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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Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:All the Classroom’s a StageSome good observations in this essay. As…AcademiaInmates in a Brazil prison shorten their sentences by writing book reviewsAn amazing story of hope and dignity. T…BooksMy crowd simulation handles 2000 capsule NPCs at 130fps. I’m…
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What is this? I do not like this change, @duolingo (For some reason I can’t practice to recover from an error.) Similar:The Little Girl from the 1981 LEGO Ad is All Grown Up, and She’s Got Something to SayGreat article featuring the little girl …BusinessGawker Media Files for Chapter 11 BankruptcyThis is fallout from losing…
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:Lighting really makes a difference! A glimpse into the captain's ready room, off the offic… AestheticsA question I find myself thinking all the time.PersonalOrson Welles Radio Play "War of the Worlds" at 75 The New York Times reported “Many Fl…CultureGrading the MOOC UniversityThe MOOC classrooms…
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:Details for a modular mid-range scoutship, from the #steampunk #neovictorian bedtime stori…Details for a modular mid-range scoutshi…AestheticsLetter Grades Deserve an 'F'In a points-based grade book, the studen…AcademiaThe Speech Eisenhower Never Gave On The Normandy InvasionA fascinating text…
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:Technical and Literary Writing: What’s the difference? « DekonztruktschonIn an advanced new media class, I’m intr…AcademiaIndependence of the press: the "essential ingredient of liberty" (Alexis de Tocqueville)CultureCEO’s…
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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:I just had some fun spotting a possible source of the word "dongle" (the plug-in security …The word “dongle” has long existed as a …Cyberculture‘Snow White’ gets a new musical There’s a buzz of…
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:My second greenscreen test.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-LPwKQ…CybercultureWhat are you eating at midnight breakfast?PersonalResearch Poetry (communicating research results and expressing their significance through …For an article on communicating research…AcademiaI just installed…
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:Fun With Charts: Scale MattersAt first glance, this chart makes…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Remnants of a Legendary Typeface Rescued From the River ThamesA little over a century ago, the printer…AestheticsIn praise of the sci-fi corridorCorridors in science-fiction movies. I l…Aesthetics"Cool" Rosetta Mission Scientist Matt Taylor Objectifies Women via T-Shirt, LanguageHow very…
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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:Which of my colleagues wants attention?AcademiaThe Xplor Store: The Forgotten Carnegie Science Center Exhibit? (Guest Post by Leigh Jerz…The other day, my wife suggested a Carne…BooksSports Meant So Much to Me.…
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:My meme about the distracted boyfriend memeAmusingMy precious is fifteen. PersonalMaking more retro props for a #blender3d project. The way to get…
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