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Radio Show Listening Experience!

One of the assignments that we had to do this week was to listen to other radio shows and the one that I chose to listen to was from the Logic Pod and it talked a lot about the malicious potential of AI and the speakers all were debating whether AI should be kept in check when it comes to weapons and if AI should have their own sovereignty. The show really focused on bringing awareness to the field of AI and how there should more discussion regarding making AI more human-like. Like stated before, one of the big topics of the show was to talk about if AI should have their own cities, countries, etc. where all AI-related individuals would live and prosper. From what I could understand, all but one of the podcasters were on board for this and most of them sided with AI being used in weaponry and did not even consider the risks of it. One of the guest speakers argued that AI should be used for good, however, the other two wanted to weaponize AI and use it for military tactics and strategies. The shows also talked about AI rights and what rights should and should not be given to artificially intelligent agents. This was an interesting part of the conversation because the perspectives could not be more different from each other, one person said one thing and the other guest speaker would disagree and so the conversation would not really go anywhere but it was definitely still worth having because the listeners got to hear the perspectives of all the speakers and people involved in the show.

Now, moving onto the radio show itself. I enjoyed listening to the show and I think it was very well put together and sounded very thought-out and done with time and effort. I thought the background music for the show was great and the transitions were really smooth. Whether it was going out of a segment and into a bumper or commercials, the background music was well-placed and well-times which made the entire show more enjoyable to listen to and made the show that much better sounding. Also, some of the voices seemed to be Ai generated and that was something that my group did as well with one of our speakers and I thought that was cool to see. It made the show sound better because it was enjoyable to listen to a different voice other than just multiple human voices. Also, in terms of the script, the lines for each of the speaker were all well-written and did not seem forced or overly-complex. I think the script was well-written and it made the show better because everything was clearly talked about and everything was also clearly spoken. This made it much easier to understand everything being said in the podcast. I like the show structure of asking questions and getting different answers and viewpoints because it allowed everyone to speak their minds and provide input on the conversation. I think the questions and answers were all relevant. I definitely think the show had a conversation similar to the conversations that we are having in the real world now and ones that will be continued to be discussed as time goes on. I really liked this as a podcast idea and I think this was executed really well. One thing I really liked was how one of the guests just left because they were sort of creeped out by the viewpoints of the other guests, that added some humor and I appreciated that. I like the suspenseful music at the end which provided an ominous feeling to it when Robin was signing off. It seemed like no one really agreed on anything and everyone went their separate ways and I thought that was a really cool ending to the show. The background music during this phase was well chosen and perfect for the setting and the lines that were being spoken.

Daily Create – 3/31/2024

Today’s daily create was fairly simple and just required us to write a one-line wise proverb on a ceramic tile and show it off. So, for the proverb that I chose, i decided to go with a classic. I went with “The early bird gets the worm.” I liked this one because I usually wake up pretty early in the morning and always like to have somewhat productive mornings and so I think it fits well into my lifestyle and I enjoy the saying overall.

Daily Create – 3/30/2024

Today’s daily create required us to create a picture of us reincarnated as a plant and so I chose to do a carrot plant because it was the funniest out of all the different images that I generated. There is not really reason as to why I only chose the carrot plant but as you can see from the picture below, it is a humorous picture to look at. By that specific reason, I chose to use this picture and I am happy with how the picture turned out and think it is a good fit for today’s prompt. Let me know what you guys think.

Daily Create – 3/29/2024

Today’s daily create had us pick our least favorite household chore and then associate a game to it that might help up be more productive while completing the chore. My least favorite household chore would probably have to be cleaning my room. In order to finish this chore, I think I would associate it with a game that revolves around trying to clean my room at the fastest rate possible and timing myself. i think by doing this it would help me move faster because I am against the clock and it would really help me work efficiently while also getting the main task at hand done. It would definitely help me to associate it with something like that.

Week 10 Just Like That!

