UCONN DMD ADVANCED WEB DESIGN

Overall, the article   It is time for a Pokemon Go augmented reality check, was a refreshing read. Video games are something of a hobby for me, so the article reinforced some of the trends I had been noticing within the  gaming community. For a gamer like me, these changes are not so new.  From a developer and content creator standpoint, the easy access and simplistic nature of the Pokemon Go AR makes it easier to introduce AR capabilities to the general public. As developers, we know the technology to make AR in apps is possible, but what can make or break an app is  the ease of use and the familiarity of AR to the user. Pokemon Go is a stepping stone for early adapters, helping other developers experiment with AR.

If the Medium is the Web, then the Message is the implict meanings of what the web brings. Users of the web tend to focus on the obvious, which is the content in front of them, for valuable information so they can create their own opinion on the content. But with the rate content flows to users and oversatuation of the content also take away the attention from subtly changes that content introduces. It's isn't always necessarily a bad thing, but lacking a monent to think about the implications and messages a piece of content has have positive and negative exeternalites.

//javascript code // script_name: Assignment 1:I don't know what I'd doing // author: Alexa Velasco // date: 9/6/16 // init(); setTempo(140); //variation var firstbeat = ELECTRO_ANALOGUE_BASS_001; var secondbeat = RD_POP_PADCHORD_7; var thirdbeat = HOUSE_BREAKBEAT_002; //effects setEffect(4, VOLUME, GAIN, -60, 4, 0, 5); setEffect(1, PAN, LEFT_RIGHT, -50.0, 1, 0, 2.5); //Music Section fitMedia(firstbeat, 1, 1, 13); fitMedia(secondbeat, 2, 2.5, 13); fitMedia(thirdbeat, 3, 2.5, 13); fitMedia(firstbeat, 4, 4, 13); fitMedia(secondbeat, 5, 6.5, 13); fitMedia(thirdbeat, 6, 9, 13); finish();

Overall, I think the article offers up a unique understanding of responsive design. By comparing web design to architecture, Ethan Marcotte easily conveys how both require a basis and an ever growing understanding of the subject. Both change with the trends and the technology available, and professionals in that field must always adapt to what new changes emerge. A part of the article that jumped out at me was on Michael Fox and Miles Kemp's take on a addaptive approach on web design "...rather than creating immutable, unchanging spaces that define a particular experience, they suggest inhabitant and structure can—and should—mutually influence each other." This speaks to how responsive design has it's own life, since the design and those people who experience the design constantly change.

Hello! My name is Alexa, a graduating senior with Digital Media and Design: Strategies for Business as my major and a minor in Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies. I came to Uconn as an Anthropology Major, switched to Buisness Admin, than came over to the DMD side because I missed art. I grew up drawing, painting, sewing, and working with clay. I guess I've always done a bit of everything! After taking a break from Web Design and Coding for about a year,  I'm ready to continue a relationship with it again. Javascript is something that is catching my attention at the moment, but I'm open to learning new things.