JP Experiences

For this first project, I want the experience to be simple and fun. Initially, I wanted to do a project that was much more complex than what was requested by my instructor. I had difficultly attempting to piece ideas together for what I thought was requested of me with that project. With this project, I have an opportunity to illustrate my creative ability while at the same time expressing one of my many passions.
I am hopeful that my project gives the reader or audience a feeling of fun and connectedness. My project attempts to have students, teachers and peers discuss idioms. I hope the experience is fun for the students.
I want students to have something to discuss with regards to the idioms itself and the pictures that correlate to the idiom itself. After reading my story, I want the reader or the audeince to see the context of how idioms are used. Furthermore, I believe the story hat I created is one that touches students, teacher and parents as well.
The experience that I am attempting to convey should fuse a parent child relationship. I want parents to examine this work and reply that they want their child to be inspired to do better.
I want any student who reads this story to be inspired by the child's desire to do better no matter what the cost.
Since this project is a fairly simple one, I created a simple story with a simple backdrop. One that young people and seasoned people can connect to.
After having this project reviewed by my peers, I will know if my goal was met or if I should change some parts of my project.
All in all, the experience should be one for all readers to enjoy.

B6:BrainStorming

Sometimes you see pictures, but the words just never quite connect with the pictures. I've talked to some friends about this project. It seems like everyone I talk to has different ideas on how to create the project or how I can reach people. At the same time, even though I enjoy hearing great ideas, none of the ideas that has been presented to me fit with the picture I have in my mind.
For example, I see various background changing; like the background of a computer screen. After that idea, things get foggy. I envision a voice saying some texts from the Bible, but im not certain what texts or what language. But , then again, why not do both languages. The original Hebrew and English translation may suffice.
I've been deciding if I want the soft music effect or if I want silence until the voice is heard.
The music effect will give a serene calming effect, but the silence may touch the person just a bit more. For instance, I picture peaceful music playing then a voice stating a verse such as "In the Beginning" and that flashes across the screen. Then, the person see's an image comparable to the verse.
I want that to be the theme of my project. I want it to be a spin of the creation week in the Bible.
We've all seen what Hollywood does with movies that misrepresent stories of the Bible. I'd like to create a more accurate version of the creation story. At the same time, I want the original language to help validate my creative piece. Hope it all works out.
Then again, as long as I stay focus on the task, it should come out exactly the way I plan. I love it when a plan comes together.
I guess brainstorming isn't that bad after all.

B5:Themetic Cocepts

The difficult part of putting an idea into motion is figuring out how to place the ideas that I have in my hand onto the screen in front of me. I have an idea of the theme that I am attempting to produce,but the issue is that I want the audience to be attracted to my project.

On first thought, it seems simple. I think that most people like to see images moving and something about religion or faith interests people. However, at the same time, our society has been fed ideas about religion and faith so now more than ever, people don't seem to be interested as they were before. 

Thats why in my project, I plan to make it stand out. The issue lies in the how to.

Should I make it very visual and leave out the interactive part. Should I focus on giving the audience an experience that they aren't accustomed to in the story.

There seems to be so many intangibles in electronic literature that make this project a real challenge. At the same time, having a project based on Electronic Literature does give an opportunity that allows the reader to experience the literature much more than traditional print.

I'm excited and apprehensive about my project. I know it will be good, but I really want it to touch the people that read and experience it. I guess, just like writing, creating an E-story is an personal experience. It exposes ones inner thoughts while allowing others to critic, somewhat like being in a museum. Either way, I intend for my project to be more like a display of art than a project. I hope to accomplish this with the tools that I have and the knowledge that I learn while creating this piece.

B4: Collecting Images

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Here is a short sample of the images I plan to use in for my project. The theme that I am attempting to illustrate is one that carries a religious connotation. I plan to implement a series of changing backgrounds that include raindrops, doves and any other symbols of peace that deal with nature.
My poem will have moving images or at least thats what I'd like to have, so that the reader feels connected to the poem.
Doves and raindrops are simply the intial images that have come to mind.
More than likely, I will have images that include day and night and maybe even do a spin off of the 7 day creation.
Actually, that may be a better idea. I'll do a spin off of the 7 day creation scene.
The background changes as the verses appear on the screen. This should be a great experience and an amazing project.

JP3

I've pondered what type of story to write about for days now. Its a tough choice having so many options available using E-literature. I know that I want my story to be unique and interactive. At the same time, I want it to have an element that grabs the reader. I don't intend to write a story where the reader can not find a connection.

So, with that said, I have been considering a topic that transcends gender and race. I want my story to have a motivational and possibly a spiritual element to it. At the end of the story, I want the reader to feel impressed to share that story with someone they care about. That , for me, is the motivation for creating my story.

I ask myself many times, do I intend to use hypertext for my story. I cant commit to that idea just yet. I do know that there is room for hypertext in my story, but at this time, I am not certain where it fits.

So, for now, I will focus on creating the type of story where I can motivate people and inspire people. That idea is my central theme. I am very excited and hopeful that my first E-Lit story works as I plan. Its simple yet complicated.

Ideas to present

Interacting with electronic literature has opened my mind to a mired of  questions and ideas about Electronic Literature. Most of the stories that I read were fun and insanely interactive, but of those that I read, there are 3 that I would consider for a presentation.

My favorite of the stories is Cruising by Ingrid Ankerson and Megan Sapnar. I enjoyed the content, music and the story itself. I must say, I was captvated by the use of music and how I could control the speed of the words that ran by the screen. That was my favorite story of the three that Ive chosen.

Next, Stir Fry text was pretty interesting. What I enjoyed most about Stir Fry Text is the random
 change in the story. It felt as if I was reading someone's journal as they were writing it. It seemed as if the person writing the journal was scratching out and rewriting their ideas moment by moment. I enjoyed the experience feeling that a persons thoughts can changed by the minute while reading that story.

Lastly, another story that I would present on is The Possession of Christian Shaw. I didn't enjoy the interaction in this piece, but my curiosity was peaked by the darkness of the children in the story and the music of the story. This story made me feel as though something may jump through the screen at any moment.  My body was quite tense reading while interacting with the story.

I would present on The Possession of Christina Shaw, not because I enjoyed it so much, but because of the affect that it had on me.

Layers of Self

I've been considering this outline titled, "layers of self". I am not quite sure how I intend to reveal a portion of myself in a story, not do I have a clue as to which portion of myself that I would like to share in a story. I began constructing an outline of a story that suddenly popped in my head. But then, after careful thought and consideration, I want to write about something more personal.
Something that speaks closer to who I am, what I represent and what I stand for. The question is, how do i relay that portion of myself into a electronic story.
I'm currently fielding ideas as I write. I'm hopeful to devise a story that will not only strike my reader with interest, but also give a snapshot into a layer of my life.

Twelve Blue

The strategies that I to read the story Twelve Blue worked , but they didn't seem to help me comprehend the stories I read in Twelve Blue. One of the strategies that I used was that I clicked only on the left bar hoping to get a consistent story. After I tried that, I noticed that the story  I was reading didn't seem to have a focus. I consistently clicked in the same area, avoiding hyperlinks simply because I didn't want to navigate too far from an original story.
With regards to the strategies, they definitely worked, but the strategies don't seem to help in making the stories that I read any clearer. I enjoyed reading the stories for their aesthetic qualities, but I had a difficult time relating to a story that just didn't seem to have a climax or ending.