Matt Huang
Matt’s response to this prompt is extremely thoughtful. He has tapped into layers in this assignment that I didn’t directly consider in my own response. His division between public and private modes, and the way that he directly considered the look and feel of public versus private took this response to a space that I didn’t explore. His unified narrative also helped to contextualize how his various objects are utilized in his day to day life. However, I wonder about the decision to go completely unscripted in both ‘layers’ of his response. I wonder if a more scripted and formal public persona would have provided more contrast to an off-the-cuff private response. I also think that some interweaving of the layers may have provoked more of a response in me as an audience member.
Lachelle Harris
Lachelle’s response was unique! I really enjoyed how she considered the audience and created more of an interactive response while adhering to the requirements of the assignment. Writing a riddle is SO tricky and the fact that I can even hazard guesses for her speaks to how effective her riddles were. My answers are: Watercolor paints, wallet, softball, waterbottle, granola bar, sunglasses, seed packet, ID card, keyfob, car keys, daytrip backpack. I appreciated how she considered both linguistic and auditory design in her response, and I think it was effective considering I was excited to respond!
Matt and Lachelle’s responses both directly tackled mode-bending in different ways – considering the public and private or linguistic and auditory as spaces to be explored.
References
Farris, L. (June 18, 2024). Task 7- mode-bending. Lachelle’s ETEC540 Blog. https://blogs.ubc.ca/texttech540/2024/06/18/task-7-mode-bending/
Huang, M. (June 30, 2024). Task 7: Mode-bending. Matt’s ETEC 540 Webspace. https://blogs.ubc.ca/mhetec540/2024/06/30/task-7-mode-bending/