I gotta say I like the idea of having themed weeks for this class. Makes it easier to know what I’m doing and I’m still easily in the habit of using the same programs over and over. Still, I am surprised at the amount of work I got done. In terms of actual assignments, I […]

For a bit of fun with working with my own recorded audio rather than samples, I decided to attempt the morning glory assignment. My morning routines are typically pretty short, as I am an irresponsible college kid and don’t give myself time to eat breakfast. But still, it was fun replicating something I do everyday […]

In a unit that’s specifically focused on audio work and storytelling, it’s a privilege to be able to hear and learn from a professional in the field. It’s even more of a gift when that person turns out to have worked on The Wire. The interview with Jen Ralston taught me lots of fascinating behind […]

With the impending radio project always looming on the horizon, it’s time to start thinking of possible ideas for what to possibly talk about. When I usually listen to NPR, i usually love informative, almost scientifically focused broadcasts like Radiolab occasionally does. So while most people seem to want to do broadcasts focusing on the […]

A daily create where we post pictures of our pet? THAT’S WHAT I DO EVERYDAY ANYWAYS.   Well for extra creative fun, I captured my cat sitting in a very creative way. He seems pretty relaxed.  

For today’s Daily Create, I had to take pictures of 3 different stacks of books that I feel reflect me as a whole. So I chose the things that I am most fond of: science and fantasy. I also included some old comics as my guilty pleasure.  

Oooh what a fun assignment! My job was to take a clip from a popular song, reverse it, and then post here to see if anyone can guess it! Thankfully Audacity has a nice and simple “Reverse” effect that served this assignment perfectly. I just chose this song because it’s known by most people so […]

Since this week seems to be focused on audio projects, I decided to work on a radio bumper for our own ds106 radio station! I’m excited to see how the station works out when it comes to live tweeting the episodes. It was quite easy to make, I used a text to speech program with […]

I enjoyed reading the mention of The War of the Worlds radio broadcast on this week’s syllabus. Surely though after such a newsworthy major “hoax”, this kind of incident could never happen again. However, one thing many people don’t seem to know is that it not only happened once, but multiple times around the world! […]

Another week gone by way faster than I anticipated. I feel bad for cramming so many posts over these last two days. But i still feel like I got a lot done! I made 3 daily creates that I am quite proud of. From poetry to math, I put way more effort into these creative […]

I’ve decided to make a short mock trailer inspired by this video assignment to depict the death of Wallace, a tragic moment from season 1. I also decided to include the effects on D’Angelo and the immediate aftermath. They were both very similar, as they both had a sense of innocence and moral good that […]

So I stand here up high, watching the throngs of people Zigzagging down cobbled streets , amassing below my palace Zealots and fanatics, all of them. Do they dare defy their king? Silently I give the command, and the guards empty from the barracks Zoning in on their targets, they open fire Zipping through the […]

I normally approach reading assignments with some dread. It’s not that I dislike reading, I actually quite like it. But when it becomes an assignment with a due date attached to it, it suddenly goes from a fun way to pass time to a job with a deadline. So it was a pleasant surprise while […]

While browsing through the assignment database, I was inspired when I found one about making movie trading cards. Not only that, but as a casual player of Magic the Gathering, I decided to go ahead and make some Magic inspired cards of some prominent new characters of season 2 of The Wire.   I had […]

A favorite math expression? I can do that. I decided to choose something that is relevant to the class I’m taking this semester:       The time-independent Schrodinger Equation in three dimensions, in Cartesian space. Both beautiful and terrifying to see.

Decided to make a biology inspired lune, despite physics being my major. I almost consider it a crime though that the generator used white Comic Sans as the font.  

For the finale of the first season of The Wire, I decided to make my own creative assignment here. One thing i noticed while watching this amazing episode was the wide variety of color use throughout the various scenes. Actually, if one looks closely, one can see important use of all the colors of the […]

Ah, now this week was a lot easier to manage. With only 3 episodes of The Wire to watch, I felt a lot less pressed for time. Ironically, in the end I ended up watching 4 episodes and finishing the first season, and I’m currently starting the second. Man what an ending. Very bittersweet, and […]

My PC gets regular clean up, both on the hardware and software side.    

After just finishing the first of The Wire, there’s one lesson that sticks out in the back of my mind. A very important lesson given by Freamon, one of my favorite characters.   This scene, from episode 8, resonates so well for me because of its multiple meanings. The obvious is his message to Prez. […]

Today’s daily create: A book bloc shield. This is my take on a protest shield with a strong, albeit very idealistic message. Everyday people might not have too much power on their own, but we still are the foundations of society.   View it here.

Today’s daily create was especially challenging: a map of the internet. When I was a little kid, I used to almost imagine the internet as it’s own universe. Various sites would be represented by galaxies, superclusters, planets, and moons depending on their size and how often I used them. My computer would be my spaceship, […]

And so we come to the end of the first week of ds106, and the beginning of many more. Over the course of the week I created some new social media accounts, included below for convenience: Twitter Flickr Vimeo Soundcloud Some links can also be accessed via the icons on the top of the blog. […]

    Actually have a reason to post on this account now. Hello! #ds106 — Ien (@vdalson) August 28, 2014             Oh dear god a vertical video. I apologize for my war crimes.

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