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May 11, 20183 min read
3D Modeling and Printing
Before starting this project, I had little knowledge about the 3D printing process. The one thing I did know is that a majority of 3D...
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Apr 29, 20185 min read
Little Bits
Ayah Bdeir, creator of Little Bits designed hardware to help people have a clearer understanding of technology to become inventors with...
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Apr 19, 20183 min read
Erasure Art: Reconstructing Content
Photography began as an art of tracking historical of events and has evolved to an art form that distorts and changes what seems to be...
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![Glitch Art](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/661100_04b7fd1f529a475baa8ff60778987284~mv2_d_4032_3024_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/661100_04b7fd1f529a475baa8ff60778987284~mv2_d_4032_3024_s_4_2.webp)
Apr 10, 20182 min read
Glitch Art
Many of us have been on a phone call that suddenly drops. This simple flaw in technology is a glitch. This wild glitch happens without...
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Apr 9, 20182 min read
The Human Video Game Controller
Video game designers are investing a lot of time researching ways to improve player interaction with the games they play by game...
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Apr 8, 20183 min read
Preppin' Party Pug: Game Play and Controller
When creating a video game, it is not just important for designers to create a game with engaging content, but a game that considers the...
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Apr 6, 20182 min read
Teachers, Keep Up with Video Games!
Video games have social, economic, and cultural significance. This can be seen by the e-sport realm that is constantly growing. E-sports,...
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Mar 29, 20183 min read
Creating a Video Game in Scratch
Input from screens for people collectively and students individually occupy much of their time. Specifically, video games are frequently...
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Mar 22, 20183 min read
Video Games: a Tool for Visual Rehabilitation
I’m driving down the expressway and my vision becomes blurred. I try to turn my head hoping that my vision will become clearer as I am...
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![Scratch: the Building Blocks of a Global Community and Self-Exploration](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/661100_fd8944b4138d4bc780e3f74dc2276869~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/661100_fd8944b4138d4bc780e3f74dc2276869~mv2.webp)
Mar 22, 20182 min read
Scratch: the Building Blocks of a Global Community and Self-Exploration
In my previous blog post, “Makey Makey Music”, I have addressed the free program called Scratch that allowed me to give sound to my...
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Feb 24, 20182 min read
Creating 8-bit Gifs in the Classroom
I have found that gifs are one of the quickest and applicable technological projects in the art classroom through my experience making...
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Feb 20, 20182 min read
Creating an 8-bit Soundtrack: Riding the Waves
Creating an 8-bit soundtrack was a challenge for me. I felt as though I was riding the sound waves that I was using to compose my song...
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Feb 20, 20182 min read
Artistic Autoethnographies
Wait a second. I am sure you are already feeling slightly confused after reading this title the same way I felt learning about what an...
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Feb 13, 20182 min read
Makey Makey Music
Makey Makey is an invention kit for artists, engineers and anyone in between. It allows people to create a touch pad out of everyday...
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Feb 13, 20182 min read
Looping Sounds: Music of 8-Bit Video Gaming
From 1975 to 1985, 8-bit video games were the new exciting game for children and adolescences (even adults). Many of the sounds for 8-bit...
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Feb 8, 20182 min read
8-bit Video Game Sound: Beeps and Boops
8-bit video game sound effects have had a unique impact on the identity of video gaming as an emerging art. Many can recall the most...
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Feb 2, 20182 min read
Java Script Coding: Choice Based Game
Coding, also known as computer programming, is a set of instructions for a computer to understand. The computer reads binary which is a...
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Jan 30, 20183 min read
Impacts of Visual and Audio Features while Gaming
There has been a larger increase in gaming popularity since the rapid advancements in technology. With these advancements, Skalski and...
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Jan 30, 20184 min read
SAMR Model: Mobile Devices as a way to Transform Learning
The SAMR model helps people understand the degrees of aid that technology provides in mobile learning (mLearning). The four levels create...
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