The essay exhibit, in my opinion, was a fantastic way for students to both share their ideas with their peers and use what we had learned to create a multimedia essay that really encapsulates what Digital Humanities is. Being able to walk around the room and look at the different methods of presenting an essay was unique, and I was genuinely impressed with some of the multimedia components that my peers had constructed. Two of the essays that stood out the most to me were Chase's and Patrick's.
Chase's essay presentation wasn't outwardly impressive. The exhibit itself was a simple word document with a few links and descriptions. The content itself was interesting, but there wasn't much to look at or interact with. What was interesting is that Chase's essay was about re-purposing music and sampling. In his showcase, he had actually created an audio track exemplifying the content he was talking about and sort of showcased the tech he used to do it. As far as multimedia goes, it was incredibly impressive. For a showcase, the essay part was less than stellar, but I'm sure his eventual final product would be fantastic.
Patrick's essay was interesting in a different way. He looked at low tech digital poetry, which can be best described as simple digital poetry that can be produced by anyone with minor understanding of technology. Things like Jing, a screen recording software, are all a person needs to create a digital poem. Patrick created a blog wherein he gathered a bunch of examples of low tech poetry and art and allowed the reader to interact with the poems themselves. However, content-wise, the blog consisted a lot of description of what low-tech poetry was, rather than maybe instructing on how to use some of these simple technologies. As with Chase's exhibit, I'm sure his final product will be more thorough. For the exhibit itself, it was great.
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