Lisa Gee's presentation on William Bayley. Copyright and by courtesy of Lisa Gee.

1. 3D Lives
Lisa Gee

2. vision/definition
3D Life
A digital biography where you get to
know the subject as if you were
meeting them in real life.

3. William Hayley 1745-1820

4. 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

5. 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

6. 3D Life elements
information
commentary/opinions
non-linear narrative/journey

7. information
the subject
connected individuals
context
reader
varied media & sources

8. 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

9. commentary/opinion
author
subject
readers
others

10. 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

11. journey/navigation
It’s complicated…
reader’s interests, work, calendar etc
subject’s interests
author’s interests
timelines
other people

12. •
Click to edit Master text styles
–
Second level
–
Third level
•
Fourth level
–
Fifth level

13. Lisa Gee
mailme@lisagee.net
@LIS4G33