first reading responses

"The Definition of Hypertext and Its History as a Concept"

This essay helped me create a better understanding of how hypertext works. I realize that I have been interacting with hypertext or hypermedia all of the day in my every day internet searching routines, but did not realize the history behind it until I read this article. The definition of the term hyperlink made me think about how it can be endless; hypertext can possibly go on forever if there are enough paths or chains. I enjoyed learning about the history of hypertext, for example how the term was coined in the 1960s, I did not realize that hypertext had been around for that long. I found it interesting to think about how ideas have been shared through hypertext for many decades, and how that has impacted the internet today.

"Hyper textual Consciousness"

This site was fun to navigate through. I like how the paragraph about a certain subject is brief and easy to read upon clicking on the multiple links displayed on each page. I enjoyed reading about multiple categories. It was neat clicking through the links and learning new information on each new page and clicking through different categories, such as avant-pop, bandwidth, moving pictures, etc.
I find it interesting how a webpage that looks so simple can be successful and informative, and can be pleasing to go through because of the color changes and text sizes in the different categories.

research 3

www.electroland.net/relax/

The Denver International Airport Relax project caught my attention because I found it interesting how the work is displayed in a public space. I also find it interesting that the display of art works with human interaction. I like how the panels change with the mood of the airport, or the "voices" as stated in the description of the work. I think it would be interesting to see this piece in real life; I think it would be a calming experience to interact with and walk with the panels. I also feel that the piece works with the vibe of the airport.

in-class exercise 1

Will you walk to work with me?

Yes.

No!

research 2

http://turbulence.org/commissions/PoetryInMotion/

Omer and Tal Golan's "Making Love: Poetry In Motion" work is a fun piece of internet art that utilizes Twitter to form an endless poem about love. I find this piece of internet art to be interesting because it brings people's tweets from all around the world together to create something positive. While I found the automated voice reading the tweets to be a little eerie, I felt it fit the piece because of how random each tweet is selected.  I listened to the poem for a couple of minutes and found it intriguing how different people use the word love in their tweets, and how the endless poem seemed to mesh together. I liked hearing different points of view from all of Twitter.

research 1

http://www.hohlwelt.com/en/interact/context/banderson.html

Global Consciousness

I find Brad Anderson's "Global Consciousness" to be interesting because of how simple it is. I enjoyed reading about Anderson's background as a dj and how came up with the idea for "Global Consciousness". I like how Anderson was able to relate his work of connecting people together as a dj to his work in the internet art. The article made me think about how nowadays people are typically only aware of global issues because of what they learned through a screen opposed to conversing with their peers or learning about global issues in the real world.