PowerPoint Presentations

I enjoyed this PowerPoint presentation project. Both researching my topic and watching others present helped me to learn new things and was interesting. The subject of circuit bending is of special interest to me because I love experimental music. I have messed around with circuit bending toys myself a little bit before, which helped me to have a better understanding of the process. It was fun to find pictures of modified toys and instruments, as well as to input the videos of a circuit bent Gameboy and Furby. In my research for the PowerPoint, I learned more about the history of circuit bending. I was not aware that it had existed in some form since the 1960's and who was credited as being one of the first pioneers of the art. If I could change something about my presentation, I would probably attempt to organize my thoughts better and add more information. I could have also come up with more creative effects in PowerPoint.
I was very impressed by many people's Powerpoints, but two presentations that really stuck out were Leslie's and Lauren's. Leslie demonstrated her knowledge of design with a very visually effective presentation. She showed some great examples of her passion that kept one's attention throughout. Lauren's PowerPoint was great because she took a serious topic but contrasted it with a Dr. Seuss story as a way to make it more interesting and easier to understand.