Journalism and Emerging Digital Innovation

Edible Bites: Building a Skill for Amazon Alexa Takes Some Serious Skills

Working at USC Annenberg Media has given me many opportunities to explore different kinds of new and cool ways to tell a story. We are catching up with the ever-evolving journalism industry. We are…

Creating Content for a Real-Time Experience and Alexa Powered Devices

After spending time in two kitchens, the next step was putting the pieces together. Since it is a timed process we had to make sure that the final product was in real time. At first this proved to be a…

More Edible Bites for Alexa

For our second piece for Alexa, Almond and I talked to my mother Maria Cristina Galvan. She taught us how to make chilaquiles. Chilaquiles are tortilla chips that are mixed with a chili sauce until they soften. To make the dish different types of chiles are used. First the chile…

VR Diaries: ‘Clouds over Sidra’ is Honest and Sincere

The most powerful part of the virtual reality piece “Clouds Over Sidra” was that it was told from a first-person perspective. However, the weakest part of this virtual reality experience was that it did not seem like there was a true…

Edible Bites: A New Series for Amazon Alexa Powered Devices

Cooking with “Edible Bites” allows the users to learn how to make a dish by using Amazon’s Alexa powered devices. Users can ask Alexa to help them make a certain dish while also listening to the cook’s personal story. The goal…

VR Diaries: ‘Project Syria’ Use of Animation Doesn’t Help Viewers Connect

VR Diaries: ‘Pearl Harbor’ Needed More Voices and Faces