So this week was pretty light in terms of the work we needed to do in order to meet the requirements for the week. The main thing we had to was to actually finish our group radio show and blog about our progress on the project as well. For that, I created a separate blog post that talks about my progress and what the team worked on throughout the week. Following that post we had to write, we also were required to complete two daily creates this week and the first one, Daily Create #1, was done on Friday. This daily create had us create a new design for a bicycle, and unoriginally, I decided to just add an motor to it so that it go at faster speeds by still looking somewhat like a bicycle. That daily create was a little simple and I found it somewhat difficult to create a new design for something as old as a bicycle and knew there were already so many different versions of the product already on the market and have been thought about. Moving on, my second daily create, Daily Create #2, was completed on Sunday. This daily create had us use a spot image generator and create an image using spots of various sizes, colors, and dimensions, and we were tasked with coming up with a cool design with interesting colors. From my post, you can see that after messing around with the tool for a little while, I was able to come up with something enjoyable to look at and I really enjoyed this one because I was able to mess around with the tool for a little while and create something unique and interesting. Finally, I finished off the week with some commenting so that other people could get positive feedback on their work. Last but not least, you can listen to my groups radio show at the following link.

I did not encounter too many issues this week when completing my assignments. I thought things went pretty smoothly this week and I enjoyed doing all of the assignments. From this week, I would say that creating and editing the radio show was my favorite. This is because I found it very enjoyable to create a radio show and was finally able to use all the skills that I had garnered over the past couple weeks and put them use. Once again, I did not encounter any issues this week for any of the assignments.

I definitely think that I accomplished all of the requirements for the assignments for this week and I think I did them to the best of my ability. Like stated before, my favorite assignment was the radio show. I would not do anything differently for the work that I did this week as it was completed with effort, time, and creativeness. I believe that there are no larger issues at hand with my work. I think that the assignments were done properly and with effort. I do not have any further questions at this time for the class. One thing I think I did really well this week was use my previously gained skills in Audacity and put them to good use because I was able to edit together all of the various sound clips, radio bumpers, and commercials with merely no hiccups and so I am happy with that result, as well as how the radio show turned out. .

Week of the Radio Show Completion!

So this week was our second week when it comes to working on our radio show project. This week was meant to be used to put everything together and come up with a final product that we could upload to YouTube or SoundCloud. Furthermore, one of the assignments that we had to do along with completing our radio show projects, was to write a blog post that talked about our progress that we made on the project as a whole. Going into this week, my group and I were very clear on what needed to get done and what still needed to be fixed up in terms of editing the final product together. Since everyone had made their bumpers and commercials last week, we decided to use this week to record our lines from our script that we created and then use those recording within Audacity to put everything together. As a result, the first thing each of did was record our lines and make sure everyone had around 6-7 minutes of talking time including the bumper and commercial to make sure that we would reach the 20-minute radio show requirement. All of us, ended up having to add some more to our lines to fit this requirement but nothing that caused too much of an issue. We then sent all the files to one person, me, since we were not all familiar with each other and were local to each other. Once I received the files, I was able to pick apart the audio files based on the script and cut and paste them into an new audio track that had everything in order based on the script. I was able to add some intro music, a extra transition into a commercial, and some outro music as well to make the podcast feel more legitimate. Once everything was put together, which was pretty simple to do since I had already used Audacity quite a bit this semester, I was able to export the file and send it to the rest of my group members for their feedback and approval. Once I gained approval, I uploaded it to SoundCloud for the final part of the project and that it where the project stands as of now. I enjoyed creating this show for the past two weeks and really showed off how the skills we had been learning for the previous 8 weeks really came into play when designing and producing an entire radio show like the one we ended up having. All of my group members were cooperative and I think we worked pretty well together as a team.

Daily Create – 3/24/2024

Today’s daily create was to create a splatter art work using a splatter art website. The picture you see below is what I came up with and I think it turned out pretty good because I was just messing with the colors, size, wobble, and the number of dots and finding something that looked cool and interesting. I chose the big spots because I felt like the small dots left the canvas a little bare and it could have used some more color so I used bigger dots.

Daily Create – 3/22/2024

Today’s daily create was to create a new design for a bicycle and so you can see below that I just added a motor to it. The rest of the bike looks pretty simple with the handlebars and brakes and everything but the legs rests insinuate that an engine is present since they are not pedals like they normally would. The bike even has some shocks on it for some better suspension. I think the image was pretty good and turned out pretty close to what I wanted it to be. Furthermore, honestly, if this bike was a real thing, I would 100% buy it, I mean it looks really cool the longer I look at it.

Week 9 All Over!!

