My mother-in-law invited me to try out the 60- year-old tape machine that belonged to my father-in-law. When I worked in radio news in the late 1980s, we were still loading reels and splicing tape, so it all came back to me pretty quickly. Similar:Teachers finding games give a leg up on learningThanks for…
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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What is this? I do not like this change, @duolingo (For some reason I can’t practice to recover from an error.) Similar:Surprise sidewalk encounter with my man Hopkins outside the Admin shuttle stop this mornin… Spring and Fall Gerard Manley Hop…AestheticsLawsuit Against Warner/Chappell Music Claims Happy Birthday Belongs to Public Domain20 years ago, I chose…
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:Random sibling selfie.Personal'Jane Austen, Game Theorist' by Michael Suk-Young Chwe Is a Joke When [Chwe] says that Austen was a g…AcademiaCarolyn appears as homeschooled teenager "Carolyn." Free holiday show Tuesday at 7. PersonalBeautifying the exterior of the fantasy cruiser from the bedtime stories I used to…
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 Find Myself in Another Showhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=517BhV1j0…DramaI spent Thanksgiving break building a #trimsheet for steampunk control panels, because why…AestheticsJanuary 6th … the board game? About 20 of us are here in Brooklyn to …ArtReplaying Childhood: On Gifting my…
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:Chilling analysis of organized, anonymous disinformation campaign against Parkland survivo…Forty-seven minutes after news broke of …CultureNorth Sea cod: Is it true there are only 100 left?A spokesperson…
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:Happy St. Crispin's DayHere’s my rendition of the famous “band …CultureAs a plucky grad student, I walked in the door ready to negotiate with a department that…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Before and after making a meme of myself as Oberon, King of the FaeriesCultureTrouble importing UMA clothes from Blender 3.6In Blender3D, I created a jumpsuit, rigg…CybercultureHow to promote your laser skin clinic effectivelyI rather…
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:Blind-accessible audio adventure Grail to the Thief seeks crowdfundingGrail to the Thief stars a thief from th…CultureRandom #steampunk workstation with a porthole, because why not. Most of…
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:More modular low-poly background buildings. I’ll do some more facades…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:More details in the powder room of my villain's lair. #Blender3DAestheticsTwo Steps Down the Interactive Fiction RoadWonderfully detailed analysis of two gro…AestheticsTwo computer screens aren't better than oneI turned off the extra screen on my desk…CybercultureNASA Releases New…
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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:Jury Duty UpdateI’m a happy, responsible, and no-longer-…GovernmentNews Feed FYI: Click-baitingIt’s hard for me to think of Facebook as…BusinessMars Panorama — 10yo with iPad Pretends Her Bed Is NASA Roverhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4rCkr0oA…Current_EventsI regularly…
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:The College Fear FactorWhat happens in a literature discussion …AcademiaA Mind Forever Voyaging reviewWhen it comes to gameplay, A Mind Foreve…CybercultureThe…