Sam has nearly completed our poster for the final presentation. Today was a workshop!
Lisa is planning a murder mystery where John will be knocked off by one of us (please submit pictures and bios to Lcupo@kean.edu).
Sam is debating whether to do the biggest Inanimate Alice parody ever, or a locative piece (but alas the cherry blossoms. . .), or?
John seems to be working along so I am assuming that his project is going well.
Ryan is selecting music genres for his last piece - so I am assuming that is going well too.
Ania is planning a piece on the five senses(taste will be by implication? interpreted through visuals? touch the same. . ? interesting)
Justine - the changing cycles of being - the universe (sunrise/sunset) plants(trees/flowers). . .?
Nic is going to present players with moral dilemmas - or him/her control/judgment over a character
Yvonne is crafting her videos from the trip to the zoo into a series of visually or aurally parallel images/movements/relationships (the merry-go-round= animals in their cages; the baby and the peacock; the monkeys climbing and the kids. . .)
Melissa is going to extend and complicate her second project on writer's block (that's kind of funny).
Good work!
Final grades+ turning in your work
On the syllabus it states that your grade will be calculated based on:
1. Class participation, homework, journaling, review 20%
2. Short projects (hyperlinked text & non-narrative text) 30%
3. Collaborative multimedia performance project (for final class) 20%
4. Final project 30%
We did not do the collaborative multimedia performance project - so I will simply drop that out, and keep the same percentages for the other requirements, so that:
Class participation etc 25%
Short projects: 37.5 %
Final project : 37.5 %
Total = 100%
Each of you will turn in your work in a form suitable transferring to the computer at the final show at the Nancy Dryfoos Gallery; make sure I have a copy of whatever you need to set up your work no later than Tuesday, April 27. Sam and I will set up for the show to start on Wednesday, April 28.
Although you will not be in class on Monday, May 3, I will post a set of prompts I would like you to respond to - either as a blog post - or an email if you are feeling private. They will provide feedback on the course - and help me figure out what was good and what needs to be better, what to add and what to revise for the next time I teach this course.
That's about that.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Event
Digital Literature by Kean University Students
Wednesday, April 28, from noon to 8:00 p.m. in the Nancy Dryfoos Art Gallery. The exhibition will feature original digital works by students from the course ENG 4081: Writing Electronic Literature, including works of hypertext fiction, interactive works, flash poetry and other genres of electronic literature. Authors will discuss their work at in informal reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For further information, please contact Samantha Jackson at jackssam@kean.edu, or Dr. Sally Chandler at schandle@kean.edu.
Wednesday, April 28, from noon to 8:00 p.m. in the Nancy Dryfoos Art Gallery. The exhibition will feature original digital works by students from the course ENG 4081: Writing Electronic Literature, including works of hypertext fiction, interactive works, flash poetry and other genres of electronic literature. Authors will discuss their work at in informal reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For further information, please contact Samantha Jackson at jackssam@kean.edu, or Dr. Sally Chandler at schandle@kean.edu.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Class April 13
Melissa gave her presentation (thank you, Melissa) on Girls Day Out, and we did some brainstorming on the final projects. The emphasis on this last project will be to create a literary work - a piece that resonates with the features we identified as literary and associated with new media.
Some features of literature in digital works might be:
- connections between theme and form that are unique to digital media (for example the hidden texts in Girls Day out and The Jew's Daughter; the organization + structure of interaction in 12 Blue; the illusion of choice in "All Roads")
- the use of motion, sound, visual representations, and textual structures such that these elements are interpretive features of the text's meaning (as in Faith, Storyland, and Nio)
- multiple interpretive possibilities arising from your choices for representation, metaphor, and interaction = all texts! (a general feature of literature)
- references to and re-conceptualization of other works of art or real-world events (as in Hypertext, The Jew's Daughter, Little Red Riding Hood, Deviant, Girls Day Out, etc.
- concept or image centered explorations
Important notes:
If you have not already sent Sam images for the pieces you will present at the final show - send them to her ASAP.
I collected Project 2 in class. Those of you who have not yet turned in your work - send it to me/provide me with a copy for a grade.
