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Electronic Dance Music Culture’S Communication Transition Through Social Media In North America, Eden Shurman Nov 2016

Electronic Dance Music Culture’S Communication Transition Through Social Media In North America, Eden Shurman

DHI Digital Projects Showcase

The project aims to link the past modes of communication utilized by participants in electronic dance music (EDM) club cultures and subcultures, to the current practice of using various social media platforms as a means of information conveyance about musicians, producers, DJs, events, and industry-related news. It will attempt to determine to what degree social media platforms influence electronic dance music culture, the positive and negative effects social media has on the culture, and whether the transition to digital communication modes is absolute. Finally, it will pose the question as to whether any further research on social media usage among …


Dhi Digital Projects Showcase Program, University Of North Florida Digital Humanities Initiative Nov 2016

Dhi Digital Projects Showcase Program, University Of North Florida Digital Humanities Initiative

DHI Digital Projects Showcase

A program of the inaugural DHI Digital Projects Showcase, held in the Student Union on November 2, 2016.


Colonialab: A Collaborative Workshop For The Digital Edition Of Colonial Latin American Texts, Clayton Mccarl, Karthikeyan Umapathy, Cameron Adelsperger, Kathlina Brady, Krysten Ross Nov 2016

Colonialab: A Collaborative Workshop For The Digital Edition Of Colonial Latin American Texts, Clayton Mccarl, Karthikeyan Umapathy, Cameron Adelsperger, Kathlina Brady, Krysten Ross

DHI Digital Projects Showcase

No abstract provided.


Smartsignplay: Lily Learns American Sign Language, Jeremiah Doody Nov 2016

Smartsignplay: Lily Learns American Sign Language, Jeremiah Doody

DHI Digital Projects Showcase

Many children are born either wholly or partially deaf, leaving parents to wonder how they can communicate with, and teach their child. For a hearing parent, unfamiliar with American Sign Language (ASL), traditional methods can be exasperating. Additional methods are helpful to reinforce this learning process. The teaching method needs to be effective, yet easy enough for a 2 year old to pick up. Likewise, the premise needs to actually hold the child’s attention. SmartSignPlay was proposed as an interactive smartphone, or tablet, game designed to make teaching ASL easier and fun. The game was to be point and click, …


Pilgrimage Project, David Sheffler, Mike Boyles, Christopher Baynard, Ron Lukens-Bull Nov 2016

Pilgrimage Project, David Sheffler, Mike Boyles, Christopher Baynard, Ron Lukens-Bull

DHI Digital Projects Showcase

The University of North Florida Pilgrimage Project combines interdisciplinary approaches with digital and STEM technologies and applies them to the study of pilgrimage with a special focus on the Camino de Santiago.


Editing The Eartha M.M. White Archives: Project Update And Future Possibilities, Clayton Mccarl, Aisha Johnson-Jones, Chad Germany, Aislinn Kelly, Dean Rice, Lauren Winters Nov 2016

Editing The Eartha M.M. White Archives: Project Update And Future Possibilities, Clayton Mccarl, Aisha Johnson-Jones, Chad Germany, Aislinn Kelly, Dean Rice, Lauren Winters

DHI Digital Projects Showcase

No abstract provided.


A Vegan Culture Through Social Media: An Autoethnographic Study, Kara Dudley Nov 2016

A Vegan Culture Through Social Media: An Autoethnographic Study, Kara Dudley

DHI Digital Projects Showcase

Project Description: This poster presentation will preview the results of an autoethnographic study examining vegan culture in Thailand. The RawTill4 Bike Fest was recently held in Chiang Mai, Thailand; the conference focused on promoting a vegan diet rich in fruits, vegetables and carbohydrates along with daily physical activity—primarily cycling. Two very popular public figures and vegan activists, Harley Johntsone and Leanne Ratcliffe are the keynotes of this conference experience. This unique environment provides hundreds of opportunities for members of the vegan community, cyclists, and/or social media content producers who have established names for themselves on platforms such as YouTube and …