Comments on: all the visual artefacts in one place http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk part of the MSc in E-learning at the University of Edinburgh Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:04:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Grace Elliott http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/week-by-week/block-1-popular-cyberculture/weeks-3-and-4/all-the-visual-artefacts-in-one-place/#comment-596 Grace Elliott Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:32:34 +0000 http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/?page_id=2358#comment-596 Hi Neil, yeah I thought the rug was a nice touch. My idea was that the tree symbolised growth, branching out in many directions. Making the connection that what we do affects us all, whether we benefit or suffer. I do like your interpretation and wish I'd been that clever. Hi Neil, yeah I thought the rug was a nice touch. My idea was that the tree symbolised growth, branching out in many directions. Making the connection that what we do affects us all, whether we benefit or suffer. I do like your interpretation and wish I’d been that clever.

]]> By: Grace Elliott http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/week-by-week/block-1-popular-cyberculture/weeks-3-and-4/all-the-visual-artefacts-in-one-place/#comment-587 Grace Elliott Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:49:45 +0000 http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/?page_id=2358#comment-587 Hi Neil, Your visual artefact is amazing. Love the title and so apt! Mixing cultures, people and places - there is such a lot going on. Lots of comparisons too: the nurturing Robot and the scary Daleks; people who count and those who don’t; ghosts of the past and ghostly presences. Your collages are amazing. Lots to be said on the larger one itself. From a distance it looks like a typical street in India, full of people, traffic, animals, hustle and bustle. It looks familiar until you notice the gods, temples and ghostly presences. The young girl grieving for her mother is so sad. Is this portraying grief about the way things are moving? Violence and death can be found in the street rubbish. A depiction may be of the violence of videoed crimes, games? The death of a more innocent age? Your collages definitely have an uncanny feel. I could say more but it's getting late and I need to be up early tomorrow. Your site is worth a second visit though. Hi Neil,

Your visual artefact is amazing. Love the title and so apt! Mixing cultures, people and places – there is such a lot going on. Lots of comparisons too: the nurturing Robot and the scary Daleks; people who count and those who don’t; ghosts of the past and ghostly presences.

Your collages are amazing. Lots to be said on the larger one itself. From a distance it looks like a typical street in India, full of people, traffic, animals, hustle and bustle. It looks familiar until you notice the gods, temples and ghostly presences. The young girl grieving for her mother is so sad. Is this portraying grief about the way things are moving? Violence and death can be found in the street rubbish. A depiction may be of the violence of videoed crimes, games? The death of a more innocent age? Your collages definitely have an uncanny feel.

I could say more but it’s getting late and I need to be up early tomorrow. Your site is worth a second visit though.

]]> By: Neil David Buchanan http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/week-by-week/block-1-popular-cyberculture/weeks-3-and-4/all-the-visual-artefacts-in-one-place/#comment-583 Neil David Buchanan Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:54:08 +0000 http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/?page_id=2358#comment-583 Hi Grace, I loved your inclusion of the prayer rug with the depiction of the traditional elements of paradise ie the secret walled garden. It seems that so much of our digital selves is aspirational - we create beautiful avatars, post upbeat FB messages and project what we see as being the best of us onto the screen, just as praying seems to be a way of saying "help me be better than I am." The other elements blend into a scene of both aspiration and despair - from the girl transforming into an online presence to Old Man's War. Really enjoyed this - I wondered, too, about the prayer rug if you included this as a reference to access? Hi Grace, I loved your inclusion of the prayer rug with the depiction of the traditional elements of paradise ie the secret walled garden. It seems that so much of our digital selves is aspirational – we create beautiful avatars, post upbeat FB messages and project what we see as being the best of us onto the screen, just as praying seems to be a way of saying “help me be better than I am.” The other elements blend into a scene of both aspiration and despair – from the girl transforming into an online presence to Old Man’s War. Really enjoyed this – I wondered, too, about the prayer rug if you included this as a reference to access?

