For this writing assignment, I decided to go with the Wiki Game; it seemed like a fun little assignment, and I needed to take at least one easier assignment when it comes to writing (not my strong suit). For those unaware, the point of the game is to start on one wikipedia page, and solely through clicking links on that page, end up on a completely different topic. I picked a starting and ending point that are as closely related to this class as possible, which was the digital storytelling page, and ended on the westerns page. I was definitely curious how quickly this could be done, as westerns didn’t come to my mind when I thought of digital storytelling (before I actually enrolled in this class). Turns out, it wasn’t too difficult. This was the path I followed:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_storytelling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_(genre)
The second part of this assignment was to create a story or poem using the words from the links you clicked. I wrote a quick little poem about my first day experience in the class below.
When I saw the class description, I signed up for Digital Storytelling in a hurry.
When I saw the subject matter, I thought my eyes were blurry.
I said, “Isn’t this school in Virginia, not Houston, Texas?”
As it turns out, learning about Westerns is not only fun, but infectious!