Modal bubbling is a way of thinking about modal density in a more fluid way to better represent the significance of tiny and transitory moments of nexus revision. I have created animated maps of modal density to capture the now-you-see-it-now-you-don’t, slippery resistance of imaginative recontextualization.
It’s possible to put modal density bubble maps in motion by calculating modal density for smaller, fixed time segments, then pasting each bubble map into a PowerPoint slide. A presentation with multiple slides creates a series that can be easily animated through manual progression of the slides or using automatic timing and transition tools. This animation will reveal changes in modal density moment to moment.
Return to the video you analyzed in Inquiry #22
1. Consider smaller segments of time to compare within a moment of collaboration.
2. Look for places where a mode grows and then disappears.
3. Consider this mode in relation to other modes in use at the same time. How do their relationships change throughout the sequence?
4. Does the use of this mode or the interrelationships among modes in this moment have any relevance for the meaning-making in the overall sequence? If so, why? Does the change or even disappearance of this mode have an impact on someone's participation?