Deviantly Secret
The piece Deviant really caught me off guard at first, because of the way it was set up. I couldn’t figure out what I was supposed to do in the beginning until I finally realized that I was to go through the story by clicking on certain sections of the whole scene. Once the story started I was really confused at to what was exactly being told, I only knew what the backstory told me. As I went farther into the story, I was still slightly confused; it started to get more and more intense. Certain images actually started to frighten me due to the intensity and the darkness of the story. Depending on the scene that was interacted with, there were certain goals, I would say, that had to be done per scene. So many scenes had to do with images being clicked on so that other images or scenes would pop up into view. Many items did not even have a story, but were moving images that showed the story to the reader, which was very interesting. Deviant was slightly spooky, but a very interesting piece, I must say, so it was worth the interaction. Also the fact that the piece took on two perspectives at once was interesting, because one perspective was in the eyes and mind of Christian, while the other perspective was in the eyes and mind of those who witnessed the story. At the end when the entire piece was typed out to be read, which made everything much more clearer, but kept the mystery as well. The back-story was just as invigorating as the interactive story was just from the content. Although, I was kept on my toes the entire time even while reading the ending, and I loved the piece myself.
Public Secrets was a very interesting piece. The piece was definitely an interactive piece, because in order to view the stories they had to found and clicked. Some had audio clips while other had to be manually read. It was a pretty easy piece to navigate through, which in my eyes, kept me a bit more focused. I really enjoyed hearing the stories from the point of view form multiple women imprisoned. This piece of electronic literature really caught my attention. It is something you don’t hear of everyday. You do not get to hear the stories of what actually goes on behind prison doors. The stories were so detailed and you could tell that they came from personal experiences which pulled at the heartstrings even more. I believe I learned a lot about prison life. It can be a very brutal place to live. The things that go on inside and outside an prison can really change person for either better or for worse. It really gives me a different outlook on life, and definitely makes me want to stay away from breaking the law. I liked how you actually heard the voices of the women. It was much better than just reading text the whole time. Public Secrets really had my attention until the end and kept me wanting more.
The piece Deviant really caught me off guard at first, because of the way it was set up. I couldn’t figure out what I was supposed to do in the beginning until I finally realized that I was to go through the story by clicking on certain sections of the whole scene. Once the story started I was really confused at to what was exactly being told, I only knew what the backstory told me. As I went farther into the story, I was still slightly confused; it started to get more and more intense. Certain images actually started to frighten me due to the intensity and the darkness of the story. Depending on the scene that was interacted with, there were certain goals, I would say, that had to be done per scene. So many scenes had to do with images being clicked on so that other images or scenes would pop up into view. Many items did not even have a story, but were moving images that showed the story to the reader, which was very interesting. Deviant was slightly spooky, but a very interesting piece, I must say, so it was worth the interaction. Also the fact that the piece took on two perspectives at once was interesting, because one perspective was in the eyes and mind of Christian, while the other perspective was in the eyes and mind of those who witnessed the story. At the end when the entire piece was typed out to be read, which made everything much more clearer, but kept the mystery as well. The back-story was just as invigorating as the interactive story was just from the content. Although, I was kept on my toes the entire time even while reading the ending, and I loved the piece myself. 
Public Secrets was a very interesting piece. The piece was definitely an interactive piece, because in order to view the stories they had to found and clicked. Some had audio clips while other had to be manually read. It was a pretty easy piece to navigate through, which in my eyes, kept me a bit more focused. I really enjoyed hearing the stories from the point of view form multiple women imprisoned. This piece of electronic literature really caught my attention. It is something you don’t hear of everyday. You do not get to hear the stories of what actually goes on behind prison doors. The stories were so detailed and you could tell that they came from personal experiences which pulled at the heartstrings even more. I believe I learned a lot about prison life. It can be a very brutal place to live. The things that go on inside and outside an prison can really change person for either better or for worse. It really gives me a different outlook on life, and definitely makes me want to stay away from breaking the law. I liked how you actually heard the voices of the women. It was much better than just reading text the whole time. Public Secrets really had my attention until the end and kept me wanting more.
I agree with you whenever you wrote about Deviant and said, "Also the fact that the piece took on two perspectives at once was interesting, because one perspective was in the eyes and mind of Christian, while the other perspective was in the eyes and mind of those who witnessed the story". I saw this very interesting too but it was also a confusing to grasp at first for me.
ReplyDeleteIn your piece about Public Secrets I think you should add a couple more pictures or outline what exactly the women were saying just to give your blog a little more spice. But overall very good.
I really enjoyed the pictures throughout your blog. It is very organized and easy read and follow. I like how you provided the link to Public Secrets. I also liked the Public Secrets piece and I agree that is very interesting and interactive.
ReplyDeleteSome nice work here, guys. Note, though, that using the singular pronoun - "I" - makes this read like a singular effort rather than a collaborative one.
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