Fallout 4 is easily identifiable as a tragedy. The main character, aka the “Sole Survivor”, aka you, does not start out in unfortunate circumstances, however. In the game’s first few cutscenes we see that you have a nice home in a nice neighborhood, a spouse you love, infant son, and even a robot butler namedContinue reading "The Shape of Fallout 4"

What a week! From tips on writing a fluid, engaging blog post (am I doing it yet?) to animated GIFs, video mashups, and exploring some more into how copyright law is both frustrating and a teensy bit incomprehensible. To start, I read some advice on how to view the creative process. I feel that authorContinue reading "Week 2 Summary"

In choosing between various ds106 Daily Creates, I decided to use the Random option with the idea that I’d commit to whatever came up. This helped to keep my creates different enough from one another and forced me to work with whatever I was given. After I completed each mini project, I scheduled them toContinue reading "Week 2 Daily Creates"

I remember hearing about a photographer who was suing Getty Images a few years ago, but I had never looked into the details. After reading an article from 2016, which presents the case and what lead to it, I became a little more invested than when I’d simply heard about the case in passing. IContinue reading "The Perils of Public Domain"

“(…)now I realize that the only way to find your voice is to use it. It’s hardwired, built into you.” Austin Kleon The very first of Austin Kleon’s 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered resonated with me immediately. I’ve enjoyed writing recreationally since grade school when I’d make my own versions ofContinue reading "Find Your Voice"

Here we are at the end of our first week, and I have to say I’m feeling really good about the weeks to come! Last semester was the first time I’d spent significant time working with WordPress and I’ll admit that due to the nature of my classes at the time, I didn’t do muchContinue reading "Week 1 – Bootcamp Summary"

“We don’t make mistakes, as you know, all we do is have happy accidents in our world.” -Bob Ross Wow. Watching Bob Ross was the best thing I could have done for myself today. I’ve always been aware of Bob due to pop culture, but am now ashamed to admit I’ve never actually watched TheContinue reading "The Incomparable Bob Ross"