Photo Gallery:
I chose a photo gallery on one of my favorite athletes, Rob Gronkowski. The gallery features a couple of pictures of Gronk when he was younger, some of when he played football at Arizona, but features pictures mostly from his time with the New England Patriots. The photo gallery serves as a decent story telling tool, but isn't a preferred method of mine. Pictures are nice, but you can't really get a full story without words and sound.
Silent Slideshow:
The silent slideshow I chose to critique runs down the 10 worst signings in Boston Red Sox history. The slideshow was of particular interest because this is one of my favorite topics to discuss regarding baseball. I was actually visiting the site to watch a different slideshow, but this one was much better. This slideshow did a better job of storytelling, because each slide came with a few paragraphs discussing the value of the contracts, and exactly why they were so bad.
Slideshow with Sound:
For the slideshow with audio, I chose a New England Patriots slideshow. The slideshow features "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" by the Dropkick Murphys. This song is played at many New England-based sporting events, so it was very fitting. I think sound, whether it be music or natural sound, adds another necessary element to any good slideshow. However, this slideshow didn't have words. A slideshow that combined the best elements of each of these three websites (great pictures, detailed writing, and music) would make for the ultimate slideshow. I don't think any three of these are the best storytelling tools, but they are decent enough.
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