This week’s task involved changing the semiotic mode of our week 1 task. I’ve opted to redesign my original task by creating an audio-driven trivia game using Twine. During the game, users are invited to guess the items in my bag based on the sounds that they make. Twine Game: Play ‘What’s in My Work Bag’ …
Monthly Archives: February 2023
Link #3: Jessie Young – Emoji Story
Link to Original Post: Task 6 – Emoji Story (Young, 2023) Comment Hi Jessie! Your emoji story wouldn’t happen to be The Last of Us, would it? I’m basing this on the mushroom and zombie emoji in the first line, as well as the game controller emoji next to the film clapper board (given that …
Link #2: Dana Connors – Potato Printing
Link to Original Post: Task 4 – From Scroll to Text (Connors, 2023) Note: Commenting wasn’t available on the original post. As such, I’ve shared my response to Dana’s post here. Comment Reflection Dana’s post prompted me to reflect further on literacy and it’s implications related to privilege and access. I’m reminded of the responsibility …
Task 6: Emoji Story
This week’s task involves describing the title and plot of a movie, book or TV show using only emojis. Using the built-in emoji keyboard on my iPhone, I’ve shared my attempt below. Reflection Did you rely more on syllables, words, ideas, or a combination of all of them? I found myself relying more on ideas …
Link #1: Sarah Ng – Voice to Text
Link to Original Post: Task 3 – Voice to Text (Ng, 2023) Comment Hello Sarah! I found it interesting that you mentioned how the tone and emotion of your original message is missing and comes across as harsh. In my own post, I reflected on how Gnanadesikan (2011) notes that “intonation and emotional content” (p. …
Task 4: Manual Printing
This post explores the manual production of a potato stamp to print a five-letter word. This exercise provided an opportunity for me to consider the time, labour, and resource costs involved with producing text in a way that pre-dates the mechanized printing process. Production With Juniper’s (2015) video as a guide, the process of carving …