DCC Research http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch Thu, 09 May 2013 15:46:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Capstone Project Final! http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/05/09/capstone-project-finalized/ http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/05/09/capstone-project-finalized/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 15:44:25 +0000 JasonRobinson http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/?p=530 Capstone Project

My Capstone Project has finally been completed! To play it yourself, download this file, unzip the contents and click on index.html to get playing!

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Capstone Project

My Capstone Project has finally been completed! To play it yourself, download this file, unzip the contents and click on index.html to get playing!

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Self Assessment http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/05/06/self-assessment/ http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/05/06/self-assessment/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 08:02:49 +0000 JasonRobinson http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/?p=526 Upon reaching the final week of my project, and finalizing the last few portions, I am now able to reflect on the entire process of creating my capstone project. I feel that I came very close to meeting my project goals, and while I wasn’t quite able to create the 100% interactive environment that I [...]]]> Upon reaching the final week of my project, and finalizing the last few portions, I am now able to reflect on the entire process of creating my capstone project. I feel that I came very close to meeting my project goals, and while I wasn’t quite able to create the 100% interactive environment that I had envisioned, I have created an interactive piece of literature where the user can drive the story themselves, which was the initial broad statement that I gave as a goal of my intended product. I feel that one of the strongest aspects of my project is the writing. I consider myself a capable writer, and upon reflection I think that my piece of literature is well-written and engaging. One of the weaker points of my capstone journey would have been my time management and learning to code. I spent far longer than I wanted to learning Ruby (which I ended up not using), as once I discovered a more approachable language, I only had around 3 weeks to learn the new programming language (Inform 7), and to turn my story into e-literature via that platform. If given another chance to do this project, I definitely would have decided right from the beginning what language would work best by doing more extensive research, and not just taking advice from computer science majors about which one to use, as I had done for this project. In retrospect, that was a fairly major error and one that I would not repeat. The project definitely taught me some basic aspects of computer programming, which I had really hoped that I would be learning through DCC. Overall, while my project did not come out in the exact way I had planned it, I am more than satisfied with my product and can say that I honestly view any mistakes or failures on my part as learning experiences.

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Week of April 22 Update http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/04/21/week-of-april-22-update/ http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/04/21/week-of-april-22-update/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:03:07 +0000 JasonRobinson http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/?p=519 Attached is my updated capstone workplan 

As far as my project has gone, I have had to make a few changes regarding the scope and volume of work undertaken so as to save myself from putting out a shoddy product. My original vision for my project was a fully interactive virtual town that the reader [...]]]> Attached is my updated capstone workplan 

As far as my project has gone, I have had to make a few changes regarding the scope and volume of work undertaken so as to save myself from putting out a shoddy product. My original vision for my project was a fully interactive virtual town that the reader could explore with a narrative to be discovered as they progressed through the area. Unfortunately, as I worked further through my project, I realized that I had set a goal that was a little too ambitious and altered my project to compensate. I decided to turn my e-literature into more of a “choose-your-own-story” format, which cut down on some of the mechanics that I would have to code, make the story a little more direct and understandable, and give me a slightly more manageable workload. Other than that, I feel that my project has stayed very close to its original vision and idea, and I’m happy with the progress that I’ve made thusfar.

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Annotated Bibliography http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/03/31/annotated-bibliography/ http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/03/31/annotated-bibliography/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:44:15 +0000 JasonRobinson http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/?p=511 Here is part of my capstone’s bibliography, with 5 annotated sources.

Annotated Bibliography DCC Capstone

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Here is part of my capstone’s bibliography, with 5 annotated sources.

Annotated Bibliography DCC Capstone

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Updated Proposal http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/03/25/updated-proposal/ http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/03/25/updated-proposal/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:22:12 +0000 JasonRobinson http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/?p=508 I have updated my proposal, adding a copyright section.

Capstone proposal NEW

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I have updated my proposal, adding a copyright section.

