Category Archives: NEW MEDIA

Standing ironing watching tv.  Reference to The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Saw it back then at the midnight showing, audience prepared with all the props.  Did we break through the, what is it, the fourth wall–is that the term?  Saw … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m not sure that I’ve ever mentioned it here, although I know I covered the topic in my small part at the writers conference presentation, but it occurred to me tonight that I am indeed happy with the use of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I was delighted to discuss weblogging on a student panel as part of the Tunxis Writers’ Festival on Monday night.  Three former students of the New Media class, along with a professor who had taken writing into the digital film … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, here we are at the Tunxis presentation, and I’m trying to look intelligent. Hope they’re falling for it. Continue reading →

Yesterday I received an e-mail from a brother-in-law that held a Powerpoint presentation that had some of the qualities of what I want to try out with story.  Of course, this one was all about God and love, so I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Nice post at The Great Lettuce Head on "Image captions in Flash."  This is something I want to get into after the spring semester, and what I’ve set up the software already to do.  It starts by playing, digging deeper … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Was feeling frustrated and weary the other day, and so discovered the cathartic aspects of video gaming.  Yes, I wandered back into Silent Hill 2 and got myself killed a few times.  Ah, that felt good. Continue reading →

I have worked and reworked a poem with the specific intent of making it suitable for audio and graphic integration.  It is at a stage where I believe it is ready for the next steps, although I fully expect that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Dennis Jerz, of Jerz’s Literacy Weblog, was kind enough to comment on my 1500th post as well as on the New Media booklet I produced at the end of the semester.  One word he used caught my eye, and in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Just found out that a journal will be required in the Creative Writing course, and am excited about starting one up (you know, decorating, choosing colors, fonts, etc.).  Weblogs are the new media format for journaling. The bad news is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Spent a semester plus the last couple months getting excited about turning plain text into active graphics and sound.  Just spent a part of the day turning the new media format of weblogging into plain old text.  And punching slots … Continue reading → Continue reading →