I listened to “The Alibi.” What I noticed most while listening is how the background track is mixed in with the main dialogue to add atmosphere and to make the audio more lively. It also has the added effect of making the podcast more interesting and engaging to the listener because it accompanies the droning voice of the speaker in a good way. The underlaying of B-Roll audio before it comes in makes the transition because audio sources less abrupt and less funky. Another important aspect of the podcast is the production of the speaker’s voice. There is no background noise when she is speaking and the room is probably padded and soundproof because there is no reverb on her voice. When she uses samples from the voices of other people, there is a clear distinction between their voice and theirs. The other voices clearly sound as if they are speaking through a telephone, complete with static and distortion as to not mix up the dialogue of the main speaker and the dialogue of the person being sampled.
Comic Project (Thomas Waugh)
http://imanas.shanghai.nyu.edu/~tsw298/Comic-Project/index.html
For this project, Demi and I wanted to create a fictionalized NYU Shanghai experience of our friend Abraiz. There are different endings that come from making different choices throughout the comic so the reader can live the NYU Shanghai life vicariously through Abraiz.
For the code, I structured the comic into 5 Acts. The first is the introduction and class selection. The second, whether or not the class choice was wise. The third, the decision to go clubbing. The fourth, the fight cutscene resulting in Abraiz’s death if the player chooses to go to the club. The final act is the ending where Abraiz’s fate is revealed.
To load the images for this, I made Arrays for each Act and each choice and defined the image locations in there. For the choices, I made four buttons, each which call a function, button1() for example. I had if statements in each of the button functions which checked which act we were in so I could add multi-functionality to each of the buttons.
All in all, I had a really great time working on this project and I’m looking forward to working on the next one.
Week 4: Walking Animation Exercise (Thomas Waugh)
Link: http://imanas.shanghai.nyu.edu/~tsw298/week4/walking-animation-exercise/index.html
For mine, I added an extra function in order to make the animation run. When the page is scrolled, either up or down, the animation runs. The button still works as well.
Week 3 Javascript Exercise (Thomas Waugh)
http://imanas.shanghai.nyu.edu/~tsw298/week3/khat/index.html
My Website with CSS: (Thomas Waugh)
http://imanas.shanghai.nyu.edu/~tsw298/week3/my-website-with-style/about-me.html
For my new version of the website about me, I added some of my favorite colors for style. I also wanted to add a background of Texas, my beloved homeland, for flair. I also made the boxes of color opaque so you could see the outline of my country better. This was very helpful for me to learn CSS and I now feel much more comfortable manipulating the style of an HTML website.