Here's my critique for the remix project:
I chose to critique Christina Short's project. Her project used and mixture of text and pictures to make an entirely new piece. The theme seemed to be children's stories.
She used photoshop to cut and paste several photos together. Each photo represented one of the stories. I wish she could have made each piece of the remixed photo into a link that cooresponded with its story. It would have made it easier to follow, as well as a bit mor exciting. Even so, her project's layout was excellent.
The texts were also changed in various ways. In 'The Lost Princess of Oz', entire words had been whited out. The elongated spaces between words made for a very artsy effect to the piece. In 'The Sea Horse', the names of the characters had been changed, but the story stayed the same. That is an imaginative thing to do; I would never have thought to have done something as simple as changing a character's name in a story. It's cute.
Overall, the project was really well done. The "title" page was clean and presentable, and the links were easy to locate. All required information was cited as well.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
I chose to critique Oulipoems by Millie Ness and Martha Deed. It is an interactive poetry website which is very easy to navigate. No guess work is involved as to which link to click; all are clearly labeled. All of their games are some type of word or line scrambler to help get ideas flowing. I am not sure what the purpose of the website is, beyond entertainment. Perhaps a political view was trying to be put across, as there are many political words and phrases to be found around the site.
The multimedia image Sundays in the Park has to be the most creative, as well as my favorite piece. It has several lines jumbled together. In the background, there is a person reading the lines as is. The first line reads ‘is [sic] tart warren’ before you click it. Once you click it, it changes to ‘start [sic] war in’. Other lines include ‘conned [sic] lisa rise’ that changes into ‘codole [sic] lisa rise’ and finally ‘condoleeza [sic] rice’. It’s fascinating. Combined with the person speaking in the background, it can become a bit overwhelming once you add in the ever changing lines. I still don’t know what the purpose of this particular game was. For me, it was simply entertaining, but that could change with each viewer.
The Poggle page was the one I disliked most. I am not a fan of poetry, and the lines we were given to make poems out are silly. It’s a great game for an aspiring poet to get their juices flowing, but for anyone else it may be incredibly dull. Besides that, it was an easy game to learn how to play. The directions were clear and concise.
None of what is shown on Oulipoems could be done in print. Sundays in the Park would be impossible, as a simple text document cannot make sound or change with a click. I personally believe electronic literature can make a regular text stronger, especially if it adds links in words that a person could find confusing. However, no matter how many gadgets the computer can add into a text, I would infinitely prefer reading a book and using my imagination.
The multimedia image Sundays in the Park has to be the most creative, as well as my favorite piece. It has several lines jumbled together. In the background, there is a person reading the lines as is. The first line reads ‘is [sic] tart warren’ before you click it. Once you click it, it changes to ‘start [sic] war in’. Other lines include ‘conned [sic] lisa rise’ that changes into ‘codole [sic] lisa rise’ and finally ‘condoleeza [sic] rice’. It’s fascinating. Combined with the person speaking in the background, it can become a bit overwhelming once you add in the ever changing lines. I still don’t know what the purpose of this particular game was. For me, it was simply entertaining, but that could change with each viewer.
The Poggle page was the one I disliked most. I am not a fan of poetry, and the lines we were given to make poems out are silly. It’s a great game for an aspiring poet to get their juices flowing, but for anyone else it may be incredibly dull. Besides that, it was an easy game to learn how to play. The directions were clear and concise.
None of what is shown on Oulipoems could be done in print. Sundays in the Park would be impossible, as a simple text document cannot make sound or change with a click. I personally believe electronic literature can make a regular text stronger, especially if it adds links in words that a person could find confusing. However, no matter how many gadgets the computer can add into a text, I would infinitely prefer reading a book and using my imagination.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
My Website
Woohoo, so I got a website up and running. There's not much on there - a link back to this blog and then another labelled remix project, which is really just there to show my prof that I can make links.
Yeah.
It's freezing.
EDIT: I'm a moron. Here's the link to the website: http://www.geocities.com/bee_marie3/
Now I am done.
Yeah.
It's freezing.
