#sem 601

From the DS106 Archive: Tell a story using only sound effects. There can be no verbal communication, only sound effects. Use at least 5 different sounds that you find on freesound.org or opengameart.org. The story should be no longer than 90 seconds. Here's an example!

SFX Story: Followed; by Dr. Malone

Use some of the pictures from our shared folder, and play with Lightroom presets. Using Adobe's standard presets, try giving the same picture different tones. Try a few different presets, and/or the same preset on multiple pictures to see the differences.

Using Knight Lab's Timeline creator, create an interactive timeline and add it as a link here. Some things you could make your timeline about:

Your life (or a specific period of importance)

Your favorite celebrity's career

The timeline of changes in your favorite genre of music

Your favorite sports team's history - major moments

Your time as a grad student!

Your favorite moment in history

And so on...the limit is your imagination! You should include different colors for the sections, photos, and video.

Using Flourish, create a data visualization for a data set of your choice. It also doesn't have to be a bubble chart! Play with a couple of charts that seem interesting to you. You may use data you've found in your research or look up free available data sets online. Here's an example:

Try putting together an infographic or tutorial guide in Genially. Use their interactive features! Post as a link here. Caption with what you found good about Genially and what makes it different than other tools. Here's an example:

Add the screenshots of your blueprint board, and sections of your game, as a photoset. Explain the strengths and weaknesses of your game, as well as what was your biggest challenge in learning the software. Tags: Office of Doc Malone; Twine; Interactive Fiction; SEM 601

Reblog at least two classmates and respond. Your response can include:

Addition: adding on to a point that the original poster (OP) made

Rebuttal: making a counterpoint to the OP

Question: asking a follow up question about the OP's process or game

Add your story diagram to Tumblr as a photo post. In the caption, explain which kid's book you read and any challenges to diagramming the story.

Sign into your Microsoft account (through UT). Use Sway to create a photo essay based on one of the following prompts. Use each of Sway's block types at least once.

A time you overcame a fear

Your biggest success

A place that is important to you

A hobby/interest you're passionate about

The strangest thing you've ever experienced

The first time you realized you'd changed in some way.