by Thomas Pulsifer
My final project video for DS106 is finally complete! It ended up taking much longer than expected, but that’s only because I ended up wanting to put as much into it as I possibly could. This really became a passion project for me, and if I were …
by Thomas Pulsifer
This week has definitely my busiest yet. With multiple papers due, it was exceedingly difficult to find the time to put together a plan for what I’d like to do for my DS106 final project. That being said, my brain has been working in overdrive for the …
by Thomas Pulsifer
Little Nightmares II, released in 2020, is the prequel to 2017’s Little Nightmares. In this video game, players take control of Mono, a tiny, paper bag-wearing boy who’s name is never actually mentioned within the game itself. Mono teams up with a girl in a yellow raincoat …
by Thomas Pulsifer
After a long and terrifying journey, I’ve finally reached the end of Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem. I can say now with certainty that I’ve never played through a game quite like this one. With a story encompassing many generations, multiple playable protagonists, and hallucinations that range from …
by Thomas Pulsifer
The last week before we begin work on our final projects has come to a close. And what an awesome week it was! Mashups and remixes are something I’ve done in my free time since I was a kid, so getting the chance to do them for …
by Thomas Pulsifer
Once again, a trio of daily creates have come our way.
Wednesday: The first TDC of this week had us create our own cocktail recipes. For my recipe, I wanted to make something plausible yet also disgusting. Thus, “The Gusher” was born. I don’t recommend ever …
by Thomas Pulsifer
For my final remix assignment of the week, I decided to follow D.J. Wernitznig’s design prompt to insert a movie quote over an image from that same movie. For the remix, I got “Dull Presenter,” which involved turning the assignment into a terrible PowerPoint presentation. …
by Thomas Pulsifer
For my first remix assignment, I chose Alex Ohene’s prompt to create a tune in the Chrome Music Labs Song Maker. The remix that I was given for this assignment was to introduce the visual elements of Jackson Pollock. This sounded difficult to do for an audio-based …
by Thomas Pulsifer
Based on the 4-star “Audio & Music Video Mashup” assignment from the assignment bank, I’ve created this incredibly cursed mashup of 100 gecs and ABBA. When choosing the song and music video, I knew I wanted to combine a cheery pop song with intense or bizarre visuals, …
by Thomas Pulsifer
For Audra Young’s 4-star prompt, “Similar Songs,” I was trying to think of what songs I might know that sound just like another song. After struggling to think of an example, I decided to take a break and play the recently-updated Animal Crossing: New Horizons. …
by Thomas Pulsifer
The plot thickens as I continue my riveting playthrough of Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem. I started this session by discovering a chapter inside of a glass jar in a closet. This chapter, titled “The Lurking Horror,” features Dr. Maximilian Roivas in 1760, the first instance of a …
by Thomas Pulsifer
With week 11 coming to an end, we’ve brought our focus on video and movies to a close. I’m glad we got to spend two weeks on this subject rather than just one, since there’s so much to explore that just can’t be covered in a single …
by Thomas Pulsifer
For my final assignment bank task of this week, I’ve chosen Michael Branson Smith’s 5-star prompt to create a supercut montage of something that’s overused in film, be it a quote, song, or filmmaking technique. As someone who has a lot of appreciation for the technical side …
by Thomas Pulsifer
Based on Erin Madden’s 5-star prompt to make a commercial for an upcoming product, I’ve made a trailer for Elden Ring, the FromSoftware game that releases in February of next year. FromSoft, known for titles like Dark Souls and Bloodborne, is my favorite game development studio. When …
by Thomas Pulsifer
Wednesday: Our task was to provide a caption for a photo of Mr. Lavine with a fishing story. It seemed too easy to simply tell a story about a fish, so I based my caption on the shoe seen in the picture, with Mr. Lavine saying …
by Thomas Pulsifer
My playthrough of Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem continues, and things are starting to heat up. I started this session by beginning Chapter 3 – Suspicions of Conspiracy. In this chapter, you once again play as a new character in a different time period. This time, you take …
by Thomas Pulsifer
I tried to squeeze the number ten in the title in a clever way, but I don’t think it’s possible. Anyways, week 10 has come to a close! We’re finally into the double digits. Video is one of my favorite mediums, so I was excited to see …
by Thomas Pulsifer
There’s only a couple of Daily Creates to go over this week. Nothing much, since most of our focus was on our video-related assignments.
Wednesday: The prompt for the first TDC I completed involved coming up with an abridged title for a classic novel. I’m a …
by Thomas Pulsifer
Based on Analytic D’s 5-star prompt, “The Recursive Camera,” I’ve created this trippy cyclical video. At first I attempted to take the pictures using my phone and my computer’s monitor, but it didn’t ended up looking quite right. Thankfully, my girlfriend was kind enough to lend …
by Thomas Pulsifer
For my first assignment bank task of this week, I’ve chosen Josephine’s 5-star prompt to record myself reading a poem and set it to a related video of my choice. Picking a poem was a lot harder than I thought, but I ultimately went with “Do Not …
When I read that we were going to be analyzing a film scene of our choice this week, my mind immediately jumped …
by Thomas Pulsifer
Having to come up with our own ideas for a final project is a unique approach that I can’t recall having done before in any of my college courses thus far. It’s been super interesting to read through the final project ideas others have published over the …
by Thomas Pulsifer
It was hard to choose a game from the list of options for our second gaming journal, but I ultimately ended up going with Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem. I’ve known of this game for quite a while, and I’ve been meaning to play it at some point, …
by Thomas Pulsifer
I’m surely pushing it with these titles at this point. Anyways, that’s a wrap on another week of DS106! This week was definitely the lightest yet in terms of workload, which is nice after working so hard on our radio shows. (It’s also perfect for me since …
by Thomas Pulsifer
Believe it or not, it’s once again time for more Daily Creates. This week, however, there’s a twist: All of these TDC’s are part of an overarching plot! How riveting. Our story starts with Wednesday’s prompt to write something on the National Day of Writing. Wanting my …
by Thomas Pulsifer
The second assignment I’ve revisited today is the prompt I’d completed to depict a superhero in a mundane situation. Rather than a revision, this image is more of a sequel that allowed me to show off more of my Adobe Photoshop capabilities. This time, Batman can be …
by Thomas Pulsifer
Background Image Credit: Noah Berger/Associated PressFor the first of the two assignments I’ve decided to revisit this week, I’ve gone with my ‘Shocking Imagery‘ blogpost. I wasn’t especially proud of that piece. I feel as though it was one of my lazier submissions, as it was …
by Thomas Pulsifer
Of all the weeks we’ve had in DS106, this week was by far the most unique. Our focus was almost entirely on one single project: The group radio shows. Before we go over that, though, let’s touch on this week’s Daily Creates.
Wednesday: The first TDC …
At long last, the radio show is finally complete! It took quite a bit of work from everyone on the team, but we’re all extremely happy with how it turned out.
I started this week by finishing up the rest of the bumpers, including the intro and outro. I love …
by Thomas Pulsifer
This week, only two TDC’s had to be completed, which is great, considering how much of my focus has been on completing the radio show.
Wednesday: For this week’s first prompt, we were asked to determine what the button mentioned in this comic strip could possibly …
