Blog Post
Ron_Katz
2 years agoCommunity Member
Thank you David for the advance warning on this week's topic.
I found an online quote, and created an interaction using sliders, photographs, and the voices of 15 volunteers from my community. Add a little music and you have . . .
Demo: https://360.articulate.com/review/content/4c2715c2-05ca-4bb3-aac9-1e23e26a06c6/review
Download: Please see the acknowledgment slide at end of demo for download file (upper left corner)
I found an online quote, and created an interaction using sliders, photographs, and the voices of 15 volunteers from my community. Add a little music and you have . . .
Demo: https://360.articulate.com/review/content/4c2715c2-05ca-4bb3-aac9-1e23e26a06c6/review
Download: Please see the acknowledgment slide at end of demo for download file (upper left corner)
- AimeeWedemeier-2 years agoCommunity MemberI love the way that you incorporated voices into this. ...and everyone had very insightful things to say!
- Jonathan_Hill2 years agoSuper HeroThis is like a living history piece, with a nice interface via the slider. Could see this in a museum or community project 👍
- Ron_Katz2 years agoCommunity MemberThank you for the kind words. Yes, I was excited to have so many people step forward from my local community to record their voices. Very different from text-to-speech options. Although the words are not their own, the first several volunteers got to select what they said based on if it resonated with them. Of course, later in the project I had to assign the remainng parts.
- JodiSansone2 years agoCommunity MemberVery fun...it reminds me of when I was 20 and didn't listen to anyone who was 60. Now I know better.
- jessicasusila2 years agoCommunity MemberLove this, Ron. I agree with Jonathan, it feels like a living history piece.
- HillaSchlegel2 years agoCommunity MemberI like the texture of the illustrations and how they move against each other with the slider. And I have enough maturity to agree with what has been said. Great work.
- Ron_Katz2 years agoCommunity MemberHi Hilla, these were a set of photos from a recent New Year's Eve party in our community. I edited the photos in PowerPoint to create the comic effect, Then I sewed them together as one image. This image became the thumb of my slider (as you pointed out). It was fun to work on the graphic element as well as the sound element.
- NajamFazal-6f8b2 years agoCommunity MemberSage advices! I can see it turning into an onboarding welcome notes from colleagues, an intro from classmates or even a family audio memoir. Nice work Ron!
- NickRussell2 years agoCommunity MemberCan I move to your neighborhood Ron? Sounds like a place Fred Rogers would be proud to live in. Lovely concept and execution.
- Ron_Katz2 years agoCommunity MemberIt is a wonderful community with greeat people. However, keep in mind, I put the words in their mouths!
- StephenTaylor2 years agoCommunity MemberI like the way that the audio is recorded with a slightly distant feeling in a big space. I think it enhances the mood of the piece and what they were saying.
- Ron_Katz2 years agoCommunity MemberThanks Stephen. Each of my voices was recorded from their phone to mine. Then I edited the audio in Audacity to take out some of the echo I was experiencing. I also used a graphic equilizer to reduce the highs and amplify the lows.
- AlisonSollars2 years agoCommunity MemberWhat a lovely community sampler --- such a great way to showcase the words of wisdom!