With this assignment I wanted to more fully explore the Google Earth tool which allows for creation of place projects while demonstrating the knowledge i have gained thus far regarding the use of multimedia in learning.
I started by expanding the scope of the original project to encompass the entirety of Highland Pacific Golf Course, and implemented a new intention: to show viewers a bird’s eye view of the course hole-by-hole and give them a foretaste of what to expect should they ever golf there. I tried to use what I knew of the Signalling Principle (Walsh, 2017) by highlighting important information with visual cues (in this case, lines) which illustrated the general flow of each hole. I added text to each place in order to provide context and a touch of what to expect out on the course, which follows the Dual Coding Principle (Walsh 2017).
I also used what I knew from a previous stint in college about image framing and the rule of thirds (Cox 2020), which was very helpful when deciding which view I should choose when framing the hole for the screen. I was careful to zoom in for shorter par-3 holes and further out for longer par-5’s.
When possible I added images to the text boxes if the image was relevant or related to the hole in some way, which did break the Coherence Principle slightly (Walsh 2017), but I allowed it because of the facility of the tool in allowing the viewer to go at their own pace. This both follows the Segmenting Principle (Walsh 2017) and helps viewers return to the tour after all their curiosity is satisfied, thus reducing the impacts of distraction caused by extra images.
The new-and-improved tour is available for your perusal below.
References
Cox, Spencer. (April 20, 2020). What is the Rule of Thirds? A Guide for Beginners. Retrieved
from: https://photographylife.com/the-rule-of-thirds
Walsh, Kelly. (July 20, 2017). Mayer’s 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning are a Powerful
Design Resource. Retrieved from:
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