This week went by pretty quickly and was pretty smooth in terms of getting work done while also meeting the necessary requirements. Starting off the week, I decided to get started on my daily creates and for this week, we needed to do 3 of them. On Friday, I did Daily Create #1, which required us to add a modern appliance to an old image. As a result, I decided to take a photo of an old house and then add a dishwasher in the kitchen area since I imagined that not that many people would use dishwashers back in the day. You can click on the link above to go view that post. I think it turned out pretty good overall and was happy with my final product. I then moved onto Daily Create #2, which had use create an image that represented the statement “Resistance throws you into time. Acceptance discloses the timeless.” Inside the clock, there is some nature which almost makes one feel like they are getting thrown into the clock or into resistance. I could be reaching though. Also, the clock represents how time still passes when you are resting something and eventually it will catch up to you. I really enjoyed making this one because it really made think about what the statement meant and what was the best way to represent something like that was. Finally, I moved onto Daily Create #3, which had us take a photo that we had and make it into bead art using an online tool. For this one, I decided to use a picture of a red Lamborghini that I took when going to the mall at home. It turned out pretty cool and was happy with my final product. Once all my daily creates were out of the way, I decided to move onto the actual assignments for the week. I started with creating the radio show bumper and commercial for the radio show project that started this week. For my radio show bumper, I made a script for me to read and record myself using Audacity. Once that was done, I was able to find some cool sounding audio to throw in there to make the bumper flow more smoothly and sound more complete. The next assignment that I did was to create the commercial for the radio show. This commercial was for a company called BetterHelp, a company that specializes in mental therapy. I have heard this commercial a lot on various podcasts and thought it would be cool to incorporate it into one of my assignments. It is also important to note that both of these assignments were used to fulfill the two audio assignments that we needed to complete this week with an added twist, since the radio bumper assignment was to create a bumper for the DS106 radio station and the commercial assignment was for an 80s product. Therefore, I bent the rules a little bit and made it work for my radio show. Finally, I finished off the week by creating a post that detailed the progress that was made on the radio show project by myself and the rest of my group and the game plan that we came up with to attack the project. That post is located here. At last, I came to the final assignment for the week which was to create a logo for our radio show project and that post is located here.

I did not encounter too many issues this week when completing my assignments. I thought things went pretty smoothly this week and I enjoyed doing all of the assignments. From this week, I would say that creating the commercial for the radio show was my favorite. This is because I found it very enjoyable to create a commercial for a product that I have heard so much about and was finally able to create a commercial of my own. Once again, I did not encounter any issues this week for any of the assignments.

I definitely think that I accomplished all of the requirements for the assignments for this week and I think I did them to the best of my ability. Like stated before, my favorite assignment was the commercial for the radio show. I would not do anything differently for the work that I did this week as it was completed with effort, time, and creativeness. I believe that there are no larger issues at hand with my work. I think that the assignments were done properly and with effort. I do not have any further questions at this time for the class. One thing I will focus on in the future, is to just make sure that I am doing a goof job of communicating with my group members so that the project is completed efficiently and everything runs smoothly.

Radio Show Logo!

One of the assignments we had to do this week was to create a visual that could be used as our radio show logo or bumper sticker. Along with the radio show bumper and the commercials, we needed something that we could use to help represent the radio talk show. Now in most cases, people would normally have the name of the talk show in the logo, however, I decided to get a little bit creative and experimented with logos that had had text and ones that did not. I finally settled on the picture you see above, and as you can see it does not have any text. I think the picture without any text makes it look more clean and elegant compared to the ones with the text. I decided that this picture was the best fit for our show since we would be focusing on topics such as AI and Aggressive Technologies and the role they play in the field and so the background being futuristic and high-tech really made the picture come together as a whole. However, I also wanted to include the hosts of the talk show as well, and since we have three people in the group, I added three people and had a fourth since the radio show may contain guests if needed. I really like how this turned out and the process of making it was quite simple. I used an AI chatbot to generate the image and had to go through a few iterations to get to this final design. Originally, the pictures were very old-fashioned and looked too much like cartoons and so they did not really fit the theme of the radio show or the project itself. Once I was able to tell the chatbot to give me something more high tech and have it fit the theme a little more, I was able to easily decide that this picture was the one that I would want to be using to try and come to a decision with my group members about which of the three designs should be the final logo. Especially having the really cool looking skyline in the back made the picture that much better and really helped me realize that this was the picture I wanted to go for. The picture is located above and let me know your thoughts.