Category: Rapid Prototyping
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Lurning through Failur
This is a presentation that I prepared early in 2017 for a seminar at Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Communications, Art and Technology on the theme of Failure and Learning.
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Small Stage Prototyping Lab 3
I had the privilege of co-facilitating a third prototyping workshop with Julie-anne Saroyan presented by Small Stage, this time with the talented dancers from Ballet BC as well as kickass indie choreographers and small stage artistic associates Karissa Barry & Vanessa Goodman (both in Vanessa’s upcoming show) and Dayna Zyndrowskinowski at the Centre for Digital Media in Vancouver this…
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Teaching Prototypically
As a teacher, embracing the values of prototyping has meant a solid commitment, understanding and breakdown of its underlying components that I renew through continuing my professional practice. From that practice, I believe that underlying assumptions of prototyping need to be reviewed and re-constructed with learners each time any prototyping process is facilitated. How else…
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‘Learning Through Error’ when Solving Problems
In last week’s article ‘Improvisation Principles and Techniques for Design’, Gerber (2007), highlights five areas in which “improvisation applies to design work”. I asked learners to pick one and discuss how it might already apply to their own design process and why. I decided to tally the range of responses to see if there was…
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Rapid Prototyping Techniques @ the CDM
The videos below represent two different ways that I’ve attempted to capture typical rapid prototyping processes that I’ve facilitated in my Interdisciplinary Improvisation course and in real-world Projects courses at the Master of Digital Media Program in Vancouver. In my first prototype, the photo and video documentation attempt to show more of a collage of…
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Rapid Prototyping & the Performing Arts
Facilitating a rapid prototyping process at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts with Small Stage this past week has been a rewarding and challenging experience. The varied talents of dancers, choreographers, musicians, composers, songwriters, actors, triple threats, and teachers brought the lab to life in unexpected and brilliant extemporaneous works. The wondrous Cori Caulfied &…
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Agile Breeding Disruption While Trying to Fish
Teaching Agile is like guiding a human to catch a non-descript fish in a river using their bare hands. Pleased Fish Outta Water by Armin Mortazavi Somehow if you’ve succeeded/survived/thrived within Agile environments many times before, you might figure “hey that endorses me as a teacher of the Agile”. However, no matter of workshop or accreditation can prepare…