“DS106: What Really Happened?”

“DS106: What Really Happened?”

by @Chris_tastrophe

| Assignments, Audacity, audio, ds106, Syndicated, Weekly Summaries
April 30, 2018

Well It’s Here Folks… I can’t believe the actual end to this class is here. It’s been a long, rewarding semester, and I’m not sure I’ve created so much in my entire life before. It’s addicting, and I could see myself returning to daily.ds106.us and theend106.com for new challenges periodically. In this class, I learned that I truly love […]
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I Wool-dn’t Say This Week Was Bad

by @Chris_tastrophe

| audio, comedy, ds106, fiction, Syndicated, Weekly Summaries, Wool
April 16, 2018

I’m glad I got to appreciate my novel of choice, Wool, this week. My favorite creation this week was making a theme song for the book, which you can see below! Fan fiction is interesting – I didn’t choose any writing activities because I felt this is the stereotypical route of creating fan fiction. […]
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Evidence: Paranoia Virus?

by @Chris_tastrophe

| Assignments, ds106, fiction, Syndicated
April 16, 2018

I’ve been thinking, with everybody who got sick earlier in the semester, and all this upheaval about the mysterious CDE agent, perhaps there isn’t a virus… at least not the one you’re thinking of. You don’t get any symptoms, save one: paranoia. All this evidence? It all points to those people who are hiding in […]
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Silo 17 Signing Off…

by @Chris_tastrophe

| #AudioAssignments, Assignments, Audacity, audio, AudioAssignments2178, ds106, Syndicated, Wool
April 16, 2018

I made another Frequency2156 contribution as part of this assignment. I wanted to tell a bit more about silo 17 beyond what Wool gives us. Now we know that the head of IT messed things up and why everybody bolted for the doors. This message also serves to create a sense of camaraderie among all the […]
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Wool… the Musical!

by @Chris_tastrophe

| #AudioAssignments, Assignments, audio, AudioAssignments1432, ds106, MyMusic, Syndicated, Wool
April 15, 2018

Behind the Scenes I made theme song for Wool based on this assignment! I made this piece in about an hour and a half using FL Studio. I chose to use heavy reverb because I thought that’s how it might sound if you played this song in a silo. I chose a VST close grand […]
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It’s Dusty in There – Alt. Book Cover Part 2

by @Chris_tastrophe

| Assignments, designassignments, DesignAssignments2187, ds106, Syndicated, Wool
April 15, 2018

Behind the Scenes Another stab at the Apocalyptic Alternative Book Cover assignment – now in .gif form. The original I did is here. I took my old book cover and wanted to create the feel that we were actually looking into an abandoned silo from a camera. I added slight camera glitches and dust […]
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Video Week… Whew

by @Chris_tastrophe

| comedy, ds106, Syndicated, Weekly Summaries
April 9, 2018

Well I made my film debut with Cypherpunk this week – we’ll probably have to shoo the paparazzi away for awhile… So what were the happenings? Daily Creates An alien who just happened to be able to soak up fire through his skin. Nice…#tdc2278 #theend106 #ds106 pic.twitter.com/0BdX8cqQ1s — Christopher Ringham (@Chris_tastrophe) April […]
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Starring: The Coolest Kids Around (of course)

by @Chris_tastrophe

| Assignments, ds106, fiction, Syndicated, VideoAssignments
April 9, 2018

Cypherpunk and I chose track two for these video weeks – to make a larger video project… well, here it is: Behind the Scenes Cypherpunk had the amazing idea to make a continuation of our radio project, and we were both committed from the start. We spent time writing the script, trying to set […]
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“TSS: Where Are They Now?” Trailer

by @Chris_tastrophe

| Assignments, ds106, fiction, Syndicated, VideoAssignments
April 9, 2018

Thanks for the thumbnail Cypherpunk… here’s a sneak peek at the video project of Cypherpunk and myself: We put a lot of time into this project – I’m excited to see it come to fruition! The next post will contain the actual project, so stay posted. Setting the stage, this project is a continuation of […]
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The Butchering of “28 Days Later”

by @Chris_tastrophe

| Assignments, comedy, ds106, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments404
April 8, 2018

A product of the Alt Ending video assignment: Thoughts This post-apocalyptic film is fairly grotesque and captures the violence behind survival. Few people are your friends, and even friends kill each other when one is exposed to the virus and turning. The concept of family is one of the most prevalent motifs seen throughout […]
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And We’re Rolling… Slowly. Painfully.

