At the start of this assignment, I had not the faintest idea of what topic to center my narrative project on. As I thought about it and saw what others had been doing, I realized the topic of the progression of a band that I hold dear (Lamb of God) would be a great idea. First, I enjoy the music, so it would make the project more fun, and I had recently seen them live in concert, so I had a restored fervor for them. Secondly, I had not listened to every single album by the band, so I saw this as a good opportunity for deepening my own understanding of their journey.
When devising the idea for the structure of the site, I had in mind each album having its own clearly delineated section that the user would click on to reveal the information on the album. Upon implementing the JavaScript functionality, I realized this would be a little more complicated than I anticipated. I settled on the structure seen on the site now. I learned more about inserting video elements into the background of my site, which I had no experience with previously.
Finally, my utilization of AI has become more efficient over the course of this project, and I feel more confident communicating my ideas to ChatGPT in a way it can fully understand and use. I used AI for the general structure of the site, the JavaScript function of smooth scrolling, and the fade effect and on-click effect of the album covers.