Grad Journal: Fall 2018, Week 2

Year 3, Week 2: Sept. 27th - August 2nd The alumni event over the weekend left me feeling drained and sore all over, but there was no time for rest between a busy second week at school and packing for DragonCon. Highlights of the week included meeting new Art History Professor Tray Ridlen and discussing game design, and Tuesday's Photo Club meeting. Monday Meeting with new Art History Professor Tray Ridlen ART 676: Video for Photographers Reviewed camera mechanics One Second a Day video project Watched and discussed Breaking Bad scene (diagramed the scene) ART 690: Adv. Contemporary Media Brainstormed instructional [...]

By |2025-02-18T03:30:43-06:00September 2nd, 2018|Categories: Journals|Tags: , |0 Comments

Grad Journal: Fall 2018, Week 1

Week 1: Sept. 20th-26th My first week back on campus was great. I had a ton of energy and was excited to get back into the swing of things. Week 1 was essentially a week of class orientation plus preparing for and carrying out the Alumni Reunion & Pop-up Show. The whole week was packed full of activity, but it was all good. I'm taking three classes this semester and am shadowing a fourth. I'm also serving as President of the Art Alumni Chapter, the MFA Student Committee, and Co-President of the Photo Club. I'm hoping to step down to [...]

By |2025-02-18T03:30:52-06:00August 26th, 2018|Categories: Journals|Tags: , |0 Comments

Game Design: Star Fall

My favorite grad school project thus far has definitely been this game design project. I love games and I love learning so I wanted my game to have an educational component. Star Fall is a speed recognition game that requires players to match constellations. It may seem like a simple matching game, but through repeated play and exposure players will begin to recognize constellation patterns which will hopefully aid them in finding constellations in the night sky. This game specifically features the constellations found in the northern hemisphere.   Class: Traditional Communication Studio, Spring 2018 Professor: Christian Dunn

By |2025-02-18T03:33:35-06:00March 15th, 2018|Categories: Design|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Grad Journal: Spring 2018, Week 6

This semester took off a bit slow thanks to a Holiday and two weather days that caused JSU to be closed Monday-Wednesday of week 2. Classes have now been in session for six weeks and I'm finally finding my rhythm, unlike last semester. Last semester was an adrenaline-powered nightmare. I earned As in all my classes so I'm sure some would think it wasn't that bad, but it was. I hope to never overload myself like that again. I'm in three classes this semester, but only one of them is a studio class (last semester all three were studios). This [...]

By |2025-02-18T03:31:05-06:00February 12th, 2018|Categories: Journals|Tags: , |0 Comments

Arbor Day Celebration Poster

My first completed project for this semester. Huzzah! This was my first time working with lino printmaking, a method of printmaking that involves carving sheets of linoleum. It was very easy to work with and super fun. My concept of a sapling framed by adult trees is pretty straightforward. I chose a cheery yellow and a friendly green for a fun, fresh, and optimistic vibe. Arbor Day Celebration Poster Traditional Communication Studio with Christian Dunn Spring 2018

By |2025-02-18T05:23:22-06:00January 24th, 2018|Categories: Design|Tags: , , |0 Comments

The Evolution of Video Game Sound: Technology, Form, and Function (Essay)

The Evolution of Video Game Sound: Technology, Form, and Function Video game sound has evolved dramatically since its inception in the 1970s. Early video game sound design was defined by the capabilities of available technology at the time. As advancements in sound technology were made sound designs for video games became more elaborate and refined. Early video game sounds were inspired by the bell and whistle sounds found in early pinball, bagatelle, machines and carnival games, but changed aesthetically over time in response to changes in technology, film, and a desire for realism. My goal in this paper is to [...]

By |2025-02-18T04:51:52-06:00November 26th, 2017|Categories: Education|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Chemigrams & Chemograms

Made my first chemograms and chemigrams today. Both are experimental silver-gelatin based photographic techniques. Chemograms are a combination of a photographic exposure and chemical resists, while chemigrams are made only with chemical resists. I used a combination of butter, cooking spray, and honey to achieve the results seen in the following four images. Adv. Darkroom Photography / Fall 2017 Further Learning Chemigram; Wikipedia Chemogram; Wikipedia Lomography; Cameraless Photography: How to Create Chemigrams Photo Tech Mag; Father of the Chemigram: An Interview with Pierre Cordier f/138; An Introduction to the Chemigram Process Alternative Photography; The Chemigram

By |2025-02-18T05:19:28-06:00November 13th, 2017|Categories: Photography|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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