Marc as SPAM

Marc as SPAM

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 23, 2012

The Assignment: Looking through the great list of ds106 audio assignments, I was drawn to Taking Back Spam. We are supposed to read a piece of spam aloud either trying to make sense of it or rendering it even more … Continue reading →
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Doing the Rounds: June 22, 2012

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 21, 2012

Today’s installment of the Daily Rounds, which seems to be a less than daily event recently, features a report on an English language lesson I’d attended earlier at Cypris Village. Though I’ve not been involved at Cypris as I might like … Continue reading →
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Totally Fun and Good Podcast – 005

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 21, 2012

On one level, it would be satisfying to know that these recordings are being listened to and enjoyed. But considering how much fun I’m having putting them together, that hardly matters as much as it once did. I have finally … Continue reading →
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An Animated GIF-est Confession

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 18, 2012

True confession: One of the greatest appeals of animated GIFs for me is part of a science fiction fantasy. My notebooks contain many attempts at writing a story about digital anthropology graduate students of the future whose task it is … Continue reading →
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Animated GIF: This is not Timothy Carey

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 18, 2012

Story: It’s been more than a quarter of a century since I first watched Paths of Glory. At that time, the experience of watching the nearly 30 year old film was profound. As part of my research into Timothy Carey’s … Continue reading →
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Design Assignment: Let’s Spazz

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 16, 2012

Track Listing (artist – song): Martha Bee & The Buzz – Slide Guy Timmmmy Boyd – The ShopVac Shake The Bavettes – No, No, Nobody Professor Noiz and Doktor Gee – Nice Attitude Stella Meme & The Streetcars – Open … Continue reading →
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World’s Greatest Sinner Gauntlet GIF

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 15, 2012

Yesterday I noticed that Michael Branson Smith’s recent submission for the Design Assignment category had been accepted. Though no one has yet to tackle Turn It Up Man, it looks to be an absolute blast. It involves both design and … Continue reading →
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Movie Novelization: Freaky Friday

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 14, 2012

The Assignment: It’s time for the Design Assignments at Camp Magic MacGuffin. It is in attempting the assignments from this category that I come to face-to-face with my limitations to execute an idea as first envisioned. I’m totally comfortable with … Continue reading →
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Totally Fun and Good Podcast – 004

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 12, 2012

Once again, podcasting feels fun. The current projects that seem to be popping up like weeds are certainly a blast to put together and share. As mentioned at the end of the third and final segment, I’ll be setting up … Continue reading →
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Slide Guy Joins the Four Horsemen

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 12, 2012

Who knew the slide-guy assignment would turn in to this summer’s never-ending meme? Perhaps now that he’s become a professional wrestler and been seconded by The Four Horsemen, people might think twice about posting goofy images of him on the the … Continue reading →
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Slide Guy in the Sunshine State

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 12, 2012

Thought I’d take a crack at another visual assignment before the focus shifts to Design. Given the recent avalanche of excitement generated by the slide guy assignment, I couldn’t resist the urge to try a doing a couple with some vintage … Continue reading →
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Mikhail’s father-in-law

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 11, 2012

One of the amusing quirks of the ds106 experience is the showboating and peacocking that happens from time to time. There’s a lot of folks that have a lot on the line with this digital story-telling thing. Claims, challenges, boasts … Continue reading →
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One if by land, two if by GIF

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 10, 2012

One of the things I most value from following the ds106 stream of awesomeness is the seemingly never ending sources of inspiration and reflection that show up on my Netvibes startup page throughout the day. Case in point was Lynne’s … Continue reading →
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Off Script with Keeme and scottlo – 001

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 9, 2012

I had the extreme good fortune to be joined by Keeme Brown for today’s Daily Rounds. I’ve known Keeme since just about the beginning of my first journeys into Second Life in 2007. There are few people I’ve met who … Continue reading →
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You’re All Right