For Wednesday:
Anna and Yvonne will give their presentations and you will spend the rest of the class working on yoru final projects.
Some features of literature in digital works might be:
- connections between theme and form that are unique to digital media (for example the hidden texts in Girls Day out and The Jew's Daughter; the organization + structure of interaction in 12 Blue; the illusion of choice in "All Roads")
- the use of motion, sound, visual representations, and textual structures such that these elements are interpretive features of the text's meaning (as in Faith, Storyland, and Nio)
- multiple interpretive possibilities arising from your choices for representation, metaphor, and interaction = all texts! (a general feature of literature)
- references to and re-conceptualization of other works of art or real-world events (as in Hypertext, The Jew's Daughter, Little Red Riding Hood, Deviant, Girls Day Out, etc.
- concept or image centered explorations
Important notes:
If you have not already sent Sam images for the pieces you will present at the final show - send them to her ASAP.
I collected Project 2 in class. Those of you who have not yet turned in your work - send it to me/provide me with a copy for a grade.
For Wednesday:
Anna and Yvonne will give their presentations and you will spend the rest of the class working on yoru final projects.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Random text generator
For those of you interested in creating a piece of text-based generative art - you might check out markoff - software for generating random text based on a model text you provide.
What we did April 5 + what to do for class Monday, April 12
In class Justine walked us through Storyland, and Ryan presented on Nio. Great presentations both - thank you very much.
I pointed out the sampler of electronic literature genres (posted on the right sidebar) and we talked over some ideas for the final project.
For Monday, Anna will be presenting on Strings, & Melissa sill talk about Girls Day Out. After their reviews we will devote the rest of class to work on the Final Project.
We will spend any time left in class working on your final projects.
Final showing for your work: Sam has arranged for us to have a one day exhibition, from noon until 8:00 p.m. at the Nancy Dryfoos Gallery across the way at the Library on April 28. We will set up your works as on display in the morning, and you will give individual presentations on them beginning at 6:00 - until we finish. If some of you have to leave, or have class conflicts, we can schedule you first. I just didn't want to run out of time.
Sam is working on the PR materials. For the poster, we decided to do a grid like for the Electronic Literature Collection, only with images from the works you want to display. So:
ASAP send via email, a screenshot or image (at least 300px) that represents each of your projects to Sam at jackssam@kean.edu
Blog 15.5: do some writing to identify the concept, software + basic structure.
In class you will be expected to be ready to move on developing this piece.
I pointed out the sampler of electronic literature genres (posted on the right sidebar) and we talked over some ideas for the final project.
For Monday, Anna will be presenting on Strings, & Melissa sill talk about Girls Day Out. After their reviews we will devote the rest of class to work on the Final Project.
We will spend any time left in class working on your final projects.
Final showing for your work: Sam has arranged for us to have a one day exhibition, from noon until 8:00 p.m. at the Nancy Dryfoos Gallery across the way at the Library on April 28. We will set up your works as on display in the morning, and you will give individual presentations on them beginning at 6:00 - until we finish. If some of you have to leave, or have class conflicts, we can schedule you first. I just didn't want to run out of time.
Sam is working on the PR materials. For the poster, we decided to do a grid like for the Electronic Literature Collection, only with images from the works you want to display. So:
ASAP send via email, a screenshot or image (at least 300px) that represents each of your projects to Sam at jackssam@kean.edu
Blog 15.5: do some writing to identify the concept, software + basic structure.
In class you will be expected to be ready to move on developing this piece.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
What we did in class + ideas for final project
We looked at projects by Sam, Justine, John, Yvonne, Nic and (after class) Ryan. They were all AWESOME. We also took a brief look at the assignment sheet for the Final Project.
Also - Sam indicated that if I could come up with the laptops, we could have a one-day exibition culminating with presentations on your electronic literature projects at the gallery downstairs. I will check into the laptops and get back to you on Wednesday.
For Wednesday - bring an electronic version of Project 2 to class and I will collect them on a usb memory stick. Justine and Ryan will be presenting on Storyland + Nio = two examples of generative electronic literature.
