Applied Digital Studies
Generation and Interpretation – Week 11
Experimentation with text-to-text generation tools and the third round of peer teaching.
Cultural Contexts of AI – Week 10
Cultural and racial contexts for analyzing artificial intelligence, real vs. fake computer-generated art
Ethical Intelligence – Week 9
Mid-semester evaluation and a discussion of artificial intelligence in relation to ethical dilemmas.
Visualization and Conceptualization – Week 7
Dissertation of my final project proposal. Visualizing concepts and ideas through Aphantasia.
The Gelatin Sphere – Week 6
Thoughts of Leigh Alexander’s “The Soft Truth” and discussion of algorithmic rabbit holes.
Algorithmic Programming – Week 5
Discussion of predictive algorithms and the basics of the Python programming language. Foundations for future assignments.
Geocities in a Modern Era – Week 4
Building a retro homepage in a ’90s aesthetic akin to Geocities. Peer teaching reflections and concept summaries.
Hypertext and HTML Foundations – Week 3
Hypertext and primitive hypercards. HTML basics that will serve as the basis for my retro site.