Browser Extension Basics Browser extensions are simple tools that allow you to enhance your web browsing experience and workflows. For instance, one of my favorite extensions, Hypothes.is, allows you to …
Let’s Build a Browser Extension!
Author: Zachary Lloyd
Join us at the GC Digital Research Institute
The GC Digital Research Institute (GCDRI) Jan. 21st – 24th Application due: December 3rd, 11:59pm December 6 @ noon / 12:00 PM https://gcdri.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ Are you interested in using digital tools in …
Web Scraping with Python and the Reddit API
Introduction In this guide, we will be using Python to scrape data from Reddit. Reddit is a social news aggregation and forum-style discussion website. Registered members submit content to the …
10 Useful Extensions for VSCode
As a Digital Fellow, I often teach workshops that utilize the text editor VSCode. During these workshops, I almost always find myself recommending that the participants install extensions to the …
Creating Visual Novels with Python and Ren’Py
Visual Novels (VN) are an increasingly popular form of interactive fiction, now often hitting the tops of the Steam (computer game marketplace) charts in sales. To deliver their story, visual …
Reading Documentation: A Practical Approach for Beginners
When working with programming languages and software libraries, you have likely been referred to “the documentation” for help with understanding how to use a tool. However, as you may have …
Introduction to CSS Keyframes (Animations)
Introduction to Keyframes If, like me, you once enjoyed playing around with the defunct Adobe Flash software, or if you have any general graphic design, animation, or video editing experience, …
GC Digital Showcase 2022
GC Digital Initiatives invites you to join us for our annual Digital Showcase held virtually over Zoom on Wednesday, May 11th, from 6:30 – 8:00 PM. The event will feature student …
Greetings Digital GC – Welcome back!
Welcome back for the spring semester! The Graduate Center Digital Initiatives (GCDI) and GC Digital Fellows have been hard at work developing programming, events, workshops, and opportunities to help you …
Getting Started with Pygame
In the Intro to Educational Game Design workshop held last October, we discussed a few common tools and software for designing computer games. In this post, I’d like to follow …