]]> By: Neil David Buchanan http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/week-by-week/block-1-popular-cyberculture/weeks-3-and-4/all-the-visual-artefacts-in-one-place/#comment-582 Neil David Buchanan Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:14:50 +0000 http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/?page_id=2358#comment-582 Hi Carole, I liked the baby machine/ machine baby visual and aural smack in the face impact! I liked the format, too - poster cum pinboard but with movement, colour and thought-provoking text. I teach all female classes and showed them this image (hope that was ok) - they had so much to say about it especially about the man with the baby computer/ computer baby. Hi Carole, I liked the baby machine/ machine baby visual and aural smack in the face impact! I liked the format, too – poster cum pinboard but with movement, colour and thought-provoking text. I teach all female classes and showed them this image (hope that was ok) – they had so much to say about it especially about the man with the baby computer/ computer baby.

]]> By: Grace Elliott http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/week-by-week/block-1-popular-cyberculture/weeks-3-and-4/all-the-visual-artefacts-in-one-place/#comment-570 Grace Elliott Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:22:44 +0000 http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/?page_id=2358#comment-570 The link isn't working for me Neil - well, not this evening anyway. I'll have another go tomorrow. Insh'allah it'll work then. :) The link isn’t working for me Neil – well, not this evening anyway. I’ll have another go tomorrow. Insh’allah it’ll work then. :)

]]> By: Neil David Buchanan http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/week-by-week/block-1-popular-cyberculture/weeks-3-and-4/all-the-visual-artefacts-in-one-place/#comment-558 Neil David Buchanan Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:12:58 +0000 http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/?page_id=2358#comment-558 This is the link to my visual artefact http://prezi.com/gc2del7jkvk5/ededc-visual-artefact/?auth_key=a245263033421b94168a6fd82fcc80947326cf54 Grace and I live in the same part of the world and, as she has commented, it has been challenging this week to get consistent internet access. Hope you all have better luck accessing this! This is the link to my visual artefact

http://prezi.com/gc2del7jkvk5/ededc-visual-artefact/?auth_key=a245263033421b94168a6fd82fcc80947326cf54

Grace and I live in the same part of the world and, as she has commented, it has been challenging this week to get consistent internet access. Hope you all have better luck accessing this!

]]> By: Grace Elliott http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/week-by-week/block-1-popular-cyberculture/weeks-3-and-4/all-the-visual-artefacts-in-one-place/#comment-548 Grace Elliott Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:15:18 +0000 http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/?page_id=2358#comment-548 This has been extremely challenging! More explanation in my blog. The link to my digital artefact can be found here: http://gfe8.tumblr.com/post/11468171594/interconnections This has been extremely challenging! More explanation in my blog. The link to my digital artefact can be found here: http://gfe8.tumblr.com/post/11468171594/interconnections

]]> By: Kevin Shawn HUDSON http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/week-by-week/block-1-popular-cyberculture/weeks-3-and-4/all-the-visual-artefacts-in-one-place/#comment-543 Kevin Shawn HUDSON Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:37:26 +0000 http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/?page_id=2358#comment-543 I've posted mine here: http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/kevinh/2011/10/14/visual-artifact/ I struggled more with the theme of it than the technical side... I had so many ideas, and found it hard to pick one to go with. I’ve posted mine here:

http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/kevinh/2011/10/14/visual-artifact/

I struggled more with the theme of it than the technical side… I had so many ideas, and found it hard to pick one to go with.

]]> By: Ania Rolińska http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/week-by-week/block-1-popular-cyberculture/weeks-3-and-4/all-the-visual-artefacts-in-one-place/#comment-539 Ania Rolińska Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:23:15 +0000 http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/?page_id=2358#comment-539 My 'doom and gloom' artefact can be watched and critiqued on my edc blog: http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/annar/2011/10/14/lo-and-behold/ My ‘doom and gloom’ artefact can be watched and critiqued on my edc blog: http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/annar/2011/10/14/lo-and-behold/

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