Thanks to Rachel for the find… “an inclusive games expo and conference creating a new normal in games by putting creators of color at the forefront, showing off their games, building conversations, and pushing games forward as an artform.” September 19-20 https://gamedevsofcolorexpo.com/
Month: September 2020
Adobe MAX (Design Conference) Oct 20 – 22
https://max.adobe.com Adobe design conference, virtual & free for anyone to attend. From the website: All together now. All around the world. Make plans to join us for a uniquely immersive and engaging digital experience, guaranteed to inspire. Three full days of luminary speakers, celebrity appearances, musical performances, global collaborative art projects, and 350+ sessions — … Continue reading “Adobe MAX (Design Conference) Oct 20 – 22”
Blaseball is my new favorite sport.
I wrote two songs today and put them here https://kansascitybreathmints.bandcamp.com/ I wrote them because another Blaseball team, the Seattle Garages, have a Bandcamp as well, and had advanced in the playoffs where we (the Breath Mints) hadn’t. They proceeded to utterly destroy the team that knocked us out. Then they went and got swept in … Continue reading “Blaseball is my new favorite sport.”
“Music of the Week” 2
Ben here! I sure hope you enjoyed last week’s selection of tunes! If you couldn’t tell, I wrote that post as a joke, and including some of the most difficult songs I know. For the next few installments, my lists are going to be genuine favorite songs of mine (not that #1 didn’t have some … Continue reading ““Music of the Week” 2″
Events at NYU Game Center
Sid Meier on September 9 (!) and Playtest Thursdays every week. More events are likely, so check back: https://gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/
Video Response: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Link to Video: https://youtu.be/ji5_MqicxSo The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch Watching The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch Randy had a lot of great points within his video there are 4 lessons that I think contributed to thoughts about my current life assessment and senior thesis. The four lessons are accomplished mundane goals, actively following your … Continue reading “Video Response: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch”
Test Post
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Ben’s “Music Of The Week” #1
Hello! I’m Ben, and this…is “Music of the Week”, a series of WordPress posts from yours truly where I post songs I think are pretty neat.
Video Response- Steve Jobs
I watched the Steve Jobs video. I enjoyed his story about dropping in on classes that seemed interesting. I’ve been a musician my whole life, so when I got to TCNJ I auditioned for choir because why not. I got into Chorale and fell in love with the Music Department. I looked at all the … Continue reading “Video Response- Steve Jobs”
Steve Jobs Commencement Speech Response
On June 12, 2005, Steve Job gave a speech to the graduating class at Stanford, telling them three important themes, “connecting the dots”, “love and loss”, and “death”. Each theme represented a period in his life where he was at his lowest but from these hardships, he learned valuable lessons that changed his life for … Continue reading “Steve Jobs Commencement Speech Response”