good Digital Story:
Video footage
Images from the original content
Creativity
Makes the story seem realistic
Stories I am Considering:
Shrek
Diverge…

Day 4 Project 3 Presentations

Out of the two presentations that were displayed today, I am most likely to try out PlayFic. Although I am not much of a gamer, nor do I plan on creating games, I was always a huge fan of the adventure books where you had to choose your fate and flip through to different pages […]

Day 3 Project 3 Presentations

Out of the presentations presented today I would be most likely to try out Popplet. Poppet seems like a great way to organize essay ideas. As a public relations major and professional writing minor, I write a lot of papers, and I am always looking for new ways to brainstorm and organize my ideas into […]

Day 2 Project 3 Presentations

I could see myself using MindMap. It seems like a great way to organize notes for classes. I really like the color coding and font options. It also seems like an easy and useful way to prepare for exams. And lastly, as a visual person, I appreciate the ability to map out concepts in a […]

Day 1 Project 3 Presentations

I am interested in trying out VideoNot.es. I have multiple classes in which we review videos or recorded lectures outside of class, and this would allow me to take notes while watching the video, as well as keeping track of at what time the notes were taken during the video. Currently, I watch the videos […]

Project 3 Interrogation Part 3

What I Did: Today in class I created sub menus on my word press site and began drafting my web essay using Microsoft word. Why I Did It: I wanted to first decide how I would organize my web essay before I began drafting it, so i composed the tabs i would use for my […]

Project 3 Interrogation Part 2

What I Did: In class today I continued to interrogate my interface by completing Writer/Designer Analysis Questions. I also completed exploring the site in its entirety. Why I Did It: I think the best way to fully interrogate my interface will be through answering Writer/Designer Analysis Questions, I plan to complete them all as well […]

Independent Work Project 3

What I Did: I first created an account on Thematic. After that, I began interrogating Thematic and crafted my own thematic gallery. I took screenshots through every step of the process. I also began formulating responses to the Writer/Designer Analysis Questions. Why I Did It: The best way to effectively interrogate an interface is to […]

Project 3 Timeline

Create a login for the tool (if necessary) – Friday March 6th (Independent Class Work) Research what the tool does and how it works – Friday March 6th (Independent Class Work) Fill in the Writer/Designer Analysis Questions – Completed by Sunday, March 15th Outline your web essay (think though the different parts) – Completed by Tuesday, March 17th Take screenshots […]