Enriching Scholarship - Flash Example: Vector Poem

Vector Poem is an interactive poetry application originally conceived by Thylias Moss, Professor of English Language and Literature, and authored by Scott Hamm [hamms(at)umich(dot)edu] of LS&A Instructional Support Services. Thank you to Lynne Crandall for her original poetry. Using Vector Poem You may drag and drop any of the Word Blocks to rearrange them. Use the grey toolbox at top right to change the content of Word Blocks as described below. Changes applied through the Toolbox will affect the most recently selected Word Block, or the first Word Block by default.
left/right arrows	cycle through three different texts for selected Word Block
up/down arrows	move selected Word Block towards or away from the user
R	randomize text of currently selected Word Block
RR	randomize all texts associated with Word Blocks
VP	reset Word Block texts and toward/awaystates (note this does not reset position)
blank circle	move the Toolbox itself

In addition to displayed functionality, authors in Vector Poem may: use an image or other colors for the background, use other shapes and colors for text blocks, use images for text blocks.