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…
I was approached on LinkedIn with the opportunity to work to help train an AI, for an hourly wage that’s much higher than I would get for teaching an extra class at my university. I thought about it. I told myself it would help me do my job better if I have a clear sense…
Support the humans who make art in your community. Death of a Salesman. #wirerecorderlife #fountainpenlife #howdotheywhipcheese #nobodydastblamethisman #bernardwormrising Similar:Opening night of Sive.PersonalNot doing well. As usual.PersonalChess tournament in Monroeville.PersonalAnother delightful section of #neovictorian #steampunk control panel, intended for backgro…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsAlex and Carolyn rehearse for “The King and I” Saturday nightPersonalThere…
Beautiful set. Support the humans who do arts in your community (instead of settling for AI sludge.) Similar:Biggest accomplishment of the dayThe real problem is timing — they had c…GovernmentMy wonderful daughter.PersonalThe girl is the Dew Drop Fairy in @laurelballetperformingco The Nutcracker Saturday evenin…PersonalFinal grades are due tomorrow. My Fall 2020 is almost over. I…
Vibing to a park saxophonist as I code for an upcoming conference presentation, and wait to see The Coffin Maker. A neighbor is sending some distinctly fruity smoke my way. Similar:Fantasticks (Theatre Factory, Oct 18-27) AestheticsWaiting for the house to open. @prime_stagePersonalMany of these individual steampunk control panel elements are repeated, but I've arranged …AestheticsEaster…
Details for a modular mid-range scoutship, from the #steampunk #neovictorian bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult children. #blender3d Similar:Quoth the ramen, "Eat some more!"PersonalA Book Itself Is a Little Machine: Emily Short's Interactive FictionWords do some things much better than pi…DesignText, Speech, Machine: Metaphors for Computer Code in the Law : Computational CultureOn…
Proper commenting is an important part of coding any project, especially in an educational context. #ChoiceScript #journalism Similar:Summer project: learning the Unity gaming engine.One bedtime about 11 years ago, my 5yo d…PersonalI think I smelled a hint of my mint toothpaste just now. Wishful thinking, or another sign…For the past 2 weeks I have slept…
My basement dehumidifier was flashing an error code. YouTube had a tutorial with a possible fix. The thing is running now. Waiting to see whether the error returns. Similar:Random eye candy for props in my #Blender3D #retrotech project. Turned two circle logos in…PersonalNerdy Rainbow Loom CraftingMy wonderfully geeky tween made these Bl…AestheticsAnother 10 sq cm…
Joel Lipton, 10 years old at the time, wrote to Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz. Fast-forward to this past February, when Lipton and his wife were cleaning out their closet. […] “Dear Joel,” the letter reads. “I think it is more difficult these days to define what makes a good citizen then it has ever been…
Apple has apologized, but like writer Peter C. Baker, I’m not quite ready to let go of that really horrifying ad depicting a roomful of beautifully displayed musical instruments, sound gear, art supplies, and even toys being slowly squashed by a huge hydraulic press (ostensibly to highlight the creative potential of the latest iPad). Picture…
I’m very amused at this nerdy news story about some tension between a judge who asks for legible documents and a lawyer who files documents with flasher typography. While I recognize that language changes and the distinction between “font” and “typeface” is unimportant to the general public, I teach my journalism students that historically…
This friendly gangster was parked at WalMart in Johnstown yesterday. Similar:Checkmate. Crushed again.GamesEnterprise-D Blueprints As a newlywed, when my in-laws were …BooksTouch Me Now: York Plays 2025A cast of hundreds participated in a pub…AcademiaFall 2020 Midterm Grades: SUBMITTEDPersonalGraduation procession #classof2017PersonalOk, never mind Dusgcxms2… buddy, you can keep your first place as far as I’m concerned.…
It’s unlikely to be at the forefront of the former president’s mind as he reflects on the verdict, but one immediate consequence is that Trump will probably lose the honorific title of “Mr” in the news pages of the UK’s Daily Telegraph. The Telegraph’s style guide states: “Defendants in criminal court cases … are to be referred…
Frog and Toad at the Mountain Playhouse with the daughter. Similar:Charlie Brown has his kite-eating tree. I have my keys-eating chair. #foundthem PersonalWide-angle view of a villain’s secret lair. #blender3dAestheticsDance Nation @barebonesblackboxCultureMedea at Seton Hill University.CultureWhen you hear your daughter the understudy is going on for a sold-out show. Live theater i… CultureEpilogue to Rossum's Universal…
She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and Toad musical. This seemed logical. Similar:Amazing show. Young lovers, a witty (but often stupid) servant, speeches, rants, exaggerat… PersonalA gangway, flanked by still more #steampunk control panels, leads forward from the chief e…AestheticsThe girl as Gimli, Legolas, Aragorn and Thorin.…
At the Johnstown Flood Museum. (May 31 1889 the neglected dam at the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club broke, unleashing devastation on the valley below.) Similar:Children of Eden (Stage Right, April 2014)My wife and I in Biblical costumes for C…CultureThe real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15…
Your first #blender3d retractable #steampunk landing wheels will be your worst. But you have to start somewhere. Similar:Covfefe chaos: What Trump’s typos say about his administrationMisspelled tweets and typos in press rel…CultureA shooting, the president snatched away – this episode of 'The Trump Show' was surreal eve…Good news writing, and praise for Trump’…Current_EventsJustice (TNG Rewatch,…
My contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s plan to record all the proverbs. Similar:Learning How to Love My Daughter Image description: A teen girl in a …CultureRussia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials s…If I ever share something that turns out…CultureAssassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of AustriaOn 28 June 1914, Archduke…
Already facing scandal, the Washington Post‘s new-ish CEO and publisher, Will Lewis, has announced that the newspaper will be pivoting to artificial intelligence to turn around its dismal financial situation. […] The paper’s chief technology officer, meanwhile, announced to staffers that going forward, WaPo is to have “AI everywhere in our newsroom,” according to Tani. It’s unclear,…
Three different sized buildings. Still working on variations for the biggest one. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Sam Shepard Giggles, Doesn't GoogleI wrote my undergraduate honors thesis o…CybercultureStudents whom I haven't met yet… Students whom I haven’t met yet, I’l…AcademiaOkay, please stop droolingIt perfectly pulls together four importa…CybercultureFeature: History Lesson: the treasured past of LucasArts point and…