Tag: interactive
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Introducing New Additions to Archaeology 101
As part of an extension of my 2019-2020 CHI Fellowship, I have spent the summer working on updates and additions to Archaeology 101, an interactive educational website created by myself and Autumn Painter. Over the last few months, I have been working to improve the interactive map located on the site’s “Place” page and have…
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Juxtaposing the Past and the Present: Creating an Interactive Preservation Element
In thinking about what we wanted to include in our Archaeology 101 website, Autumn and I wanted to touch on many of the key concepts that guide archaeological research. One of those key concepts is preservation, especially the idea that not everything preserves in the archaeological record. While it is a relatively clear concept, it…
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Archaeology 101: Stratigraphy Game update
If you’re not familiar with this project, Archaeology 101 is a collaborative CHI project between myself and Jeffrey Painter. At the launch, this project will be an interactive website that can be used to introduce elementary and middle school students (and other interested parties) to archaeology! A main component of the Archaeology 101 project will…
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Integrating Interactive Elements into Websites
Throughout the process of planning my CHI project this semester, I have begun to delve into various ways that it is possible to integrate interactive elements into a webpage. One in particular that has caught my eye is the use of drag and drop JavaScript, specifically the draggable JavaScript library. This is Javascript library that…