For our (future) discussions regarding social networking, Frontline has a great piece on Growing Up Online: Just How Radically is the Internet Transforming Childhood?
Great journal/blogging ideas here for discussion. You can watch the complete program online too. Take the time to check this out.
Just a gentle prod/reminder that students first draft of their IF project is due on Thursday, April 17.
I have posted the code from the collaborative story “The Good, The Bad, and The Lolli” done in class. I took the liberty of dressing it up quite a bit. There are minimal interactions but the map, locations, and characters are all there (I think there was a piano player but I cannot remember the [...]
Steve and I had a brief discussion yesterday regarding interactive fiction The discussion was based on some thoughts I’ve been having recently about (my perception) the lack of short-form works of IF. That is, tight, succinct, efficient works in various genres that could be completed in less than a half-hour.
These works would be differentiated from [...]
This article from the New York Times caught my eye this morning.
iPhone 2.0 will turn this phone into an engineering tool, a game console, a free-calls Skype phone, a business tool, a dating service, an e-book reader, a chat room, a database, an Etch-a-Sketch…
“Class 080313″ by John Timmons
Maximum score is 1001.
When play begins:
say “In this game, you need to find a way to open that locked cookie jar.”
The Foyer is a room. “The Foyer is an austere place. Only an old oil painting on the wall.”
The yellow pencil is in the foyer. The description is “This chewed-up old [...]
This week we will continue our journey into the production of interactive fiction by learning how to populate our worlds with items to be looked at, examined, and interacted with. Then we will begin to delve into the more complex issues of how to make these worlds behave appropriately.
This will cover items 2 and 3 [...]
“The Legend of Grammy’s Apples” by John Timmons
The Foyer is a room. “This is an austere place barren of any furniture. You see a passage to the north.”
The Kitchen is north of the Foyer. “Red walls, marble counter tops and a silver stove, this kitchen reminds you of The Jetsons.”
The Living Room is south of [...]
This project will be assessed on the following criteria (listed in order of priority) as we will discuss in class:
A map of interconnected “rooms” with clear descriptions and exits.
Objects that can be interacted with.
Two (or more) possible outcomes.
Story.
See “The Legend of Grammy’s Apple” at http://newmedia.hpiweb.com for an example of a short work that meets all [...]
Tonight, work began on creating an analog hypertext by creating a paper-based system based on individual stories and personal preferences. Work will continue throughout the semester.
Steve explains the process.
Systems develop.
The “lexia.”
The hypertexts begin…
We will begin work with interactive fiction on Thursday, February 28th. In preparation for this assignment, this is what you will need to do:
Download and install the Inform 7 application. Do this by clicking on the graphic for your operating system (Windows, Mac.)
Bring in your laptop with the software installed on Thursday the 28th (if [...]
One more idea for blog posts for today:
Perhaps the most talked-about effects new media has had (and continues to have) is how it has changed music, the music industry, as well as how we experience (listen) it.
From the advent of the CD, MP3s, the iPod, software, recording techniques, and more, how has new media changed [...]
Here is another idea for blog posts:
How is new media changing the concept of photography?
There is much going on in this field: cameras, printers, online photo galleries (such as Flickr), digital picture frames, software, and more. How is photography changed from the past and what might it hold for the future?