We increasingly share our secrets with our smartphones. This intimacy may be built around the experience of enjoyment, the core of entertainment. In fact, entertainment is central to our being in the world, together as communities. After broadcast media, the Internet carried promises of discovery and new experience. It allowed to participate, co-create, become a creator in one’s own right. …
Building the bridge between 20th century IT teaching and millenials
This was a landmark year in universities with the arrival of the first millennials. This generation will be called upon to solve unprecedented problems, so as teachers, we need to consider what we teach and how we teach. Unfortunately, the current IT teaching generation is not rising to the challenge of millennials. Convinced of the success of IT over the …
Evolution-Assisted Design: I am God, and so are you | Patrick Donaldson | TEDxGeneva
Although we work with fast and powerful machines, the creative process is one that takes time. From conception, to prototyping, to testing, this repetitive cycle is limited by our human capacities. The use of Evolution- assisted design has forced me to rethink my role as a designer. I am no longer a simple user of passive tools, nor am I …