Category Archives: NEW MEDIA

Via Weird Events, this post that points to Wired News’ article on Mind over Machine, technology driven by mind alone–hands off.  This is something I am fascinated by and only want to live long enough to see it happen, if … Continue reading → Continue reading →

And not really the newest new media, but television.  And not the ads and what we buy, but career choices based upon the latest swath of programming. CSI.  I loved the first one, and am slowly working up an addiction … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Getting just a minute or two between all else to work on this simultaneously intertwined trilogical pseudohypertext of story ("If Only" is the working title of the main piece)  (I think) and haven’t gotten it laid out yet in Powerpoint, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Would like to chronicle the process of a project I am working on right now, and am deciding if it will just be placed in the New Media category here at Spinning, or if a separate weblog, as I did … Continue reading → Continue reading →

At last, a plan. Not ready yet for utilizing the special software programs by incorporating a story within the opportunity they offer, but just the opposite; a step backward is needed to both understand the process of the paths, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

WOW!  The graphics are great.  And see–I was right about the mouse!  Didn’t know how to get back to the main menu.  It said to scroll, but that didn’t work.  I think I double-clicked. Really have to remember to write … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Lord Almighty, I’m such a nerd sometimes. Here I am with a couple hours of playtime and I’m reluctant to start the game up because I can’t decide if I will prefer to use the keyboard or mouse controls and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Okay, so all I did was install it and check out their website.  But, I mean like, how cool is this:

Uh-oh.  Just as I was about to start my history essays the postman delivereth "Still Life." It’s a crime solving mystery.  I don’t think anything will be out to kill me.  If I feel however, like killing something myself (highly … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Thanks to Anne at Fishbucket for reminding me about Sodaplay. Mellow mood makes for gentle play and pondering the technical intricacies. The meanies make for flipping spiders on their backs and twisting children in their swings. Continue reading →

This is an excerpt from a post I just entered on Learning to Spin, but wanted to load it in here as LTS is a class journal that will bite the dust soon: And, we played with paper.  In the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Not just rewriting, as they say, but changing it physically through new media methods.  Honest. We viewed a most interesting BBC documentary on World War I in class tonight that consisted of some original film footage interspersed with the usual … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In my never ending thirst for learning, I have today ordered  "Still Life" from Amazon.  Yes, it’s a game, but mostly it’s a narrative structure to be analyzed for its new media format of sound, visual and interactive elements. Or … Continue reading → Continue reading →