When coming up with what I wanted as my mission badge, I had a few ideas of what I wanted my mission to be. Most of them involve the act of self-care in some fashion, but they do focus on different aspects of what it means to practice self-care; and because of that, I thought…
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Video Game Inspiration and the Positive Impact of Playing Them
“The game that can give you 10 extra years of life” by Jane McGonigal Watching this video in class, it came as no shock to me that there were studies that playing games (of any media) can have a positive impact on your life—it was the first time, however, seeing the details of how exactly…
Storytelling Over the Years (and the Modern Effect)
Storytelling has been a thing that has existed for years and years, and has become a tradition for many cultures. Many stories come from the act of sitting around a fire and telling a story to a group of people, who would then go to tell that same story to another group of people, or…
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The Paths You Choose in a Choose Your Own Adventure
You find yourself at a crossroads; a fork in the road, with a sign that points to two paths in opposite directions. One sign reads of a town name—painted recently, radiating a sort of pride to its name. The sign is big, and it provides you with a sense of knowing where you want to…
“The Princess Bride” Cultural Phenomenon (from the Perspective of Someone Who Has Never Seen It)
Personally, I have never seen The Princess Bride, as someone who does not consume a lot of movies during my spare time. Despite my lack of experience, I still know of the movie itself, as well as the memes and jokes that come with it, as a byproduct of other people talking about it and…
The Hero’s (Academic) Journey
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Drawing is Essential for Success (No Skill Required)
Many people claim that they can’t draw. When people think of being an artist, they think of the predominant historical artists that defined history back when people were first beginning to learn about the concept of art; they don’t think of the historical and present-day figures that make history with stick figures and boxes and…
A Graphic Novel and a Textbook to Make an Impact
Reading Watchmen by Alan Moore, as well as 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People by Susan M. Weinschenk, Ph.D. has helped with navigating the Digital Storytelling class for the spring quarter of 2024. The uniqueness of the graphic novel that provides a wonderful example of storytelling that people can take inspiration from—one…
Virtual Communities and Digital Storytelling
Watching “Virtual Cultures in Pandemic Times” was a very informative and rather cozy documentary, and something that I found myself being immersed in as I remembered how I interacted with virtual worlds through the pandemic as well. I also thought it was an excellent piece on virtual worlds in general, and what being involved with…