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:The girl's modern dance choreography workshopAestheticsScreening of "Indentured" (short film the girl and I filmed in January)PersonalSimulated iceberg, preserved artifacts and re-creations at the Titanic…

Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend.

Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend.   Similar:Oh , potatoes and molasses. If you want some, you can ask us. PersonalI am not really sure why I have kept it up this long. I have no immediate or foreseeable p… CultureSome new locations for my #neovictorian #steampunk personal project. Created in #blender3d…AestheticsI didn't mark…

#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.

#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. Similar:A merry look at journalism in the classic "The Year without a Santa Claus"PersonalHappy Easter 2020 CultureHanging with the rude mechanicals @setonhilluniversityA Midsummer Night’s Dream.CultureMy crazy Friday night involved tweaking the…

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

The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:In November 2001 I was blogging aboutIn November 2001, I was blogging about …AmusingWe don’t need more STEM majors. We need more STEM majors with liberal arts training.A chemist celebrates the liberal arts. …AcademiaStunned…

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:Laying out our anti-socialization defenses & cleaning out the penitence shack for anot…Visiting Fort Ligonier. When the girl…CultureReflections on Flannery O'Connor's "The River"I’m teaching “The River” today in an “In…CultureJournalism,…

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

So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:Stage Right Arts4Homeschoolers present Hello Dolly Apr 28 & 29.My daughter will be playing Dolly Levi F…CultureMask-wearing cuts Covid incidence by 53%, says global study Globally, Covid cases exceeded 250 mil…CultureSad Doggy Says:…

Replica of George Washington’s field camp. @fortligonier

Replica of George Washington’s field camp. @fortligonier Similar:“Thank you for being kind.” —Friday afternoon email from a student who’d been a little sal…PersonalAbove the Forward Ops conference platform we see the chief engineer's station and a glimps…Aesthetics"Jewish priests do this. It's where Leonard Nimoy got the Vulcan sign," says the geekling,…CultureStar Wars, Star Trek And…

The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park.

The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:My Father's Day adventure included replacing the family gaming computer (a 2011 Mac Mini…..One of the benefits of working at Seton …AcademiaChurning Out More Non-profit Arts PromosAs part of my volunteer work for a local…AestheticsElmo? Yes, I do mind. I learned far more from Bert.Like plenty of…

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:On my fantasy #steampunk capital ship, every uniform is a full dress uniform. #blender3d #…AestheticsToday's workload included requesting a "less-depressing used chair" #lowexp…PersonalMy buddy JTK helps me…

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

Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mysteryplay #blender3d #unity3d Similar:Before the haircut. PersonalNow I can relax a bit. (But just a bit.)PersonalMy Daughter's Synesthesia: "S" Is Always Red, and "T" Is Lime GreenAccording to a color-picking test at syn…AestheticsOur 2014 class banner was an iPad. I can’t believe I just noticed…

Google, AI Announcements, and the Future of Learning

Glenda Morgan does not sound that impressed with Google’s latest promises about AI and education. [T]hus far I am unconvinced that the kinds of tutoring currently offered via AI matches the concept of watching a student’s thought processes and identifying the core issues they aren’t understanding. Instead, AI tutoring today seems to consist of breaking…

Not bad for a couple hours of work. #blender3d #blender3dart #steampunk #neovictorian

Not bad for a couple hours of work. #blender3d #blender3dart #steampunk #neovictorian I painstakingly created every knob and switch as a 3D object two summers ago. Now I can slap these textures anywhere. Similar:Free Game Friday: Text-Based Games 2012 Interactive Fiction contest we’ll…AmusingAn Excerpt from Mechanisms [2]: 'Professor RAMAC'Among the attractions at the 1958 World’…BooksAuthor…

“Gen Zers know the difference between rock-solid news and AI-generated memes. They just don’t care.”

Over the past couple of years, researchers at Jigsaw, a Google subsidiary that focuses on online politics and polarization, have been studying how Gen Zers digest and metabolize what they see online. The researchers were hoping that their work would provide one of the first in-depth, ethnographic studies of Gen Z’s “information literacy.” But the…

Modular support craft from the #neovictorian #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now adult children. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetics

Modular support craft from the #neovictorian #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now adult children. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetics Similar:Shakespeare's WillPersonalLearning the hard way, by making mistakes and starting over. The fore section of the fanta… AestheticsStack of wooden desk trays with metal supports. #Blender3D. Normal map, glossy map; mahoga…My goal in trying…

Choice of the Journo: A Branching-path Phone-friendly Role-playing Simulation for Journalism 101

How can a nostalgic, branching-path story-game encourage my 100-level journalism students take risks and learn from their mistakes? Using the ChoiceScript programming language, which features a robust stats system that can remember and respond to player choices, I coded up a “writing your first news story for the student paper” scenario, which unfolds as a…