I’m frustrated. I’ve been trying to create my final comic and Pixton has been down, unable to save anything. I created 3 frames, which you can see below (click to view full size):
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My third installment of Amazing Adventures in Webcomic Land, click here to check it out or look under the cut for linked thumbnails, as well as links to some of the things mentioned in my comic.
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Here’s the second installment of my comic! I tried to use articles and interviews to supplement the dialogue for the different artists because I didn’t want to just assume what they would say. My comic, the links to the articles, and links to their comics are below. Click the thumbnails to view full size.
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Yay first comic! It’s embedded after the post, or here’s the link. It’s basically just a summary of my last post, as an introduction and a way for me to play around and get use to Pixton.
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Comic Book Guy Hates The Internet?
I had a lengthy discussion with my sister the other day about art (she’s a painter and an avid webcomic nerd, but she dislikes graphic design and digital art, because she thinks it’s a cop-out), and specifically how the internet is affecting art, mostly in terms of comics, but also in terms of art that people create offline and integrate into online space (i.e. Lunch Bag Art.) Read More »
Rageguy has never been more appropriate in my e-life than right now. This morning, I crafted the most beautiful, brief 4chan post, which generated some great responses from other females on the /b/ forum. I refreshed my page for about a half hour, reading the accumulating responses, and then left my computer for 20 minutes to let the responses build up. When I returned, I was greeted by a lovely 404 message. My post, after a brief life, had died quickly from a lack of interest. It wasn’t receiving enough responses, which meant it wasn’t relevant. Eaten up by posts of boobies and “Where can I find more pictures of this girl?”
I did not take any screen caps of my original post, so it may as well have never existed. Epic Internet fail. Read More »
Ok, maybe “hate” is a strong word, but spending a week on 4chan is incredibly draining. I haven’t touched my computer in 2 days, which for me is like 2 months. 4chan is like a horrible calculus problem. It’s frustrating and you want to just quit and move on to something else, but there’s something about the satisfaction of figuring out the answer (or in this case, social and cultural significance) that makes you want to keep going. Read More »
After much thought and talking with Sara some, I’ve decided to team up with her and explore the other side of her question: Do we need an avatar to establish gender online? Is gender significant in text-based communities?
I will be looking at and using 4chan’s “random” (and possibly “request”) section, as they seem to be the two sections that refer to gender (and sexuality) the most. I plan on comparing these two sections with other sections of the site that might not refer to gender as much (i.e. the technology board). In addition, I will embed myself on the 4chan /b/ forum (through posts and comments) to see if other users pick up on my gender or assume that I am male by default. I will then compare/contrast my findings to Sara’s results, and try to determine if avatars/bodies are an integral part of establishing gender online.
Any suggestions/questions?
I’ve been thinking about how I want to approach the third travelogue, and I know I want to explore gender and cyberspace, and test the myth (or is it?) that the internet is a male space. After reading Jenkins’ blog post for last week where he mentioned the participation gap, I began to question what parts of the internet I involve myself in and how I present myself.
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A Week Without Google
The Singularity, Transhumanism and Biomedia: No Longer Just SciFi's Playground
Firms? We don’t need no stinkin firms…This Week's Reading Summaries
Take the "M" off of "Masses" and you get "Asses": Jaron Lanier's beef with the little people.
Trust vs Multi-tasking
Free Culture/OUR Media? - Summaries
"Stop, Collaborate, and Listen": Interactve Education, Serendipity, and Democracy
Week 3 Reading/Listening Summary
Latest Wiki EditsMushon The Singularity, Transhumanism and Biomedia: No Longer Just SciFi’s Playground
Cathy Sander The Singularity, Transhumanism and Biomedia: No Longer Just SciFi’s Playground
roman thuesen There are no girls on the internet.
Anon Wait, Did 4chan Just Enlighten Me? I Feel Dirty.
Nurn There are no girls on the internet.
