I really enjoyed the “200 countries, 200 years, 4 minutes” video by Hans Rosling.  It showed an interesting form of data analysis (though it showed its age).  I’m not even sure what to call it, maybe AR visuals?  I see this type of thing all the time in NFL broadcasts now. I would love to see a similar video made today with the advancements in graphics.  Most importantly, I think this video was a good reminder that data can be interesting and fun.  I was actually shocked at how many views\/how well received the video was.  To be honest, I didn’t think him standing behind the graph added a lot of value to the video for me, but it seems people liked it.  This is a helpful reminder that accessibility is crucial for any field of research to make progress educating in the public – that human skills are also needed, and that is what the digital humanities hopes to offer.<\/p>\n\n

Elvis Perez commented on youtube, “I’m only watching this video because my teacher assigned me homework on this.”  As am I bud, but I think Conservative Developer made a great point in saying “lool same, but it is interesting.”  This video definitely got me thinking of how to try out and implement different forms of data visualization myself!<\/p>\n\n