Portfolio 3- Intermediate

As I reflect on the past few weeks since the last portfolio I submitted, I look back at my progress in EL236. I chose the title of this portfolio, intermediate, because I think it describes my position in this class (Writing for the Internet). I am past the beginner level and not yet an expert so therefore I would fall somewhere under the intermediate level. It also ties in nicely with the games we have been playing during this section of the class considering those are common words used in playing any kind of computer game.

This portfolio displays my work and thoughts throughout this portion of the class where we discusssed things like hypertext readings, IF adventure games, learned about usability testing, created inform 7 games, and got some great tips from Kilian and Krug on how to make a successful website. So here goes- Anne Williams' Portfolio 3.

Coverage- this shows links to readings that we did where quotes were included and a link back to the course homepage to view the assignment.  

• Spiro and Orlowski articles on Wikipedia
• An insight on Interactive Fiction computer gaming
• An overview of Wikipedias policies and guidelines
• Krug Ch 7 on the importance of home pages

Depth- This ones pretty self-explanitory.

• A close look at an IF adventure game I played for a few days
• This was a critique of the last book we read by the author Kilian
• Krug Ch6. This was one of the longer chapters; therefore a longer blog

Interaction- This shows peer comments on my blog entries and other responses I have gotten.

• My thoughts on the first few readings of Krug 
• My thoughts on Krug's last few chapters
• Reflections on Wikipedia. I think I got a comment from a Wiki-username.
• The comparison of SVC and SHU pages on Wikipedia

Timeliness- Basically blogs that I wrote and submitted on time.

• The Spiro and Orlowski article readings
• Getting to know interactive fiction
• My experience with the IF games
• My opinion of the class game, Slouching Towards Bedlam

Discussion- This entails my ability to keep an active blog relationship with my classmantes.

• A comment I made about Wikipedia's site (Denamarie's blog)
• Dani had commented on my blog pertaining to this so I did on hers too
• A thought on cheap usability testing and what a tester can get out of it (Aja's Blog)
• Another thought on how usability testings should be cheap as Krug points out (Kevin's Blog)

I expect that my next porfolio will contain new things that I have learned in EL236 with new insights and new ideas. Perhaps I will still be at an intermediate level or maybe I will become in expert! It is all in my hands, but in whatever I do, I learn. And thats all that counts.