3D Lives

Lisa Gee

vision/definition

3D Life

A digital biography where you get to know the subject as if you were

meeting them in real life.

William Hayley 1745-1820

Why William Hayley

Practical

out of copyright

limited interest in him ∴ limited data

already have (basic) database

Artistic/literary

great untold story

biographer/interest in new tech

William Hayley 1745 - 1820

crap poet

innovative biographer

wrote best-selling self-help book

amateur doctor /early adopter

lone parent/educator

man of sensibility

supportive/interfering friend

3D Life elements

information

commentary/opinions

non-linear narrative/journey

information

the subject

connected individuals

context

reader

varied media & sources

a few nuggets

nearly died 4x in childhood

turned down poet laureateship for political reasons

wife wouldn’t shag him

home-educated son & nursed him through fatal illness

persuaded Blake to move to Felpham

commentary/opinion

author

subject

readers

others

without Hayley

William Blake’s Milton (& everything else inspired by his time in Sussex)

Henry Cary’s translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy

Emma Hamilton’s marriage

journey/navigation

It’s complicated…

reader’s interests, work, calendar etc

subject’s interests

author’s interests

timelines

other people

• Click to edit Master text styles– Second level– Third level

• Fourth level– Fifth level

Lisa Gee

mailme@lisagee.net

@LIS4G33