Today’s #blender3d modeling, inspired by a satellite photo courtesy of Google Maps. (I’m not aiming for architectural perfection, but with each try I’m definitely leveling up.) #medievalyork #mysteryplay

Today’s #blender3d modeling, inspired by a satellite photo courtesy of Google Maps. (I’m not aiming for architectural perfection, but with each try I’m definitely leveling up.) #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:The Unstoppable Rise of the Digital Content CreatorThis is why I have been encouraging blog…BusinessProto iPads and Paper Coexist in Classic Star TrekRewatching the classic Trek episode…

I have a daughter who does things. Here’s what she’ll be starting on next week. @frontporchtheatricals

I have a daughter who does things. Here’s what she’ll be starting on next week. @frontporchtheatricals Similar:Your first test layout of medieval city streets will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyo…Your first test layout of medieval city …DesignAnother 10sq cm of background details for a #steampunk project. #blender3d #blender3dart #…AestheticsI am not really sure why I…

Basic details for #medievalyork city walls for a forthcoming scholarly theatrical project. #mysteryplay #blender3d Not aiming for architectural accuracy, just background details.

Basic details for #medievalyork city walls for a forthcoming scholarly theatrical project. #mysteryplay #blender3d Not aiming for architectural accuracy, just background details. Similar:Last night I dreamed I was a stagehand during a metatheatrical number called “Butts in Sea…I saw Seton Hill’s production of The Dro…DramaHow to interact with the introverted…My daughter spends a lot of…

The Blood and the Blame

Moments after Donald Trump was rushed to safety following a failed assassination attempt at a Saturday night rally, some of his supporters turned toward the press pen with obscenities as they fingered reporters for blame. “This is your fault!” one attendee emphatically yelled, pointing at individual journalists as he approached the fence line separating them from attendees.…

Your first attempt at a medieval gate and city walls will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay

Your first attempt at a medieval gate and city walls will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Children of Eden (Stage Right, April 2014)My wife and I in Biblical costumes for C…CultureThe daughter is working hard as a dancer and Flaemchen understudy. @frontporchtheatricalsCultureCelebration of Writing Fall 2018PersonalSnape is not amused at this year's Hogwarts Feast.PersonalEverything…

Sold out opening night of Mamet’s Oleanna. Chilling. Gasps from the audience. Office furniture may be a bit too fancy for an untenured prof, but multiple copies of the prof’s book on the shelves was a realistic touch.

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These buildings are so much better than my first try about a month ago, and good enough for me to move on to the next step. #blender3d #blender3dart #medievalyork #mysteryplay

These buildings are so much better than my first try about a month ago, and good enough for me to move on to the next step. #blender3d #blender3dart #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Smalltalk through masks is hard; I really was glad to see so many familiar upper halves of…If you said hello to me recently and I…

Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend.

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#blender3d is teaching me more than I ever thought I’d need to know about roof geometry. Enjoying free WiFi in a shady courtyard downtown.

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The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh.

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The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh.

The writer, director, and one of the cast members talk about the play that my daughter Carolyn is getting ready to open Friday. Tickets: https://veryberrydead.bpt.me/ Similar:What do students need to know about rhetoric?I love giving the “what is rhetoric” lec…AcademiaSTEM Needs a New LetterCreativity alone does not foster innovat…ArtNo, Kirk and Uhura didn't share the…

So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies.

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Replica of George Washington’s field camp. @fortligonier

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The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park.

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The daughter sings and performs Shakespeare at the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival today

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I’m not making a serious attempt at recreating specific architecture, just trying to convey a sense of what the streets might have looked like. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #simulation

I’m not making a serious attempt at recreating specific architecture, just trying to convey a sense of what the streets might have looked like. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #simulation Similar:I was briefly excited that Turnitin.com's new app works in a park with no WiFiThen I realized… I’m a guy who gets ex…AcademiaMeme alleging Trump said “Africans…

Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mysteryplay #blender3d #unity3d

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