Category Archives for Hacking Story Frameworks
HSF: Final
For our final, Corbin and I continued to build out the world of HEIST. We added several new features and components to enhance our vision of what the game could be in terms of narrative, navigation, and aesthetic. We added … Continue reading
HSF: Final Project Progress
Switching gears, Corbinti and I have started working together off of his midterm, HEIST. I was particularly drawn to the story that Corbin uncovered – while I’m already very familiar with the evilness that are banks, this particular connection to … Continue reading
HSF: TechnoloWitch
TechnoloWitch is a twitter-bot that casts spells and generates a new kind of tech language. Historically, witches have been symbols of female/queer power and a threat to the patriarchy. More recently, occult aesthetics and practices have been undergoing a resurgence and … Continue reading
HSF: Assignment 4
So, I did end up doing a 180 and have now switched to working with Paula. We will be exploring the issue of diversity in tech, specifically focusing on gender equality in the workplace and how company culture influences the technology … Continue reading
HSF: Assignment 3
This is a quick write up of some of my thoughts and research on Red Hook: Frame the why – as people, particularly urbanites, we’re becoming more distanced from our natural environment. But in reality it’s not that far away and … Continue reading
HSF: Circuitous
I recently found out about Francoise Schein’s project in Soho (1985) – mapping the subways lines. A meditation on connectivity, layers of networks in our lives. This rings true today even more so. So I thought of an update, remix/revision … Continue reading
HSF: Assignment 1
Research inspiring storyteller or project and prepare a blog post and presentation for next class on how they’ve changed or influenced storytelling or their field. When thinking back on storytellers and projects that had a profound influence on my person, … Continue reading