To do for Thursday 12/3
- Revise your blog post and presentation to include multimodal components
- Revise proposals to include the updated proposal at the top
- Revise your reflection post to reflect any feedback from Jill or the class
- Write short and thoughtfully post on the Skype session with Dr. Brian Greenspan of Carleton University
Things to keep in mind
Progress reports should be a narrative of your progression with the projects thus far
Lighting presentations will be on 12/3
Check out page 132 and 141 in the Digital Literacies book specifically the sections on embodied stories in digital media.
Recap of the 20 minutes discussion before the presentation with Dr. Brian G
Game design– is the art of applying design and aesthetics to create a game to facilitate interaction between players for entertainment or for medical, educational, or experimental purposes.
Locative-(abbreviated LOC) is a grammatical case which indicates a location
Storytelling-
Location-based Storytelling-is popular and there is much to gain by applying a transmedia storytelling-based approach.
Interface– a point where two systems, subjects, organizations, etc., meet and interact.
Hyperliterate- extremely literate in hypertext
Alternative Reality-
Augmented Reality-is a live direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented (or supplemented) by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS based.
Digital Humanism– is the notion that people are the central focus in the manifestation of digital businesses and digital workplaces. Businesses who embrace digital humanism use technology to redefine the way people achieve their goals and enable people to achieve things not previously possible.
Interconnectivity– refers to the state or quality of being connected together.
Holistic-characterized by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole.
Key Takeaways from the Skype Session
Dr. Brian Greenspan wants to take a holistic approach to game design. Perhaps with this approach to interconnectivity it can change the way individuals feel about the world.
