A Note from Dana

Hi! I'm Dana and this blog documents my professional life in the spirit of decolonization. You can read about my client work, research, indie video games, and tips for data science.

• I'm Bringing TV Reruns to the Spooktober Visual Novel Jam

  Posted on September 3, 2024

  Do you like horror? Clowns? Y2k aesthetic? I’m making a new horror visual novel for DevTalk’s Spooktober VN Jam. And then a full game of it. The countdown started September 1st. Four words: The Big Comfy Couch.

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  • Video Game
  • UI Design
  • Projects

• Should You Join a Professional Group?

  Posted on August 22, 2024

  In this issue of the decolFutures newsletter, I talk about how picking a professional organization to join is like picking your favorite animal ~ it’s a way to break the ice in your field and make connections. Learn why you might join a professional group, how to stay up-to-date on... [Read More]

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  • Newsletter
  • Writing

• Come hear me speak about AI, Archives, and Emotions at a free hybrid conference at the Centre for Public History at Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland

  Posted on August 21, 2024

  This past year I gave several public talks on the nexus of the usage of artificial intelligence in cultural heritage institutions and I’m so excited for this talk because I highlight how AI has sparked a reassessment of an archivist’s role within the data ecosystem. I also made creepy AI... [Read More]

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  • Public Speaking
  • AI
  • Archives

• I Test Out Making a JRPG in GameMaker With My Latest Game Jam Project

  Posted on August 21, 2024

  This summer I made a point to connect with new kinds of data nerds: indie video game developers. I gravitate towards video game genres I like to play: horror, visual novels, and RPGs. Yet, a good chunk of my new friends like Japanese Role Playing Games (JRPGs). I’m between major... [Read More]

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  • Video Game
  • Projects

• The Relational Possibilities Project Wins Honorable Mention for the Library Juice Press, the Vattemare Award

  Posted on August 20, 2024

  My data science project received a prestigious honorable mention for Library Juice Press’ Vattemare Award! Given annually by Library Juice Press, the Vattemare Award recognizes contributions in the LIS field that are marked by originality, creative energy, and novel combinations of ideas. The primary consideration in selecting the awardee is... [Read More]

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  • Award
  • Projects
  • AI

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