Being a Digital Native
This blog post is a reaction to the article, "Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants" by Marc Prenksy. Prensky writes about how the world is...
The Storytelling Animal Chapter 9
In this generation, stories are still heavily consumed, but the methods of consumption have changed since prior generations. For example,...
Advertising In America
This blog post is a reaction to the first chapter of the book, Ads, Fads, and Consumer Culture: Advertising's Impact on American...
An Exploration of Interviewing
This blog post is a response to the article "Interview - The Art of Asking" by Ulrike Werner. Werner’s article revealed to me how much...
The Storytelling Animal Chapter 7
I have always held a strict belief that storytelling is powerful. Gotschall’s believes in the power of storytelling to an extent that I...
To Photoshop or Not to Photoshop
To photoshop or not to photoshop: that is indeed the question in this media-obsessed world. Sending an untouched photo out into the world...
The Storytelling Animal Chapter 3
In the reading Gottshall uses the image of a flight simulator. He offers the theory that stories could be social simulators. We need...
The Storytelling Animal Chapters 1 and 2
This blog post is a reflection on the first two chapter of The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gotschall. If you enjoy this post, you can...
Entering the World of Digital Media
This first post will be a bit introductory. My name is Lydia Bouwkamp and I am entering the world of creating digital media. I have...