EDIT: I'm a moron. Here's the link to the website: http://www.geocities.com/bee_marie3/
Now I am done.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Manifesto
My goal is to write things so spectacular, so magnificent that they create euphoria in others. My writing will be superb. Everyone will feel threatened by me. They will want to know my secrets. They will beg me to teach them, to learn about my brilliance as a writer. Publishers will plead with me to write for them, bribing me with extraordinary amounts of money.
My writing will breech all confines of today’s genres. By May, genres will conform to what I do. I will mix biography with science fiction, non-fiction with fantasy. They will wonder what has happened to them to have gone so far askew from their original meaning. People will be astounded at their own stupidity for thinking that books could only belong in one genre.
Said writing will be a mixture of prose and art. The internet will be a must if you wish to view the books correctly. Yes, I said books, for there will be several. You will be able to view pictures, listen to songs that go along with the story, as well as being transported into an alternate universe.
It will not flow effortlessly – not at first. Improvements must be made. For one, grammar must go from atrocious to dazzling. Descriptions of people, houses, or any other place will need to improve drastically. My gift of describing people’s feelings so eloquently will become even more exceptional
Many edits will be done. Editing will not be a chore but a fun exercise to perfect the most perfect writing. It will help verbs come alive, adjectives become exciting. No word will be untouched in the thesaurus. However, if a word is used one too many times, it will be immediately deleted.
But soon, over these few, blessed months, the ink will flow easy. It will be natural, like a dance. No one will care what I write; they will simply adore everything that I put into print.
In the following list, you will come to know how exactly I plan to do all this.
1) Many thesauruses will be bought.
2) Instead of eating lunch, writing will take over that hour.
3) Edits will be done (multiple times) when studying should be.
4) Anything and everything that hints at writing will be read over many times. It will soak into one’s brain – eventually – and help one’s writing immensely.
5) No one will know exactly what we are doing. No outside help from a human will be allowed. This will guard the secret to fantastic writing forever.
6) Any type of description exercise will be done twice a day. No one can describe the same thing twice.
7) Punishments will be harsh toward anyone who neglects to perform as well as I.
So, who is up for the challenge? Who wants to become the best writer known to man? To have flawlessly edited work? To have people begging for you to teach them? Have an excellent, varied portfolio of work? Does this sound like you? If it does, join me in becoming the best writers in the world. You know you want to.
My writing will breech all confines of today’s genres. By May, genres will conform to what I do. I will mix biography with science fiction, non-fiction with fantasy. They will wonder what has happened to them to have gone so far askew from their original meaning. People will be astounded at their own stupidity for thinking that books could only belong in one genre.
Said writing will be a mixture of prose and art. The internet will be a must if you wish to view the books correctly. Yes, I said books, for there will be several. You will be able to view pictures, listen to songs that go along with the story, as well as being transported into an alternate universe.
It will not flow effortlessly – not at first. Improvements must be made. For one, grammar must go from atrocious to dazzling. Descriptions of people, houses, or any other place will need to improve drastically. My gift of describing people’s feelings so eloquently will become even more exceptional
Many edits will be done. Editing will not be a chore but a fun exercise to perfect the most perfect writing. It will help verbs come alive, adjectives become exciting. No word will be untouched in the thesaurus. However, if a word is used one too many times, it will be immediately deleted.
But soon, over these few, blessed months, the ink will flow easy. It will be natural, like a dance. No one will care what I write; they will simply adore everything that I put into print.
In the following list, you will come to know how exactly I plan to do all this.
1) Many thesauruses will be bought.
2) Instead of eating lunch, writing will take over that hour.
3) Edits will be done (multiple times) when studying should be.
4) Anything and everything that hints at writing will be read over many times. It will soak into one’s brain – eventually – and help one’s writing immensely.
5) No one will know exactly what we are doing. No outside help from a human will be allowed. This will guard the secret to fantastic writing forever.
6) Any type of description exercise will be done twice a day. No one can describe the same thing twice.
7) Punishments will be harsh toward anyone who neglects to perform as well as I.
So, who is up for the challenge? Who wants to become the best writer known to man? To have flawlessly edited work? To have people begging for you to teach them? Have an excellent, varied portfolio of work? Does this sound like you? If it does, join me in becoming the best writers in the world. You know you want to.
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