Author Archives: kmacica

This overly-long blog post offers my assessment of the 1980s/1990s computer game “Oregon Trail” as a digital storytelling device. As a child of the 1980s, I couldn’t help but choose the “Oregon Trail” computer game to analyze as a digital … Continue reading →

History museum websites set the tone for the institution and convey to the viewer what they will encounter should they visit the museum.  Unless a viewer has a prior experience with the museum, most people will judge the book by … Continue reading →

Lurking around on Flickr made me feel like a voyeur – like I was intruding into people’s lives by looking at their personal photographs.  To escape this feeling, I chose to explore the collections of institutions, particularly focusing on the … Continue reading →

Digital technology plays a critical role in documenting and helping to preserve material culture.  Digital photographs, scans, and precise measurements insure that curators and cultural resource managers can preserve the visual elements of an artifact.  But can digital technology be … Continue reading →

Although I just sneak into Marc Prensky’s definition of a Digital Native (I was in my last year of college when he wrote his article, “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants”), I am more of a Digital Immigrant.  The number of hours … Continue reading →

Lisa Gitelman, “How Users Define New Media:  A History of the Amusement Phonograph” In her article, Lisa Gitelman argues that the phonograph developed many meanings beyond those intended by the inventors and manufacturers.  These meaning were created by users understanding … Continue reading →