multimedia – Spring 2015 Class Blogs http://spring15blogs.tracigardner.com Blogs by Students in the Spring 2015 Sections Thu, 29 Oct 2015 01:12:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3 Masher http://spring15blogs.tracigardner.com/2015/02/27/masher/ Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:28:20 +0000 http://agrondine.wordpress.com/?p=122 ]]> I chose to work with Masher because I like to work with pictures and put them into videos. It was my third option, but I think it’ll be a lot of fun to work with because of the multimedia aspect it has.

In a nutshell, Masher is a free tool that you can sign in using your Facebook or you can create an account. According to the website, Masher allows you to “Mix your photos, music, text and special effects to create professional looking videos in minutes.”

Masher will be a great tool for me to learn how to use because I can create videos and make them look professional which will be useful in the future if I ever need to do that for work.

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what’s in my backpack? http://spring15blogs.tracigardner.com/2015/02/11/whats-in-my-backpack/ Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:41:59 +0000 http://adventureswitherica2015.wordpress.com/?p=42 ]]> 1. Me, Myself & Why: Searching for the Science of Self [book] V,L, S 

2. Writer/Designer [textbook] V, L, S

3. Assignment Pad, open to February 11th [agenda] V, L. S

4. Breath Mints [labeled container] V, L, S, A, 

5. Undergraduate Research Notes [notepad] V,L, S

6. Design on T-Shirt [shirt] V, L, S

7. Cards in Wallet [License/gift cards/ credit card] V, L, S

8. Water bottle [Camelback] V, L, S

9. Pinterest App [on phone] V, L, S, G

10. Fit bit [bracelet] V, S, A

All of the items involved some sort of visual and spacial arrangement, as whoever made the object, purposely put certain parts there for a reason. Only the fit bit bracelet and the Icy Breeze breath mints (if you shake them), made noise. None of my items included all modes of communication, and none of them only included one mode. I included gestural on the Pinterest app because the reader can move the objects, and hold down the screen in order to present new findings. The other objects don’t change much when moved. The Fit Bit was the only item to communicate with something other than words. Instead, it buzzes when I have reached a certain number of steps taken throughout the day. The “dots” that show up, are spatially separated from one another to indicate what sort of progress I have made in exercise since the morning.

What's in my Backpack?


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