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:I have more to do than mark 99 assignments, but this is a nice stopping point.PersonalThe boy plays chess with his uncle before seeing The Fantasticks.PersonalDon’t worry: It’s not just art!Before a school play, a principal worrie…AestheticsGreen / mahogany variation of the vibe I'm working…
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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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:Texture WriterI’ve only glanced at TextureWriter, but …CybercultureMaking a journalism game to teach myself ChoiceScriptMe: (Making a journalism game to teach m…AcademiaDigital Humanities: A DefinitionDoes the world…
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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:Pics from Thursday's dress rehearsal of Shrek: The Musical. This weekend only! @stage…PersonalModular low-poly medieval buildings. Ground-level storefronts have more detail than the up…Modular low-poly medieval buildings. Gro…AestheticsJournalism, Fake News, and "Clickbait Defamation"Sometimes when…
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:The Fantasticks closes today at 2.PersonalLooking forward to Part 2 of #PPTPlaytime’s production “The Rivals” (live… now!)CultureI think I’ve mentioned I have a daughter who sometimes does…
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:After the haircut. The girl seems to like it.PersonalThe GE…
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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:Friday night. What am I doing? #partylikeaprofAcademiaThe Missing Will, by Agatha Christie (WAOB Audio Theatre)I had a great time playing Hastings in t…CultureHomeschool prom 2017PersonalIt's “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” 111th birthdayInteresting introduction…
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:Big Calculator: How Texas Instruments Monopolized Math ClassMy math education predated the widesprea…BusinessThe Declaration of IndependenceI recorded a recitation of the…
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