New Media and Interesting things

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Idea by my brother @trivialopinions :)

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oh hey new guide thinggg~ some basics on how to practice! there’s SO much I could add to this, so it’s just the basics :O

short (kind of): there’s more to practice than doing something repeatedly, it’s also learning new things, problem solving, and honest critique. Each of those is its own skill…also be nice to yourself!

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Interactive music video

Each of these single-shot videos would make a great music video by themselves, but being able to switch between the four perspectives makes this a truly awesome and unique experience.

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My current studying jam. 

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In my eyes, Andrew Huang’s Song Challenges are unparalleled. I’ve also learned a surprising amount of information about sound production from his videos.

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WEVP-TV IS A PRODUCTION OF THE ECHO RIVER COMMUNITY, FUNDED IN PART BY A COURT-ORDERED GRANT FROM THE CONSOLIDATED POWER COMPANY.

Another fascinating, confusing, and profoundly poetic intermission of Cardboard Computer’s Kentucky Route Zero.

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Piano Phase

Steve Reich's Piano Phase performed and visualized in the browser.

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Using Music: Jonathan Menjivar For This American Life - Transom

From This American Life, Jonathan Menjivar on using music to carefully guide narratives, change scenes and reinforce emotions without getting in the way.

This is a really cool resource for anyone interested in composing or mixing music for podcasts. This American Life uses music in a really effective way, such as to emphasize points without being heavy-handed or melodramatic.

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The Beast & The Water - Music from The Adventure Zone: Amnesty, by Griffin McElroy

18 track album

This is an awesome soundtrack! It really captures the feeling of a mysterious adventure.

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MY LITTLE RED/GREEN COAT

An interactive musical

It’s amazing to me that things like this exist on the Internet! 

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21 CHUMP STREET by Lin Manuel Miranda - Original EP (full musical)

"21 Chump Street" is a mini-musical written by Lin Manuel Miranda between his publication of "In the Heights" and "Hamilton". Miranda wrote its entirety over...

Written in 8 days, with about 80% verbatim lines from a true journalistic story, this 14 minute musical by Lin Manuel Miranda is worth a listen!!

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Colors | Radiolab | WNYC Studios

Radiolab rips the rainbow a new one.

I love the way Radiolab represents sights and ideas through sound. In this episode, their “rainbow” of sound is very cool

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The Beginner's Guide on Steam

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

This non-traditional “walking simulator” type game is a thought-provoking experience about seeking meaning in media and what games say about their creator.

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Listening Dawn of Midi’s album Dysnomia is an experience. Their complex rhythmic structures sound almost like electronic music, making their acoustical prowess that much more astonishing.

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A guide to the Echo River for drifters and pilgrims

Between the Acts of their magical-realist video game “Kentucky Route Zero”, Cardboard Computer has released unique and enigmatic new media experiences called “intermissions”. This one is my favorite. Dial the number and explore the information line furnished by the “Bureau of Secret Tourism”.