The tale of the kangaroo and the fence. The kangaroo might have been Syrian children starved by their countrymen. Or maybe the indigenous kids at my son's school that I don't see because they don't come to school. The water might have been food trucks turned back at borders. Or a missed education. The fence could be a wall to block people joining their families. Or some crazy idea in the late 1800's to block rabbits (an introduced species that came over on boats) crossing Australia. The students might have been the paparazzi, hounding a Princess after a late night supper. Or digital humanists that observe their life through a writer's lense. The devices might have been social media that tracks the truth and fake-ness of what might or might not have happened. Or VR/AR/3D/4D/other-ness kind of things. The awe may have been Jason Silver embodying this through his Shots of Awe videos. Or not. The sorrow, ahhhh, the sweet sorrow. Might ...
Maybe you thought I'd be talking about massive, open and online things.....but it's really just about a cow in a paddock eating grass. This is the 'outing' and closing of The Jolt project. Way back when, like December 2016, I was chomping at the bit (oh that is a horse reference and he will come into this story as well) to get started on Network Narratives course. I think it was being promoted as a MOOC and due to the well connected stars at the centre of stage Mia Zamora and Alan Levine, there was a lot of interest. It was suggested that alternative personas might be required to participate in the Course. I went ahead and created The Jolt. This was not a random selection. I was bought up on a dairy farm and have lots of memory, knowledge and history with cows. I figured I'd have enough material to work with. I also decided to stay in-persona when posting so this would be a separate identity. However I did mention this to Kevin Hodgson when he started pos...
Image: Wendy Taleo "Reflection on Stuart" 2017 Reflection of Li ght fe I had this post mostly written, went for a coffee, network glitch, post lost. You and I will never know what was written. I was just about to give up Network Narratives, yes, that was the words in my head. Then along came the next Studio visit. A diverse audience chatting with Howard Rheingold and Mamie Rheingold. Week 6 question: Are you feeling in control of your Networked Narratives experience, lost in the chaos, or perhaps sometimes both? To which I reply: Kind of. Oh wait, there is a scale to follow: Then I thought I might be dreaming. So I did the 'dream-check' the Howard Rheingold way as referred to here . If you jump and your feet land on the floor, you are most likely, not dreaming. or the Giphy /meme version of that. Having established all of that, on reflection, life still is and if the sun comes up tomorrow, there will be light. Post...
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