Title generated by Chat GPT. Response written by Chat GPT. Reflection written by Autumn Gibbs. AI Response In “The Millions of Songs Mashed Into AI-Generated Music,” Alex Reisner explains that music-generating AIs learn by analyzing collections of recordings. The systems break audio into small pieces and detect patterns in sounds, rhythm, structure, and style. They …
Probing the Heart: What Playing Florence Taught Me About Relationships
Response written by Autumn Gibbs. Title generated by Gemini. I thoroughly enjoyed the game, Florence. I had technical difficulties and had to play without sound, which I’m afraid might have slightly limited my experience, but I still feel like I understood the majority of the game through the interactive drawings. Since I was unfamiliar with …
Beyond the Label: Gender Roles and the Convenience of Casual Gaming
Title generated by Gemini. Response written by Autumn Gibbs. As I was reading this excerpt, I kept finding myself viewing the term “casual” gamer as a gendered term. As a woman who enjoys videogames, gender is a more important factor than some would think when it comes to videogames and their target audience. It was …
Defining Digital Humanities
Response written by Chat GPT. In Chapter 2, “The Humanities, Done Digitally,” Kathleen Fitzpatrick explains digital humanities as an approach that combines traditional humanities research with digital technologies and methods. Rather than simply using computers to complete traditional research, digital humanities changes how scholars study, interpret, create, and share information. It allows researchers to work …
Clarissa Dalloway and the Power of Human Connection
Title generated by ChatGPT. Written by Autumn Gibbs. The part of the reading that particularly interested me this week was how Clarissa’s parties reveal her fundamental nature as a person who values human connection and seeks to contribute to the lives of others. Although she is known for throwing successful parties, both Richard and Peter …
Who Gets to Be a Digital Humanist?
(Written by me, title generated by AI) What particularly stuck out to me from the readings this week was Ramsey’s controversial statement about who is qualified to be a digital humanist. He claims, “I think digital humanities is about building things…But if you are not making anything…you are not a digital humanist.” He faced a …