Task 9 – Network Assignment Using Golden Record Curation Data

By Emily Wu

How has your colleague’s experience differed from yours? And how do you know?

Emily shared a similar idea that music taste could be unique from person to person. At the same time, a person’s musical taste could explain many aspects of one’s personality. As Emily mentioned in her task, I was surprised that emphasizing someone’s music taste could encounter an uncomfortable feeling for some individuals. However, we felt the same regarding using Palladio. App and we both agree that this is a great application to explore and learn from. During the process of researching this application, we both discovered that music and culture are always integrated together. We both were amazed by the connection and interaction we could have as a group class from the application visualization. Emily and I used screenshots to display the image in this task, followed by personal reflections. However, she revealed another embodiment to explain a deeper investigation of the graph, and I only indicated one image without further critical thinking.

Her experience discovering the application created valuable aspects to understanding others’ music tastes. In more detail, Emily explained that she appreciated the exploring and thinking process and benefited a lot from the task. On the other hand, I discover other possibilities for improvement and involvement. Thus, I agree with Emily’s conclusion that many individuals initially chose the 10 songs based on personal preference of emotional attachment or stimulation for positive musical influences.