Tag Archives: Emerson College
“You-Pedia”: Is “Viral” as Democratic as We Hoped?
This week I started full-time for the summer with ZoomTilt, the Boston based start up that I have been working with for a little under a year now. As the “Manager of Brand and Community Relations” I am responsible for all things that include communications to our internal and external communities; basically the public relations […]
The Day I Bought a Boston Red Sox Hat, #KeepRunning
The Day I Bought a Boston Red Sox Hat, #KeepRunning.
The Day I Bought a Boston Red Sox Hat, #KeepRunning
I’ve been debating over the last few days on whether or not I was going to create a post about my experience and feelings over the horrific events that occurred on Monday during the 117th Boston Marathon. It took me about 10 years to articulate my feelings over 9/11, which was published in 2011 by […]
The Day My (lap)Dog(top) Died -OR- The Electrate (Hu)man’s Best Friend?
Its slept at the foot of my bed, its followed me at my hip, its sat next to me on the couch, its been my companion; my trusted sidekick. Its listened to me and hasn’t answered back and I’ve known no matter what happened in my life, that it was mine. Yes, I am talking […]
[Working Title Thesis] Can Narrative Complexity Exist in Viral Video?: Should it? Could it? Will it?
Below is my proposal for this semester’s thesis in the Graduate Visual and Media Arts department at Emerson College. I will be further exploring my research by posting my thoughts and analysis here on Red Gypsy. Feedback is applauded. The migration of modern media to the Internet has affected every media outlet known to man. […]
What is interactivity?
What I found to be the most profound in this week’s readings for Interactive Writing in the VM-606 class at Emerson College was the debate on what defines “interactivity” in Chapter 6 of Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals. Before I dive into my debate on why I was so interested in the many definitions […]
Pop Culture Improving America’s Minds?
In my Interactive Writing class this week we were asked to read a Boston Globe article from 2005. The article titled “Brain Candy” was a summary written by Joseph Rosenblum and his response to the Steven Johnson book: “Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter.” Now, where […]
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