My Matterport virtual tour of the Medicine Wheel Garden: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=Dj6rbeQbJF9 A few notes on my tour: Some of the scans somehow got all scrambled up when I was lining them up on my phone and I was unable to undo it when creating the space. Some of my annotations also got displaced after I created …
This week’s Digital Humanities topic focused on video game narratives. As someone who does not typically play video games, I had not realized how powerful they can be as interactive storytelling tools or how many different kinds of games exist beyond action games. I especially enjoyed exploring two educational games: The Oregon Trail and When …
This week’s focus on how data functions within humanities research has been eye-opening for me. I’ve never felt particularly drawn to data or quantitative methods, but I’ve had some prior experience with creating datasets for a bibliometric project and with reporting annual statistics to the IMLS in my previous public library role. These experiences gave …
I’m interested in possibly being an instructor someday, whether that’s as a college professor or museum educator. As such, I was interested in looking at digital tools that can be used to convey information about the humanities. I wanted to find something interactive for students that could be used for a wide range of different …
Community histories can be a powerful tool for bringing people together and contributing to a more inclusive historical record. For my Digital Humanities Pedagogy Project, I chose to focus on the digital tool Historypin.com for its digital storytelling potential. I first encountered this tool in one of our class readings, where it was discussed in …
The world of digital humanities can be a treasure trove of information for consuming, whether for the purpose of research, training, or recreation. While the techniques and tools to access digitized information and visuals might be available in exhibit forms in person, such as displays at museums, libraries, and other institutions, the impact on the …
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As we’ve discussed in class, archives are not neutral repositories of information; they are spaces where power continues to operate in subtle ways that often go unnoticed. Archives and museums can serve nations as tools that help construct national narratives, and nations shaped by colonialism therefore have colonialism embedded in their archival practices. As Kimberly …
The overarching lesson I took from this week’s readings is the importance of considering all factors when deciding whether to digitize an item or collection, especially the perspectives of creators, subjects, and communities represented. Accessibility and preservation are often the goals of digitization, but it is not a worthy pursuit if privacy, consent, and ethics …