Final Project
As I am strategically planning my final project that will summarize all that i have learned in this class, I am also thinking back to my other two projects, which were not easy to complete. My first project consisted of a hypertext, with links and pictures using Google Doc. My second project was in Prezi, where the reader simply had to continuously click one arrow to get to the next slide. With my final project, I want to incorporate a little bit of project one and a little of project two.
I was thinking of having my project to be a sum of my poems, that some how are connected to the inner emotional works of the body. For example, pain, grief etc. I will use Google Presentation for a picture of a body and there will be several links on the body. The reader will be able to click on , lets say the heart, and it will take them to a poem about love or heart disease etc. I will use Google Doc to put my text and be able to link it to Google Presentation.
I apologize that I did not put the link to my revision in a new post.
Red Riding Hood Revision
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Blog #6
Reading "A Bibliographic Overview of Electronic Literature" by Amanda , has opened my eyes to the world of electronic literature. It is refreshing to read what others think of e-lit as well as giving readers a way to better understand it. For example, in the “Five Elements of Digital Literature,” Noah
Wardrip-Fruin explains that in order to fully understand e-lit the reader must be pay attention to the reading and interactive experience. I completely agree; I feel as though his advice can be used when also reading hard copy literature.
The article overall was interesting; Gould quoted many authors who had different opinions concerning electronic literature but can be used throughout my e-lit experience.
Questions:
-What is the minimal type of interaction an e-lit text can contain?
-What advice can you give to beginning e-lit readers and creators?
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Blog #9
Little Red Riding Hood:
First told by Charles Perrault in 1697, the story was first read as a french story named "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge." Supposedly, someone had written the story before Perrault however, it was never recorded.
Background of story:
In December of 2000 Donna Leishman created an interactive flash retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood, publishing it on her site. Although the bases of the story remains the same (Red find wolf in grandma's bed etc.) there are some dark visuals that gives the reader a sense of darkness when interacting with the flash. (Notice how Leishman did not call the story Little Red Ridinghood, but instead RedRidingHood.) The interactive Red Riding Hood started off as a project for her academic study. Although she does not explain much about her work, she does explain the in-depth thinking the story will stimulate. The story of Red Riding Hood has its own twists and turns, making sure to keep the reader on their toes.
The page opens up with jazzy background music as a pair of sinister eyes emerge from a red colored background and the word "Red" appearing in black. The pair of eyes exposes a girl's face, giving the reader a clue of the theme of the story. The girl does not look very friendly and in fact looks a bit scary- almost like one of the characters from the cartoon Invader Zim. I also noticed that the page caption says "They are Evil." I will be completely honest, i was hesitant to continue with Leiman's work; I thought my computer was going to catch a bug or something. The intro is short- I clicked on the title and when I began to get impatient I clicked on "skip." The next page didn't give me any directions so I clicked on anything that I thought would take me to the story, which was the book hovering in a comment bubble.
Another page opened up with a woman and a black stripped arrow glowing, with a different type of background music. This is the part I began to get confused. I didn't know which page was the story. I went back to the page that I was previously, and the girl from that page had her eyes closed, very freaky.
I soon figured out that the second page was where the story was going to be told. The text starts off somewhat different from the original ittle red riding hood by saying "Once upon a not so far away..." Clicking on the text, I was than brought to an image of buildings. I scanned my mouse around the entire image and I found one link which than showed Red (the creepy girl at the beginning) and her mother (the woman who popped up when the second page opened up.) As the mother gives Red the basket I notice a picture in the background moving, which of course is the next link.
As Red is walking through the so called "forest" the wolf pops up behind her but she thinks nothing of it. At one point she stops in a field of flowers and somehow is sprayed with magical sleeping pollen When she falls, the reader has two choices giving the reader a chance to decide Red's fate. At first I thought that If i chose to wake her up, I would read a little bit more. However, I soon discovered that this was the only moment where I was able to decide Red's fate and both choices would take me quickly towards the end. The end of Red's story was a bit confusing to me. I think that the she ate the wolf instead of the wolf eating her.
According to Aurelea Manhood "Readers must integrate the images, sounds, and movements in Leishman’s piece with all that they think they know about Little Red Riding Hood in order to achieve visual and narrative closure as they work through RedRidingHood. For the novice reader of electronic literature, these interpretative maneuvers must be learned: This experience with electronic literature forced me to become a more in-depth reader and to not only focus on text [. . .] but also on music and images” (Manhood)
First told by Charles Perrault in 1697, the story was first read as a french story named "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge." Supposedly, someone had written the story before Perrault however, it was never recorded.
