digital media

Chakras and the Avatar State

Jess


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Chakras and the Avatar State is an electronic literature (elit), hypertext adaptation of the Avatar the Last Airbender episode entitled “The Guru.” from Book 2: Earth, Chapter 19. This project was prompted by the University of Mary Washington’s course English 376VV: Electronic Literature. The adaptation has almost exact dialogue from the transcript of the episode, but does change how the dialogue is perceived by readers. While the transcript and the episode shows Guru Pathik solely talking to Aang, the elit adaptation leaves Guru Pathik’s dialogue undefined and open-ended to create an atmosphere that allows for the reader to be in the scenes themselves. I wanted to allow readers to go a spiritual journey with Aang and the guru instead of just watching Aang’s journey like it’s presented in the television show. This elit adaptation features HTML5 code, HTML and CSS editing, an image map, and was made with Twine 2.0,  SugarCube (v1.0.17), Easy Imagemap Generator and iMovie.

Works Used
Transcript of Book 2, Chapter 19: “The Guru” (slightly adaptated)
Book 2, Chapter 19,”The Guru,” and Book 3, Chapter 21, “Sozin’s Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang.” Created by Michael Dante DiMartino, and Bryan Konietzko. Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. Animation, Action, Adventure, 2005-2008.
“Peace/Harmony” By Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wyn on Avatar: The Last Airbender Soundtrack

No copyright infringement intended.

Monsters Calling Home

Jess


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Monsters Calling Home is an electronic literature (elit), hypertext adaptation of the play Monsters Calling Home written by Andrew Reid, featured in George Mason University’s Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival in 2014. This project was prompted by the University of Mary Washington’s course English 376VV: Electronic Literature. The adaptation has the exact dialogue from the original play script, but does change the order in which the characters are presented. While the play has the characters’ story lines jumping back and forth, the elit adaptation forces readers to follow the various characters’ stories in a specific and defined path. This elit adaptation features HTML5 code, HTML and CSS editing, and was made with Twine 2.0 & SugarCube (v1.0.17).

Music
Monsters Calling Home by Run River North

*In no way is the content of the story reflect the artist’s meaning behind the song.

Images
Remixed
“I wanna hold your hand.” Josep Ma. Rosell. Flickr. Creative Commons License 2.0.

“Sadness.” Juan Pablo Bravo. The Noun Project. Creative Commons License 3.0.

“Knight.” Juan Pablo Bravo. The Noun Project. Creative Commons License 3.0.

Original
“From Inside Closet.” Jessica Reingold. Personal Collection of Jessica Reingold.

2015 UMW Multicultural Fair Teaser

Jess

For the course Communications 310: Social Media, I worked on the social media campaign for UMW’s Multicultural Center’s event, the UMW Multicultural Fair. UMW’s Annual Multicultural Fair is one of spring semester’s highlights on campus and in the Fredericksburg community. 2015 marks the 25th annual Multicultural Fair, and so along with a team, I wanted to get everyone on campus and in the community excited about the fair. I made this teaser video as part of the social media campaign for the fair, and we shared it across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.