Github is set up!

I've built my Github repository so that now my sample Twine teaching projects ("snippets") are public. This mirrors file archive within the class wiki I built, so that all my Twine snippets saved there are also on my Github and from here forward, any new projects I add will go directly to my Github location. For those of you new to data management, Github is a fantastic way to learn how to work within an integrated development environment (IDE), especially when it comes to getting used to how to work within a team that peer reviews scripting and modifies projects in a way that lets everyone on the team know a change has been made that needs review and approval ("commit"). Knowing how to do this is a "must have" competency if you plan to work in tech; in fact, the founder of Twine, Chris Klimas, makes it clear, he will likely only respond if you tweet him a link to your github repository for the kind of collaboration I plan to pursue with him.

And speaking of Twine, I've found another good resource for Twine assistance, Reddit!It's not a super busy sub-reddit, but what I've found so far has been fairly well explained and is careful to reference the Twine wiki for further details. Check out this latest suggestion about adding images and audio in Twine 2, using Harlowe. And this tid-bit about why there are so many issues with the latest v2.1 upgrade on PCs (vs Mac). I honestly did not think about the development bias element of this issue, so it's good to know that Twine may inherently be more Mac compatible than PC, ultimately. And finally, a good reminder about cool ways to use Twine as promotional material; check out this Radiohead project posted to Reddit (you'll see it's shared via philome.la, which is the public Twine sharing site once you have a project you want to go "live" for all that requires a Twitter account to submit to). It got me thinking that "gamifying" can be a good thing and I'm going to look into ways at my job I can build Twine projects to make educating my teams more engaging (rather than pouring through pages of unlinked SOPs or sitting through 8 minute videos that force you through simplistic, obvious talking points). Off now to work on polishing "Who did it in the Woods?"... I've got a draft snippet already saved to Github!