{"id":14,"date":"2021-10-09T12:16:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T19:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec540f2021\/?p=14"},"modified":"2021-10-10T14:36:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T21:36:43","slug":"twine-task","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec540f2021\/2021\/10\/09\/twine-task\/","title":{"rendered":"Task 5: Twine Task"},"content":{"rendered":"

How writing is affected by online practices<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

To read my Twine Story, please right-click this link: My Twine Story (2)<\/a><\/p>\n

Once you have right-clicked the above link, save it to a given location on your computer.\u00a0 If the download\u00a0bar pops up in the bottom corner saying it is not safe, click on the the little up arrow on the download bar and select “keep”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The file will start downloading. Right click and choose open the file folder.\u00a0 Click on the icon and the HTML file should open in a web browser.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

As I completed my Twine Story this week, I began to realize how much my own writing has been affected by online practices.\u00a0 Going through the creative process, I was just writing down quick sentences as I would if I were online texting a friend.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t until after I completed the project and showed my wife, that she started reading and correcting the language I was using including missing punctuation.<\/p>\n

As Gretchen McCulloch, an Internet linguist notes (Zaltzman, 2019), people now tend to write in utterances, similar to what you would see when you text or tweet.\u00a0 As I reflect back on the process, I was absolutely writing in utterances when completing my project, similar to how I would speak when telling a story.\u00a0 I just wanted to put something down as my ideas were flowing.<\/p>\n

Irony is another thought which comes to mind when I think of this discussion.\u00a0 If we, as a society, are speaking how modern, contemporary language is changing and becoming less rigid through the use of technology, this “minimalist typography”<\/em> (Zaltzman, 2019) is still being produced and recorded via technology which is created and operates through highly structured coding languages.\u00a0 When writing the code to create my twine story, the HTML coding I had to use to add an image had to be super precise.\u00a0 Even with the slightest of mistakes in the coding such as a missing bracket, and my story wouldn\u2019t work or the selected image would not appear.<\/p>\n

Finally, the element of cultural context is also key.\u00a0 Something which I noticed while creating my twine story was that it was seemingly missing something with just the text.\u00a0 It needed something added to convey a more meaningful message to the reader.\u00a0 This is apparently common under these “new rules” and a reason why there has been a rise in the use of the emoji (Zalzman, 2019).\u00a0 I decided to add images to spice up my story, but as McCulloch correctly points out (Zaltzman, 2019), not all images or emojis are equivalent to every person.\u00a0 The thumbs up emoji isn\u2019t always a positive sign for all people, or the use of the middle finger may mean nothing for some others.\u00a0 When reflecting on my own story, the opening pages using the \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d reference may not mean anything to some, or may actually confuse those who have never read or watched the series.<\/p>\n

At the end of this task, I am left with more questions than answers.\u00a0 As the world continues to move towards the digital age, how will my Middle School students, now growing up using minimalist typography structure on a regular basis, be able to successfully function or create code using complex languages with precise rules?\u00a0 Or will future computer coding also become more minimalist in its design and nature?<\/p>\n

I guess I will have to wait and see.<\/p>\n

References<\/span><\/p>\n

Zaltzman, Helen. (Host).\u00a0 (2019, July 13).\u00a0 New Rules [Audio podcast episode]. In The Allusionist<\/em>.\u00a0 http:\/\/theallusionist.org\/new-rules<\/a><\/p>\n

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