August 2009: This was my first, and so far, only attempt at live-blogging. Phew! Can I say how great it is to have Twitter these days to keep up! A live blog post from the final round table session. Sue Baker (VCA and Chair of ACUADS), Brad Haseman (QUT Creative Industries), Pat Hoffie (GU Queensland
Continue reading ...You know when you are having a good time at a conference. The meal breaks sneak up on you quickly. Today was a cracker of a start to Create World 2007, even if the interactive playroom isn’t q-u-i-t-e available yet. Oh yes, it’s always the usually teeny techy glitches that spoil the party. Paul Draper’s
Continue reading ...Well for me, anyhow. As I write this, I am listening to a live performance of music being coded and played on two laptops by two artists on stage (AA Cell aka Andrew Sorensen and Andrew R. Brown and yes, like all musicians, they have their own My Space site). What they are doing is
Continue reading ...So here we are again, a gathering of digital creatives ready to create/learn/gab together. Last night, hellos, drinks, nibbles and a short concert with Topology at Queensland College of Art at Griffith U in Brisbane, our sandpit for the next 3 days. BTW, Topology (keyboard, cut-down double bass, saxophone, violin and viola) is very worth
Continue reading ...The AUC Create World Conference looms! I’m looking forward to this one which kicks off Sunday night November 25 in Brisbane at Griffith U and runs through to November 28. I’m presenting on what I’ve called ‘Permanent Beta’ as it applies to keeping up with the whole Web 2.0 thing as an educator. I’m going
Continue reading ...I’m just back from seeing Elizabeth: the Golden Age. It’s all about Cate Blanchett and her fine, very fine acting. It’s a gorgeous looking movie by any account … we can only guess at the number of zeroes in the production design budget. As far as the performances are concerned, the movie is not a
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