by @Chris_tastrophe

| ds106, Syndicated, Weekly Summaries
April 2, 2018

Video is definitely the area where I have least experience. Even producing the video essay was somewhat of a cumbersome a process. Video means images and audio… there’s so much to keep track of! I feel like I can imagine great scenes, but pulling them off would require so many details – time to get my […]
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Behind the Scene… Just One

by @Chris_tastrophe

| analysis, Assignments, ds106, Reflections, Syndicated, VideoAssignments, VideoAssignments439
April 2, 2018

Of all the different digital modes, I’m probably least familiar with video. I was glad to peek behind the scenes of some of the techniques used in film and other video production. Scene Analysis – 10 Cloverfield Lane I chose this movie because it was most recent on the list. I pulled up Night of […]
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The Plot Thickens…

by @Chris_tastrophe

| audio, ds106, Syndicated, Weekly Summaries
March 26, 2018

Everybody created their own plots for the radio project – it was awesome to hear what some came up with! Besides that, plenty happened this week… So what happened? Daily Creates @ds106dc This is definitely not an owl.#theend106 #ds106 #tdc2264 pic.twitter.com/o5xm5oZbOw — Christopher Ringham (@Chris_tastrophe) March 22, 2018 @ds106dc I’m allergic to […]
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Radio is Rad

by @Chris_tastrophe

| audio, ds106, Radio Project, Reflections, Syndicated
March 26, 2018

Alt-F4 The process of creating this project was really fun! Ideas came easily with such a creative group to work with. That being said, it took much longer than I thought it would. Audio editing certainly takes a lot of time. I’m glad we decided to do the faux listener call-ins by recording over the […]
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Revise the DJ

by @Chris_tastrophe

| AlternativeEnding, Assignments, audio, ds106, MyMusic, Syndicated
March 26, 2018

I decided to revise the song I posted originally in my Play the DJ assignment. I thought the middle part was a bit plain and the ending came too suddenly, so I changed it up. It’s fun to revisit an old project and rework it. You come in with fresh perspective. I feel like I […]
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Sad to See Audio Go

by @Chris_tastrophe

| Audacity, audio, canva, ds106, Radio Project, Syndicated, Weekly Summaries
March 18, 2018

I loved working with audio this week – I picked up some skills with crossfading clips, looping, and adding reverb in audacity. I’ll never forget you radio-project-week, you will be missed: So, what happened? Daily Creates @ds106dc I’m afraid of becoming this really huge bald guy who steals innocent people’s lunch money instead […]
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It’s a Wrap!

by @Chris_tastrophe

| Audacity, audio, ds106, Radio Project, Syndicated
March 18, 2018

Well it was certainly a journey – thank you to all of the great group members I worked with: Katie, Jenn, and Daniel. We spent the early week recording our audio, and the remainder of the time editing (which took a long time). Especially when we misplaced one of our fully edited episodes. Jenn was awesome and […]
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My Lips Are Sealed

by @Chris_tastrophe

| canva, ds106, Radio Project, Syndicated
March 5, 2018

First Check-In Well, our radio team met up and we decided on the name Alt-F4. It’s the shortcut key combo for ending a process – this is 1) an end, and 2) digitally related. The squad also brain stormed the general idea of the way our project will go. You know those “found-footage” films? We’re thinking […]
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Squidward, the True Design Guru

by @Chris_tastrophe

| comedy, ds106, Syndicated, Weekly Summaries
February 26, 2018

Lets quickly address that, apparently, designer jeans don’t help you design. The name of designer jeans are misleading, just like the title of my post because I barely mention Squidward at all. Moving on: Week 6 is over, and it was all about design. Overall, a pretty cool week that definitely challenged me to learn […]
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HCC Stairwell is the Pinnacle of Design: DesignBlitz

by @Chris_tastrophe

| analysis, Assignments, designblitz, ds106, photography, Syndicated
February 25, 2018

DesignBlitz 1) Alignment 2) Heirarchy 3) Contrast 4) Repetition 5) Proximity 6) Balance 7) Color 8) Space #theend106 #ds106 #designblitz A post shared by christopocalypse106 (@christopocalypse106) on Feb 25, 2018 at 6:54pm PST 1) Alignment This info sheet breaks up chunks of information into boxes to give the information a non-messy structure. Our brains […]
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The Personality of James

by @Chris_tastrophe

| Assignments, designassignments, DesignAssignments2087, ds106, mycharacter, Syndicated
February 25, 2018

