Tag: social

Genre! So much more than books!

I have to agree with many of my colleagues in saying that I had little understanding of genre in its complexity before the most common readings given for this class.  My understanding consisted mainly of entertainment based genres in literature, music, and cinema with little understanding of its usefulness or existence in other fields such…

2: Where in the World Does Geoguessr Fit into Web Design?

Geoguessr is an online geographically-based game where a player (or multiple players) is placed in a random place on Google Streetview, and they have to figure out where they are and pinpoint it on a map. So say, for instance, you are placed a somewhere with a western landscape. You might recognize that you’re in…

1: The Complexity of the Digital Text

Something that particularly interested me about our readings is the unseen complexity involved in digital publishing. In particular, digital publishing does not simply refer to posting words and/or images to the Internet, but there is complex communication and social and cultural exchanges among even the most basic digitally published material. For example, we don’t typically…