Interactive Narrative Reflection

For my Interactive Narrative I chose to do a topic that most people thought of at least once in their lifetime. The places I chose for this are places that I enjoy going to and some are places that my fellow classmate help me chose.

The first section starts Somewhere Warm if you like the sunshine and sound of the waves, the second section goes Somewhere Cold if you don't mind the snow and are active, the third section is    Something Big that you only see rich people or celebrities can afford, and lastly is Something Small for those who are more conservative with their money.

The hardest part of this project was deciding on what platform I wanted to use to create. I was thinking about Twine but it is hard to write code and get it the way I exactly I wanted it to even trying to use w3schools.

                               
The funnest part of this assignment was choosing photos to go along with the places I chose and I think after looking at all the photos makes it hard to chose even if you have a specific place in mind, this may change your mind to try somewhere new.

Interactive Narrative

For this weeks blog focus I am going to be creating an interactive narrative.  I see people using many different forms of digital media or technologies to create an interactive narrative in the field which might include Twine or Wikifoundry.

I personally only have a little bit of experience using Twine for some of my classes but for this you have to use HTML or CSS code to create your own code to open up on a website and it can get very confusing. Wikifoundry is have never used or heard of before and I tried to set up a website but it would not let me edit the site so I chose to find a different site to create my interactive narrative on.

The overall goal of this is too create the interactive narrative so that the audience is interested in and can engage in to an extent. For my narrative I will be talking about traveling but with a twist that I think we would all like to happen to us.
                                            

Remix Reflection

What inspired me to do this type of remix about traveling is to show that you do not have to hundreds or even thousands of dollars to go to different places around the United States. These are all places that I have visited to in my lifetime so far that anyone can easily access you just need reliable transportation. 

These photos inspired me to write this narrative because they interest the audience and might make them want to go and visit these places and create memories of their own. The form and content of traveling and the photos go together great because it shows memories and if you took a picture of it then you probably like that spot.

The most difficult part of this assignment was wondering what platform I wanted to use to present or post my remix on and I am glad I decided to go with Google Slides and also figuring out what to say on each of the photos whether they be funny, serious, or a reference to something common.

                                

Some of the artistic choices I made during this project was to edit the photo a little bit by either cropping or enhancing the color to make the photos more vibrant and appeal to the viewer. These are actual real photos that I have taken myself.

The advantages that these mediums offer is to show that you do not have to be rich to travel, the most important thing you need to have is TIME. These places are easily accessible and do not require a lot of walking to get to which is nice so that you have more time to enjoy the surroundings.  

I learned a lot during this creation process that I will carry after I leave this class. I learned that remixing can be challenging at time but also fun at the same time. You have to be careful of copy writing and plagiarism as well when constructing a remix. There are a lot of different creative ways to remix a story that you might not have thought possible but with a little creativity and hard work anything is possible.   

Remixing

There are many ways that you can remix, sample and/or mash-up about traveling. I say this because you can use similar content but change it in many different ways like the content, layout, music, or background music. If you look at some traveling sights so of them overlap but are presented in a way that appeals to the different audiences for example if you are going to talk about the best places to take your kids you will see people put pictures like Mickey Mouse or something, if you are going to talk about places to go hiking you will see people put pictures like the outdoors or trails.

With this kind of remixing you have to also be very careful of the copyright laws as well to protect yourself and your content. The easiest way I think to remix travel information would be YouTube. I say that because you can specifically talk about a specific place and edit/add your own content and music or whatever camera/recording equipment you might have. An example I found of someone making their own video is at Sarasota, FL.