Category Archives: Mobile Media

SyncStory

By Steve | Published: 03/08/2010
Brief Description SyncStory is an effort to create a text adventure/choose your own adventure (CYOA) using Twitter as the plumbing. The branching story structure is developed by prompting the reader to choose the next action. With each 140-character event, the reader must select one of two choices, which then propels the story forward. Try it [...]
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Story Writing, 160 Characters at a Time

By Steve | Published: 02/18/2010
Twitter is still reinventing the way we communicate. At 140 characters per tweet, it is so easy, and somewhat mindless to broadcast a message to the world (or at least your followers). The common way we view these short messages is in list form which maintains our perception of each tweet being independent of the [...]
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ITP-centric SMS-based Application

By Steve | Published: 01/23/2010
Charged with creating an SMS-based system to benefit the ITP community, I would have to suggest an SMS-enabled check-in/check-out system for equipment room rentals. Too many times a single person working the ER is overwhelmed by an onslaught of fellow ITP’ers. This system would reduce the ER-worker’s job to retrieving the items from the shelves. [...]
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