Future Vision: QR Codes

Although I'd initially wanted to do a large-scale project for this Digital Artifact, I found that I was unprepared to learn how to code and design games from scratch. I'd wanted to create interactive art or metadata for the books in the library, based on a scan of the book cover. However, I am not able to do that at this time. 

Instead, I took a baby step toward the goal, by selecting a few books from the collection and creating QR codes to enhance reader interaction. I found that QR codes are very versatile, and can be used for many different applications, including links to apps on App Stores, videos, image slideshows, and even instant feedback. There were more options than I knew what to do with. So I fell back on what I'm good at: data collection and collation on Excel. Here's a table of the books I chose and what the QR codes do when scanned. 


And here are the codes, which I would print on square labels and affix to the front cover of each book. 













I'll add some reflection on the project at a later date. For now, I'm going to go play with my phone camera and some QR codes. 


Comments

  1. TLNyquistApril 14, 2021 at 7:21 PM

    Wow, I love your idea! I don't think of QR codes very often but this idea is really quite neat! Which program did you use to make your codes? This project has me really interested in doing my own research on QR codes and how to use them in my library. Thank you for this great resource.

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  2. Aaron MuellerApril 16, 2021 at 6:30 AM

    A brief overview of your final vision, with some reflection on how you ended up here. A little discussion of the challenges, adaptations, evolutions and inspirations would be helpful, as well as any connections to our course topics, or resources is also a good idea. Some discussion and reflection on your project goals, but more would be helpful to understand your process.

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