We will talk about this form - and this should lead into a discussion of what other forms you might use for your final project - along with some serious brainstorming. Meanwhile - look at the Digital Literature Sampler - for some ideas.
Blog 15: Start some brainstorming writing for what you will do for the Last Project.
Also - Sam indicated that if I could come up with the laptops, we could have a one-day exibition culminating with presentations on your electronic literature projects at the gallery downstairs. I will check into the laptops and get back to you on Wednesday.
For Wednesday - bring an electronic version of Project 2 to class and I will collect them on a usb memory stick. Justine and Ryan will be presenting on Storyland + Nio = two examples of generative electronic literature.
We will talk about this form - and this should lead into a discussion of what other forms you might use for your final project - along with some serious brainstorming. Meanwhile - look at the Digital Literature Sampler - for some ideas.
Blog 15: Start some brainstorming writing for what you will do for the Last Project.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Final Project
Final Project: Writing Electronic Literature
Hypertext, network fiction, interactive fiction, locative narratives, installation pieces, codework, generative art, and flash poems => any combination of your imagination.
Purpose: to compose a piece of orignial, non-trivial electronic literature; to explore new media composing processes and practices; to make something exciting and wonderful that others will find the same.
Description of assignment: create a work of digital literature where image, sound, movement, spatial relations and other visual, audio cues are significant components of the work . For this assignment you may use any software that you feel will work with your concept; you may pose interactions between physical and digital spaces as in locative works and installations, and/or you may use generative or network components (elements we have not covered extensively in class). Your work should have a literary focus/concept that is realized at least in part through the use of new media.
As in previous assignments, the complete work will include:
- a short introductory statement or “abstract” to characterize what the text “does”
- instructions or suggestions for readers to have a successful experience
- a readable/playable digital text linked to or embedded in your blog (in the case of performance or locative works, include sufficient directions for the physical components so as to allow play/reading of your work in the appropriate setting)
- a folder for visual & sound files, and lexia associated with the text
- a schematic, “map” or timeline to describe the design of your text
Criteria for grade: The complete work will include:
- a comprehensive design that is integral to the text’s meaning/conceptual focus
- multimedia elements that engage sight, sound, movement, configuration, and user interactions as active features in the texts’ reading
- a thematic, symbolic or conceptul focus that allows for a “literary” reading;
- elements that are creative, well composed, and appropriate to the text’s theme and to the media in which it is composed
The abstract & suggestions for reading will be patterned on the introductory material in the Electronic Literature Collection, Volume 1.
Hypertext, network fiction, interactive fiction, locative narratives, installation pieces, codework, generative art, and flash poems => any combination of your imagination.
Purpose: to compose a piece of orignial, non-trivial electronic literature; to explore new media composing processes and practices; to make something exciting and wonderful that others will find the same.
Description of assignment: create a work of digital literature where image, sound, movement, spatial relations and other visual, audio cues are significant components of the work . For this assignment you may use any software that you feel will work with your concept; you may pose interactions between physical and digital spaces as in locative works and installations, and/or you may use generative or network components (elements we have not covered extensively in class). Your work should have a literary focus/concept that is realized at least in part through the use of new media.
As in previous assignments, the complete work will include:
- a short introductory statement or “abstract” to characterize what the text “does”
- instructions or suggestions for readers to have a successful experience
- a readable/playable digital text linked to or embedded in your blog (in the case of performance or locative works, include sufficient directions for the physical components so as to allow play/reading of your work in the appropriate setting)
- a folder for visual & sound files, and lexia associated with the text
- a schematic, “map” or timeline to describe the design of your text
Criteria for grade: The complete work will include:
- a comprehensive design that is integral to the text’s meaning/conceptual focus
- multimedia elements that engage sight, sound, movement, configuration, and user interactions as active features in the texts’ reading
- a thematic, symbolic or conceptul focus that allows for a “literary” reading;
- elements that are creative, well composed, and appropriate to the text’s theme and to the media in which it is composed
The abstract & suggestions for reading will be patterned on the introductory material in the Electronic Literature Collection, Volume 1.
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