What is this? I do not like this change, @duolingo (For some reason I can’t practice to recover from an error.) Similar:Unless Buzzfeed-style Clickbait Replaces all Forms of Human Communication, or Republicans …I love some good meta. I wrote a dialogu…AmusingWriting skill matters in the workforce.BusinessYou didn’t make the Harlem Shake go viral—corporations didI never…
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:Digital Humanities: A DefinitionDoes the world need another working defi…AcademiaReception after faculty workshop. #partylikeaprofessorPersonalSimulated iceberg, preserved artifacts and re-creations at the Titanic installation. …CultureMidsummer opens tomorrow.PersonalThe Supreme Court could soon change the internet forever — here’s what you need to know There’s a history of case…
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:I remember these young people. I remember these young people. PersonalJohn Speed’s 1611 map of #medievalyork features a “scale of paces.” My #unity3d placeholde…AestheticsU Michigan's North Quad Complex: A Media CathedralThe North Quad Residential Complex at th…AcademiaWhite…
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:The Liminal Classroom”What,” I asked, “are we to make of Plat…AcademiaMy Minecraft-obsessed tween made this blocky foam pig at art camp. Next up: Stage Right summer musical…
I’ve had a lot of fun in this new ensemble audio storytelling series. Did I do a good job convincing my friends I really saw a time-traveling elephant? Similar:Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend.Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small f…AestheticsIntroduction to The Cherry Orchardhttps://youtu.be/8o_4Bjcfl0Y …AcademiaAs part of an ongoing feud over…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:The Falling Man — 9/11 Suicide PhotographPowerful, painful essay. Worth revisitin…CultureMy 4Cs StoryI chaired a session on Friday, and gave …AcademiaAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dartAestheticsThe Icarus Factor (ST:TNG Rewatch,…
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:America’s Real Digital Divide If you think middle-class children are…CultureOn set. #indiefilm #historicaldrama #creativity #enjoylifePersonalSummer project: learning the Unity gaming engine.One bedtime about 11 years ago, my…
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 daughter joined the cast of this show a few…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Pfully Pfizered and pfeeling pfine so pfar. Current_EventsAn alternate universeMy plans to use a Chromebook over the we…CultureCelebration of Writing Fall 2025. Students present their research for their upcoming term …PersonalNo, these "Perspective matters" photographers aren't misrepresenting the…
Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Similar:And you thought your last teleconference was rough!PersonalEverybody Dies (Shakespearean Tragedy Infographic) The image (by Magee and Griffin) is an…AestheticsAlmost Flat DesignApple, Google and Microsoft have very di…AestheticsFall 2023 Grades: Submitted! AcademiaThe Drinks are On Us! and Us! and Us Too!I got a text message…
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:In February, 2001, I was blogging about computer nostalgia, Napster, a horror typing game,…In February, 2001, I was blogging about …CybercultureTimes photo staffer's invention: the streaming backpack “From a photographer’s perspective…
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:A Mind Forever Voyaging reviewWhen it comes to gameplay, A Mind Foreve…CybercultureA Video Game About Changing What Happens In Shakespeare's HamletElsinore…
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I came of age playing too many CD-ROM point-and-click adventure games to ignore these steep stairs. (Downtime in downtown #Pittsburgh.) Similar:'Thought Leader’ gives talk that will inspire your thoughtsSaving this for the next time I assign a…AmusingHow We ReadI feel a little nerdier than usual when …AestheticsAugust Wilson Trifecta (Two Trains, Ma Rainey and Fences…
I created about a dozen basic building shapes, with textures to add variety. #goodenough #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:First Day in the Theatre for Twelfth Night (May 3-12) Daughter: (is sad her “first day in …CultureThe Hubble spotted this smiley face in spaceReading each other’s facial expressions …AestheticsCanon Australia video: 1 man; 6 backstories; 6 photographers;…
Who choked up while reading aloud Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot” during a lesson on creative nonfiction? This guy. Similar:Downtime with the boy.PersonalFirst Day in the Theatre for Twelfth Night (May 3-12) Daughter: (is sad her “first day in …CultureMy more or less daily 10cm section of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart…AestheticsWould YOU trade a…
Little green owl, if your emotions depend this much on how often I practice, that’s definitely a ‘you’ problem, buddy. Similar:Random eye candy for props in my #Blender3D #retrotech project. Turned two circle logos in…PersonalSeeing a different cast. Break all the legs!CultureI'm honestly not sure where that came from.For my summer project, teaching myself t…AestheticsThe…