Hey everyone, how’s it going? I survived the panel discussion over the weekend! I was super nervous going in – I haven’t done a presentation like that since grad school (and presentations have always made me nervous!) But I made it through my fifteen minute presentation (I read it over the night before and timed it out a few times – it was about 13 minutes, so perfectly in the 10-15 minute time they gave each of us during the afternoon). And I had a really fun time during the q&a discussion afterwards! Unfortunately Austin Campbell was unwell, but Bry Kotyk, Clint Fleury and I were able to bounce thoughts off each other really well (our presentations, while looking at different aspects of creativity, all touched on similar themes, especially how the internet has made new tools for creative individuals to collaborate, or even just pull their own work up from anywhere). I also quite enjoyed Dr. Scott Pound’s presentation; he looked at how creativity per se hasn’t changed thanks to the internet, but how it has enabled a sort of counter-cultural movement where people use texts preserved in the shadow net to create something new.
Then yesterday was another full day recording the podcast for work! We’re actually doing really well in terms of recording; while we’ll need a few more days (including today) to finish up, we’ve got very few scenes left to record! I’m actually really excited for today; we’re going to be listening to parts of what we have recorded already to see how it sounds (and to plan for any needed re-recording). I’ve heard some random scenes here and there and it sounds great so far; I can’t wait to hear more! 🙂
An Acquaintance with Letters 