My job is often to help students understand things that they aren’t good at doing yet. If a student arrives in my classroom with a solid ability to construct clear sentences and summarize difficult readings, using an AI tool that helps them spot grammar mistakes with less effort and capture the gist of a reading…
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About 30 years after I first saw John Speed’s 1676 map of York, today I was working on a region labeled “Z.” Or is that a “2“? There’s both an X and a 3 nearby… confusing context! A glance at the legend shows how brilliantly Speed handled the ambiguity. #usability #ux #ui #design #medieval #cartography…
Added an overhead minimap to my #medievalyork #unity3d simulation. #mysteryplay Similar:Adam Bard shaves off half his hair and beard on opposite sides for unique driving licence …Something I might want to do one day, be…Aesthetics@shu.pippin was great. Four more chances to see it!PersonalWhy It’s So Hard For Foley Artists To Make Footstep SoundsAccording to Foley…
Talkback session after the matinee and my brother and faculty colleagues after the evening performance. Audiences were gasping, laughing nervously, exclaiming sotto voce about “fingerprints!” and “the key!“ and “Was that *supposed* to happen?” and “This is *good*!” @thepublicpgh #dialm #understudy (We knew well in advance Carolyn would be performing yesterday.) My daughter informed me…
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She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:Rossum's Universal Robots (Act 2)https://youtu.be/XfOONrGsf2I For my b…CultureMore split-screen actinghttp://youtu.be/EGgeZWskEs8DesignCombined, base color, roughness and metallic passes. #Blender3d steampunk control panel. AestheticsReplacing Disputed Flags with Related ArticlesInstead of flagging links to questionabl…BusinessFacebook, Now You Remind Me of a…
My simulated city has 1000 capsule inhabitants that are just smart enough to gather around markers and wait. In May, I had nothing. I‘m learning. #medievalyork #mysteryplay #unity3d Similar:Captain Gearheart inspects progress on his #neovictorian #steampunk æther cruiser. Now fea…https://youtu.be/VXz7kspFimM AestheticsThe daughter missed her graduation ceremony because she was performing in Kinetic Theatre'…The daughter missed…
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That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Just in case you can’t find the tweet that Trump, who got trolled for making a rookie erro…This is how the President of the United …PersonalAnother fun 10 sq cm of a #neovictorian #steampunk…
How exactly do bridges bridge? How do rivers rive? How much detail does my model of #medievalyork need? My first try will be my worst try. #mysteryplay #blender3d Similar:In October 2001, I was blogging about nothing, apostrophes, the anthrax scare, and Boilerp…In October 2001, I was blogging about …AmusingPictures only hint at her passion and…
My project starts to get clunky while managing 1000 NPCs but I think if I split them up into groups of about 10, and only give instructions to the group leader, that will help. Not bad for my first weekend simulating crowds. #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:The Child (TNG Rewatch: Season 2, Episode 1)Rewatching Star Trek:…
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First steps towards reconstructing a 30-year-old simulation. Marking the locations of the traditional performance stations for the York Corpus Christi pageant. #medievalyork #mysteryplay #unity3d Similar:Thoughtful Gestures Sometimes Speak Louder than WordsShe ended up waiting out the light cycle…AmusingA picture of puffy white clouds floating in a blue skyAestheticsRenata, Carolyn and Alex in a scene from…
Thank you, 1993 Dennis, for documenting this low-resolution (the background image was 640×480 pixels with 16 colors) simulation so thoroughly. I hope to bring it back to life and upgrade it to 3D soon. Similar:I MacGyvered myself a heat sinkI’m getting ready to record about 18hrs …DesignBrother Stuck in the BathroomThe girl posted this story…
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