By: Donna Leishman
Background of story:
In December of 2000 Donna Leishman created an interactive flash retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood, publishing it on her site. Although the bases of the story remains the same (Red find wolf in grandma's bed etc.) there are some dark visuals that gives the reader a sense of darkness when interacting with the flash. (Notice how Leishman did not call the story Little Red Ridinghood, but instead RedRidingHood.) The interactive Red Riding Hood started off as a project for her academic study. Although she does not explain much about her work, she does explain the in-depth thinking the story will stimulate. The story of Red Riding Hood has its own twists and turns, making sure to keep the reader on their toes.
Theoretical ideas:
The author wanted to highlight some points that surround her thesis and it is up to the reader to figure them out. She wanted to try out "some mental gymnastics" by developing daring texts, visually enjoyable images, the reader being able to immediately identify the characters, and lastly the author wanted the reader to feel an equal tug between reading and interacting with the flash.
Thesis: Does the search for a link and clicking ruin the point of the narrative itself?
Another page opened up with a woman and a black stripped arrow glowing, with a different type of background music. This is the part I began to get confused. I didn't know which page was the story. I went back to the page that I was previously, and the girl from that page had her eyes closed, very freaky.
I soon figured out that the second page was where the story was going to be told. The text starts off somewhat different from the original ittle red riding hood by saying "Once upon a not so far away..." Clicking on the text, I was than brought to an image of buildings. I scanned my mouse around the entire image and I found one link which than showed Red (the creepy girl at the beginning) and her mother (the woman who popped up when the second page opened up.) As the mother gives Red the basket I notice a picture in the background moving, which of course is the next link.
As Red is walking through the so called "forest" the wolf pops up behind her but she thinks nothing of it. At one point she stops in a field of flowers and somehow is sprayed with magical sleeping pollen When she falls, the reader has two choices giving the reader a chance to decide Red's fate. At first I thought that If i chose to wake her up, I would read a little bit more. However, I soon discovered that this was the only moment where I was able to decide Red's fate and both choices would take me quickly towards the end. The end of Red's story was a bit confusing to me. I think that the she ate the wolf instead of the wolf eating her.
One of the interesting concepts of this flash is that the reader is able to interact- some my be hesitant like I was but nevertheless, with patience the reader will be able to get through it.
According to Aurelea Manhood "Readers must integrate the images, sounds, and movements in Leishman’s piece with all that they think they know about Little Red Riding Hood in order to achieve visual and narrative closure as they work through RedRidingHood. For the novice reader of electronic literature, these interpretative maneuvers must be learned: This experience with electronic literature forced me to become a more in-depth reader and to not only focus on text [. . .] but also on music and images” (Manhood)
Roberto Simanowksi describes RedRidingHood as a “hybridization of a traditional fairy-tale narrative: the wolf pre-existing as a picture in her diary, as a dealer at the ‘flesh market,’ an angel which does not stop to rescue her." Also states "Donna Leishman's Red Riding Hood is not in any event from the past and her defiant face if the mother holds out the basket, reveals all the trouble she has in her young life already.The accompanying guitar tones sing about her own song. Red Riding Hood is still going on, but her running is defiant. This person is, because there is no doubt, not only on the way to a problem, it has already got one." (Simanowksi)
http://www.hyperrhiz.net/hyperrhiz06/24-artist-statements/77-dissonance-in-multi-semiotic-landscapes
http://www.hyperrhiz.net/hyperrhiz06/24-artist-statements/77-dissonance-in-multi-semiotic-landscapes
Red Riding Hood Reflection
Project II
Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body, is an original villanelle poem of mine. It speaks about pain metaphorically coursing through a person's veins.
The reader must simply press the right arrow button on the bottom of the presentation. Please turn on your volume- not loud- and take your time reading the poem! Enjoy!
Blog #8
After viewing all of the tutorials, reading ways in which to make my own electronic literature I decided to use power point for my project. I will make one of my original poems come to life- I am excited to see the outcome and am preparing myself for the frustration ahead.
My poem is called "Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body." I want to focus on a human body and its inner works. As of now, I am envisioning veins moving through my video with the sound of blood rushing. I would like a small spiked ball (pain) moving through the veins as the reader is reading my poem. I will most likely have a heart beat as background music.
Questions for Dr. Flores:
-Can objects move from one place within a slide to another place when using powerpoint or prezi?
-How can one be able to make a e-lit work without making it seem like an actual powerpoint?
My poem is called "Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body." I want to focus on a human body and its inner works. As of now, I am envisioning veins moving through my video with the sound of blood rushing. I would like a small spiked ball (pain) moving through the veins as the reader is reading my poem. I will most likely have a heart beat as background music.
Questions for Dr. Flores:
-Can objects move from one place within a slide to another place when using powerpoint or prezi?
-How can one be able to make a e-lit work without making it seem like an actual powerpoint?
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