The database of 'Zine essays is done! Now, how do we link it to Emeralda? How do we get from electronic Artist Trading Cards to this library of articles written by the artist? I figured for a long time you find a clue in the card--such as an alphanumeric string--and input it into a search engine of some kind.
That engine would then display the article. Then the article itself might contain more links like you see in Wikipedia, and touching on those links would take you to yet another "clue" or, in the case of a learning game, a fact or solution to the learning challenge.
Therefore, I tried an experiment to see if this would jog my imagination, or my memory of what I want to accomplish with a collectible electronic Artist Trading Card. I laid out a grid on a card and began loading it with hyperlinks to selected essays in my 'Zine database. I fit nine "hotspots" over the image, only, of the card.
For my Wacom drawing excercise, I scanned another card and drew a hand "touching" the image on the card. For my Second Life exercise, I uploaded it and stuck it on my wall. Then I took a snapshot of me in SL, admiring my feat.
So there. Do I pass?
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