Extra Credit Syria Symposium

For the Syria Symposium, Running for Cover, I was in charge of all 360° production.  I coordinated production schedules between classes, volunteers and liaised with 5th Medium.  I was also in charge of the 360 Video Gallery and gave the exhibitors a quick crash course on VR and the Samsung GearVR so that they can answer any questions and troubleshoot problems.  The Syria Symposium was a great event and I am very thankful for all the support of the class and from all the Volunteers.

Spera: Independent Learning Requirement

For this assignment, I decided to go through a Lynda course that would help me with my final project. I found a course called VR Photography and Video, which focuses on the aesthetics of VR and making sure that your topic or theme within your video makes sense for VR. This course first of all was helpful because as I continue to develop my idea for my final project, I have been thinking about camera locations and how to create action in the different scenes so that each clip is...

Slay the dragon_Johnny

The book, slay the dragon writing great video games, is helpful for providing the cues how you can create a better storytelling content in the digital world. Even though lots of parts are focusing on the game scenario, it touches lots of general issues related to the digital storytelling as well such as the definition of the game designer, the role of narrative in the game, etc. I want to quote some of the good writing from the book and compare it with my project so that I can adopt...