I have a class called something like user centric design in my multimedia course. The class yesterday wasn't one of the more interesting and the beginning of it was just suggestions for some of the students on their projects, e.g. no slides. I can draw and listen at the same time, these are my notes from yesterday's class.
I imagine it used to be somewhat easier, when most people followed a trade - in many cases that of their parents (I know I'm simplifying this a lot).
"What do you do son?"
"What do you mean dad? I spend all day working in the same bakery where you taught me my trade."
Of course it's all a little more complicated now. When you're just as likely to work in a field completely alien to what your parents do as you are to do anything they'd understand. This is the theme of a series of short films by Lernert & Sander, in which artists attempt to explain to their parents what it is they do. There appears to only be one of them up there at the moment, have a look at the video below or check out the project page: How to explain it to my parents.
More shameless self promotion, the first issue in the Shaun the Sheep digital comics has just been released for the iPhone. It's free, so you've got no excuse not to go and download it immediately.
Okay, so the turnout wasn't everything I'd hoped for, but there was heaps (Australianism) of food and we all had a good time. I used the TimeLapse screensaver to capture the events in the kitchen.
I've made a video of the time lapse and then added music based on the criteria: must be Australian and 3 minutes and 23 seconds long (Cities by The Cat Empire fitted), it's on vimeo and below.
So yesterday I spent most of the day reading (or rereading) articles on the use of simulation in the field of healthcare in general, it's application to simulating emergency departments in general (e.g. my research).
Then I went to a class at the Gimbernat where we discussed negotiation and how to influence people along with a web site that works like a pyramid scheme, but isn't.
Afterwards I had dinner with friends and planned out a work of public theatre, scene by scene.
Here are some I prepared earlier:
