Abby WhittingtoninDigital Studies 101My Contribution to the Internet PileFor one of my projects earlier in this semester, I made the first wordle out of my tweets. I tried to include all of my tweets but Twitter…Apr 17, 20161Apr 17, 20161
Abby WhittingtoninThe RiseMy Text Based GameThis is a text based game I made that won’t really make too much sense to those who don’t go to UMW because it includes terms like “apogee”…Apr 6, 2016Apr 6, 2016
Abby WhittingtoninThe RiseWhat is the Internet? (Part 2)I answered this question a few weeks earlier. I compared the internet to a notebook that is passed around for everyone to add their…Apr 4, 2016Apr 4, 2016
Abby WhittingtoninThe RiseThe History of TypographyI found this really great video that skims the surface of the history of typography and gives some interesting facts to think about. For…Mar 28, 2016Mar 28, 2016
Abby WhittingtoninThe RiseMy TweetsThe text I chose to plug into wordle was every tweet I have tweeted since May 22, 2015. I would have gone further back, but Twitter stops…Mar 24, 2016Mar 24, 2016
Abby WhittingtoninThe RisePaper Book vs. Digital BookAs I read “Books in the Age of the iPad” by Craig Mod, I created a pros and cons list of the traditional paper book versus the new digital…Mar 7, 2016Mar 7, 2016
Abby WhittingtoninDigital Studies 101Rebuild the InternetThe internet is basically pile of information. As more information is added to the pile, older information gets buried deeper. It becomes…Feb 25, 20169Feb 25, 20169
Abby WhittingtoninThe RiseWhat is the Internet?Describing the internet is weird and hard. I think of the internet as a shared notebook. Everyone passes it around and adds their own…Feb 11, 20161Feb 11, 20161
Abby WhittingtoninThe RiseDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?I hated the ending. Unless I missed something, it wasn’t clear. Why did Rick go into the desert? Is Rick the new Mercer? Why did Rachel…Feb 4, 2016Feb 4, 2016
