Thursday, November 20, 2008
Project 5 Redo
I have no ideas right now! I'm going to take a look over the weekend and see what I can do that hasn't been done or is original. I'm probably going to do this with Gwen and get our suffering co-workers to help.
We're Blogging Now, Aren't We?
I've blogged since 2002, on various Web sites.
In 2002, I started "The Braxtonian," the premier blog of Braxton County, West Virginia. It was with former DA city editor Ry Rivard as a way to skew the county and provide commentary that sorely lacked in our weekly rag.
In 2004, after much disagreements and laziness on our parts, I started in 2004 "The Ramblings of a College Freshman" that continued to 2006. I stopped it shortly after I got my job at the DA.
Certainly blogs matter. It was an armchair journalist that brought down Dan Rather and the revelation that they improperly used fake documents to show that George Bush avoided his military obligations.
Certainly, blogs like Cute Overload, a Web site dedicated to cuteness and puppies aren't world-shaking. But Web sites of people that aren't tied to corporate higher-ups can take the risks that some news organization's won't touch.
In 2002, I started "The Braxtonian," the premier blog of Braxton County, West Virginia. It was with former DA city editor Ry Rivard as a way to skew the county and provide commentary that sorely lacked in our weekly rag.
In 2004, after much disagreements and laziness on our parts, I started in 2004 "The Ramblings of a College Freshman" that continued to 2006. I stopped it shortly after I got my job at the DA.
Certainly blogs matter. It was an armchair journalist that brought down Dan Rather and the revelation that they improperly used fake documents to show that George Bush avoided his military obligations.
Certainly, blogs like Cute Overload, a Web site dedicated to cuteness and puppies aren't world-shaking. But Web sites of people that aren't tied to corporate higher-ups can take the risks that some news organization's won't touch.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Project 5: What to do?
Honestly, I don't know what I'm going to do yet.
I was thinking about adapting Pacmanhattan for Morgantown's metropolis -- namely the Towne Center Wal Mart.
We could use real balls for power pills and .... oh, I don't know.
I have no idea yet, but I have been intrigued into some of these ideas.
Perhaps a friend and I can recite Shakespeare on Halo 3? I'm not sure just yet.
Dave
I was thinking about adapting Pacmanhattan for Morgantown's metropolis -- namely the Towne Center Wal Mart.
We could use real balls for power pills and .... oh, I don't know.
I have no idea yet, but I have been intrigued into some of these ideas.
Perhaps a friend and I can recite Shakespeare on Halo 3? I'm not sure just yet.
Dave
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Project 4
Gwendolyn and I are in the process of re-shaping our project 4. To capitalize on the insanity of the election now being over, we are taking the electoral catchphrases and animating them to pictures, utilizing YouTube video clips of the newsmakers saying those clips, then incorporating our friends and colleagues to ask questions, say phrases and more.
It will be an ELECTION SPECTACULARRR, with an emphasis on the spectacular.
On Gwen's blog, we have a preview image of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin with MAVERICK beside her. As if that wouldn't be our first choice.
It will be an ELECTION SPECTACULARRR, with an emphasis on the spectacular.
On Gwen's blog, we have a preview image of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin with MAVERICK beside her. As if that wouldn't be our first choice.
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