Dennis G. Jerz | Associate Professor of English -- New Media Journalism, Seton Hill University | jerz.setonhill.edu Logo

During a modest snowfall, I’m passing the time in a public place where someone else has turned on the local TV news. #StormSurge #FearCast #manipulation

Stay tuned for more live footage of StormSurge FearCast Weather Crusaders, standing in the cold, snow blowing in their faces! Media personalities, warning everyone to stay inside, except of course for the media personalities paying back student loans by churning out anxiety-producing live reports like this one! Our own Slick Goodhair, telling you just how…

Me loving my birthday truck, c. 1971.

  I adored this truck, and spelling words with the letters. When I got older, it was the shuttlecraft for my Star Trek figures. Similar:How To Gain or Lose 30 Minutes of Life Every DayIf you smoke two cigarettes, you lose 30…DesignTom Bissell writes a letter to Niko Bellic about Grand Theft Auto VI haven’t…

Physics simulation demo: crate made up of mostly loose boards. #Blender3d #design #practice

Physics simulation demo: crate made up of mostly loose boards. #Blender3d #design #practice Similar:The Trouble With Online EducationI’ve taught an online “Video Game Cultur…AcademiaIT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE — Berkeley Rep audio productionSinclair Lewis’s 1935 anti-fascist novel…CultureStar Trek TOS Main Theme but it never gets to the Main ThemeArrgh! This is sooo stressful! (Some gre…MediaTrump, Obama…

A brief respite from grading.

A brief respite from grading. Similar:The Problems of Real-Time Feedback in Teaching WritingSometimes my students get nervous becaus…AcademiaSome problems bringing #Blender3D models into the #Unity3D game engine. The pink represent…AestheticsStudents in “A.I. and the Future of Literacy” are presenting now in Cecilian Hall. @setonh…PersonalCarolyn and Alex in “The King and I”PersonalI am a dog and…

As Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. #Blender3D #design #practice

I have certainly made more complex scenes, but this time, I modeled each board, getting the grain of the wood at least plausibly right on each face, and placing each nail realistically. Following the workflow for creating game assets, I converted the completely realistic 3D simulation with 3D boards and nails into flat images. The…

As Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. #Blender3D #design #practice

I have certainly made more complex scenes, but this time, I modeled each board, getting the grain of the wood at least plausibly right on each face, and placing each nail realistically. Following the workflow for creating game assets, I converted the completely realistic 3D simulation with 3D boards and nails into flat images. The…

Snowfall at the White House (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour, Jan 7) Tweeted by WH on Jan 12

My social media feed was full of people mocking the White House yesterday for publishing a photo titled “First snow of the year!” on a day when Washington had clear skies and freakishly warm weather. What was the Trump administration trying to pull? Why would they publish such a blatant lie? It wasn’t a lie.…

Facebook paid Teen Vogue to run a fake article praising Facebook for “helping ensure the integrity of the 2020 election”

After FB crowed about this super-upbeat story, a notice appeared saying it was a paid editorial, and then the story disappeared. This looks very bad for Teen Vogue, and very bad for democracy. Read story on Boingboing. Similar:Multimodal Composing, Sketchnotes, and Idea GenerationUsing the mixed media of sketch notes, a…AcademiaIs There a Santa Claus?Update, Dec…

Feeling classy while I lose.

Feeling classy while I lose. Similar:Auditioning in Pittsbugh (flanked by shots from recent performances).CultureGraduation procession #classof2017PersonalSettling in for a jukebox show (not my favorite genre but the Go-Gos are fun).PersonalMerry Christmas 2013Current_EventsComputers and Writing 2020 Funding Request: SubmittedMy contributions this year are a worksho…Academia10 years later it’s so much worse.Personal

Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.

Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy. Some basic concepts: What is Newsworthy? Recent events that are unusual, nearby, have widespread/significant impact, or involve celebrities are more newsworthy than events that are stale, distant, have limited/trivial impact, or happen to average people. (9 min audio.) Objectivity: Traditional journalism reports fairly…

Picking up books for another term

Similar:#Blender3D rendition of the bridge of the æthership that featured in the musical #steampun…PersonalTwitter has blocked President Trump’s account, citing policy violations.PersonalThis actually happened the other day when I was offline.This actually happened the other day whe…PersonalFolger Shakespeare Library on "The Fate of Ophelia"On my ride into work yesterday, my mothe…Academia"Do Date" vs "Due Date":…

Volunteering at our local food bank

Similar:Memorizer (Memorization Tool)A Midsummer castmate shared a link to th…CybercultureIn Which I Bow Before the Mistress of Teen SnarkThe Girl: I’m sorry I’m being so… Me:…CultureLate night set construction for The Miracle Worker.ArtHow Social Media Silences DebateThe Internet, it seems, is contributing …CulturePuns really matter to us over here in English.I swore I would wield my powers…

Emily Dickinson Fun Page #literature #amusing #dashes

Emily Dickinson Fun Page #literature #amusing #dashes Similar:The Harry Potter Decision, as text – UpdatedGroklaw has a good analysis of the recen…BooksSnow White: The Musical Opens Fridayhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiIRCoHoN…AestheticsR.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) Full Play (via Zoom)All 3 acts and the epilogue to R.U.R. (R…BooksThose shoggoths hacked from lungs unspeakable1) Last night, I’m fairly certain some …AmusingTin Man…

Hitting the weekend with just 6 ungraded papers. #partylikeaprof

Hitting the weekend with just 6 ungraded papers. #partylikeaprof Similar:Assembling wall units to bake into a texture atlas. Teacup is a freebie from polyhaven.co… AestheticsMy students were awesome. So many thoughtful final projects. So much growth. A stressful, …PersonalOutsiders. Four sold out matinees this coming week. — Prime StageFour sold out matinees this coming week….BooksI…

#Blender3D rendition of the bridge of the æthership that featured in the musical #steampunk bedtime role-playing campaign I ran for my kids 2007-2012.

Similar:If I don’t design the sign for the pub on my #steampunk space cruiser, who will? #prioriti… AestheticsThat one ungraded assignment is an early submission due Jan 2. I’m all set for a relaxing …AcademiaSeeing the Barebones production of The Sound Inside. (Support the arts in your community!)PersonalDress rehearsal for The Nutcracker.AestheticsMy 13yo and 18yo…

Siblings gotta sib.

Similar:Secret Mouthwash Dance Exposed as FraudRecently, while getting the kids ready f…AmusingI pulled out a shelf on my teaching station and was greeted by this lovingly arrayed arsen…PersonalDetailed Articulation of Feet in Unity3DI’m following a lot of tutorials, and co…AestheticsA serious summer activity.Once classes start again, we will all ha…CultureMy big brother and my son…

Parent: “Why don’t you use one of your stress balls?” The girl: “They don’t like me.”

Similar:Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolfSupport the arts in your community! #aug…CultureOne hundred years ago, Czech writer Karel Čapek introduced the world to the word “Robot”PersonalWe are all of us works in progress. Sometimes progress looks messy.PersonalSherlock Holmes and The Woman (WAOB Live Virtual Performance)I was happy to play Watson. The daughter…BooksThat moment…

Facebook exec erroneously cites The Lord of the Rings when comparing the social network to the One Ring

A Facebook executive, Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, recently defended Facebook’s policies about political advertising, which critics say rewards politicians who spend a lot of money pushing lies to the slogan-chanting, meme-sharing masses (including the ones in red hats and the ones with the blue hats). Bosworth seems to suggest that for Facebook to tamper with its…

To my daughter for 2020: “You shall prevail.”

Similar:The Duolingo owl has been judging my German every day for the last year.EducationMe waiting for students to drop by during office hours. AcademiaI baked about 12 million vertices of steampunk control panel geometry into a flat plane wi…PersonalCelebration of Writing Fall 2018PersonalEvery day on my fantasy #neovictorian interplanetary cruiser features glowing green ether ……