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 8, 2012

I didn’t know about the Say It Like the Peanut Butter assignment until I noticed kag0715′s awesomely frightening first animated GIF come through the ds106 stream. The assignment requires us to create an animated GIF from our favorite or least … Continue reading →
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Lisa Says

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 7, 2012

The animated GIF above is currently also playing at Always Be Reflecting. I knew the moment I saw and heard her extraordinary Boogie in Second Life video that I’d use it as the backdrop for today’s Daily Rounds. Thanks Lisa, this … Continue reading →
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Totally Fun and Good Podcast – 003

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 7, 2012

I’m very excited about this podcast episode for some reason. I suppose it has to do with how unusable it seemed when I listened to last night’s recording on the way to Chiba this morning. I was one button click … Continue reading →
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Tutorial: Streaming Application Audio into Google + Hangouts

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 5, 2012

This tutorial was created on the iPad with the Educreations Interactive Whiteboard application. It might be of interest to those attempting to redirect application audio on a Macintosh OS X computer into a Google + Hangout. Two freely available applications … Continue reading →
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Tutorial – Hangouts & Second Life

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 5, 2012

I think the procedure for sharing an application window in a Google + Hangout OnAir is sufficiently represented in this video. The bottom line is that it is a really easy process. I think this opens up a lot of … Continue reading →
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Reflection: Doing the Rounds

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 4, 2012

And just like that, the first installment of Scottlo’s Daily Rounds is in the can. Technically, it was really quite east to execute. I regret over modulating a couple of times on the microphone. I don’t think the distorted sound … Continue reading →
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Announcing The Daily Rounds

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 4, 2012

I need to send a big thank you to Alan for suggesting a better way to use iShowU for capturing video from the desktop. Though I’ve got a long way to go until I’m able get to where I’d like … Continue reading →
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Totally Fun and Good Podcast – ep 002

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 4, 2012

From the looks of things here, it would appear that I’ve got it in for Keeme. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. As mentioned in this second installment of The Totally Fun and Good Podcast, he is one … Continue reading →
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Totally Fun and Good Podcast – ep 002

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 4, 2012

From the looks of things here, it would appear that I’ve got it in for Keeme. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. As mentioned in this second installment of The Totally Fun and Good Podcast, he is one … Continue reading →
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Week 2 – Letter to Otto from the Security Tower

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 3, 2012

Dear Otto, As you will see from the attached photo, the situation here is turning weird. An image on the Twitter this past week alerted me to the fact that a CDB Barkley made a reconnaissance mission from Mine Craft … Continue reading →
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Baitin’ and Switchin’

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 2, 2012

Okay, it looks like all the tech is in place. There’s no reason any of you guys can’t take control of your own media transmissions. Doing it alone is good enough for proving the concept. But to build something that … Continue reading →
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Tutorial: Animated GIF to SL Texture

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 2, 2012

As mentioned in the recent podcast, I’m well aware that what’s being covered is probably not something many people will ever be interested in doing. So I’m grateful for anyone taking the time to watch and willing to offer feedback … Continue reading →
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A Momentous Moment, Sure Enough

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
June 1, 2012

Though this particular video is nothing to write the congressman about, I think it hints at some exciting possibilities. It was just a lark that led me to see if it was possible to transmit from Second Life in Google … Continue reading →
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The Totally Fun and Good Podcast – 001

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
May 30, 2012

I can’t even begin to describe this one. It happened automatically and I’m quite pleased with the way it all came together. The segment I recorded on Tuesday wound up being a bit of a draft for the video tutorial … Continue reading →
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Kool Aid Animated GIF tutorial

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
May 29, 2012

This is the first part of a three or four part sequence on making an animated GIF and converting it to a texture file for Second Life. All we cover here is creating the GIF. The next video will deal … Continue reading →
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A letter from camp to Otto Paertz

by Scott Lockman

| Syndicated
May 28, 2012

Dear Otto, As the first week of Camp Magic MacGuffin draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment to drop you a line. Perhaps you are wondering why I never picked you up in my Winnabego along the … Continue reading →
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