Capstone proposal NEW

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Updated: Capstone Proposal and Workplan http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/03/11/updated-capstone-proposal-and-workplan/ http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/03/11/updated-capstone-proposal-and-workplan/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:37:50 +0000 JasonRobinson http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/?p=499 Capstone proposal

Capstone workplan

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Capstone proposal

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Production Book http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/02/27/production-book/ http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/02/27/production-book/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:45:04 +0000 TessYeh http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/?p=492 http://tessdcc.wordpress.com/

I created this WordPress blog to keep my weekly journals.

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http://tessdcc.wordpress.com/

I created this WordPress blog to keep my weekly journals.

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Lilybelle’s Production Blog http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/02/23/lilybelles-production-blog/ http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/02/23/lilybelles-production-blog/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:32:49 +0000 LilybelleDavis http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/?p=490 Check out my production blog!

http://lilybelleproject.blogspot.com 

 

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Check out my production blog!

http://lilybelleproject.blogspot.com 

 

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Progress book blog http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/02/21/progress-book-blog/ http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/02/21/progress-book-blog/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:19:39 +0000 MeganBeveridge http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/?p=487 I just made my progress book blog, which you can find here! I will have links to my research and pictures/scans of my design process!

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I just made my progress book blog, which you can find here! I will have links to my research and pictures/scans of my design process!

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Paul Pierre-Louis’ New Capstone Proposal http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/02/20/paul-pierre-louis-new-capstone-proposal/ http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/2013/02/20/paul-pierre-louis-new-capstone-proposal/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:13:45 +0000 PaulPierreLouis http://mith.umd.edu/dccresearch/?p=484 The Power of Sound:  An Appropriator’s Take [Tentative Title]

For my capstone, I would like to create an audio-only story that juggles the moral and ethical implications of audio appropriation and editing in various forms of sound art, including installations, music, and audio journalism.  My story will feature numerous sources, which will be a mixes [...]]]> The Power of Sound:  An Appropriator’s Take [Tentative Title]

For my capstone, I would like to create an audio-only story that juggles the moral and ethical implications of audio appropriation and editing in various forms of sound art, including installations, music, and audio journalism.  My story will feature numerous sources, which will be a mixes of multiple people that I actually interview.  Generally, my project will provide a creative commentary of appropriation while presenting it in a heavily appropriated way.

My project will be presented as an issue story, but given the creative jurisdiction I will give myself, it will actually be a fictional story that is themed around an issue.  Within journalism, an issue story takes an in-depth look at a certain topic by providing historical context, introducing both sides and mentioning how the issue affects the public.  Through narration and scholarly references, I will provide context to my topic and talk about how it affects us.  However, the implementation of the source I create will dictate the direction in which the story will go.  My project will also utilize some mixing of natural and ambient sounds in order to create scenes and settings to the story that I think will be fitting for what I am going for.

What I plan to do is interview a large number of people in order to provide the voices for the sources I am creating.  I want my sources to be a combination of about 4-5 people; ideally, the voices I use for one source will not cross over to another.  However, before I fully flesh out my sources, I will create a rough storyline for my project.  Preferably, I would introduce my “issue story” with an anecdote from one of my sources.  Of course, the anecdote I create will depend on the type of responses I get from my interviews.

Another critical stage of my capstone is conceptualizing the sources I plan to create in order to make the editing process easier.  Determining the general characteristics of the sources before getting deep into the recording process will make it much easier to determine what type of sounds I need and what kind of questions I need to ask in my interviews.  My story will be in the form of a waveform audio file, but I am not sure how I am going to present my capstone beyond that.  I want this story to be versatile in terms of presentation; it can be something you listen to with large speakers, headphones, or through your computer speakers.  Of course, I want my sound quality to be clean and pleasant sounding with minimal to no clipping.

Though this project has a lot of creativity ingrained into it, reporting and sound recording are two things needed to conduct it properly.  The journalism classes I have taken in the past have given me the necessary skills to do these things, and the digital sound course I took last semester gave experience with Audacity and other audio editing technology.  I currently have a Tascam DR-05 recorder, but I will probably need more sound recording equipment, which is something I have access to with both the journalism school and DCC.

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