Character Word Cloud Behind the Scenes I used the Wordcloud generator to create this graphic for my apocalypse character, James. The themes and shapes make the graphic easy to generate while also keeping it interesting. It takes a lot of playing around to get all the words you put on the list to show […]
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My Part in the Quest for Martha’s Hat

by @Chris_tastrophe

| Assignments, canva, designassignments, DesignAssignments2195, ds106, Syndicated
February 25, 2018

Help Find Martha’s Hat Behind the Scenes I went to Canva and searched templates for “lost.” I found a missing dog template and filled things out from there, switching the dog for a mannequin and the hat. I chose this templa...
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James and His Luscious Facial Hair

by @Chris_tastrophe

| Assignments, designassignments, DesignAssignments2188, ds106, fiction, Syndicated
February 25, 2018

Apocalyptic Character Generator Behind the Scenes What better place to put him than his own office? I wanted to make him middle aged because it fit with the wife and daughter story. He’s a pretty typical guy, and the apocalypse hasn’t struck yet, so he’s wearing typical clothes. HeroMachine3 was a very strange tool. […]
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Hire Me, Hugh Howey: Wool Alt. Cover

by @Chris_tastrophe

| Assignments, designassignments, DesignAssignments2187, ds106, Pixlr, Syndicated, Wool
February 25, 2018

Apocalyptic Alternative Book Cover Behind the Scenes This cover was edited and created using Pixlr. To start, I set off in search of an old, metal spiral staircase with a top-down view (very specific criteria, I know). My search was inspired by the description of the staircase gong throughout the silo in Wool’s story. […]
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“Schering” My Thoughts On Design

by @Chris_tastrophe

| canva, ds106, Reflections, Syndicated, TED
February 24, 2018

Serious Play and Intuitive Design Great Design is Serious, Not Solemn – Paula Scher serious play comes from scenarios when you’re under-qualified there’s a cycle of serious to solemn in design work solemn design happens when you produce what is expected stair-steps of life and learning Design and Discovery – David Carson mentions […]
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Another Week Down? Music to my Ears

by @Chris_tastrophe

| comedy, ds106, Syndicated, Weekly Summaries
February 20, 2018

I love audio, but don’t worry, I wasn’t foolish enough to stay in my comfort zone… So, what did I do? How did I challenge myself? Archetypes First thing was creating my flushing out my character from an archetype: For this one, I learned how to crop specific layers within Photoshop, […]
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Guess I’m Done Hoarding my Music Creations Now…

by @Chris_tastrophe

| #AudioAssignments, Assignments, AudioAssignments1494, AudioEditing, comedy, ds106, MyMusic, Syndicated
February 19, 2018

Play DJ & Make a Song I’ve created several songs, but never posted any publicly. Here’s the first! Let’s make it go viral (psych) – I hope you enjoy: Behind the Process Not the first song I’ve made, but probably one of the quickest I’ve turned out. I used FL Studio to produce it, […]
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Wool: Sounds From the Silo

by @Chris_tastrophe

| #AudioAssignments, Assignments, Audacity, audio, AudioAssignments2118, AudioEditing, ds106, Syndicated, Wool
February 19, 2018

Create a Place Listen to be transported into Hugh Howey’s world of Wool. These sounds emulate a multi-level society that survives underground in a giant vertical silo, all floors connected by one spiraling metal staircase. Behind the Scenes I knew the silo would be an interesting choice because of the metal, its vertical layout, […]
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Fictional Nuclear Emergency Broadcast

by @Chris_tastrophe

| #AudioAssignments, Assignments, Audacity, audio, AudioAssignments2178, AudioEditing, ds106, Frequency2156, Syndicated
February 18, 2018

My Frequency 2156 Submission I decided to emulate a military emergency broadcast for our Frequency 2156 world’s radioactive state: Behind the Scenes I wrote up a script to read and recorded my audio using an external USB microphone into Audacity. From there, I modulated my voice to sound radio-like by following this unprofessional, but […]
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Freq. 2165: Reading Loud and Clear

by @Chris_tastrophe

| audio, ds106, Frequency2156, Reflections, Syndicated
February 18, 2018

Frequency 2165 Frequency 2156 looks like a crowd-source audio project that tells the story of a future apocalypse scenario. The audio clips that are accessible on this site are supposed to be sent from the future back to us. This immediately creates an interesting story by tying the possible fate of our future into the […]
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