Ken Perlin was a great speaker. I was almost surprised (though I shouldn't have been after reading some of his blog) that he was so personable. I guess I had a preconceived notion of what a computer genius would sound like, and Ken was more of a philosopher/psychologist than anything else. I love that his main concern was in understanding human behavior through computer representations. The facial expression program was ingenious for this exploration, and I was pleased to see that it was actually being used for behavioral purposes with autistic children. I can see how many of Ken's games would become excellent teaching tools, but I was disappointed to hear that he thought many of the educational games we used to play as kids were ineffective. I used to love Mathblasters and a myriad of typing games.
As for the Novel in a month contest, I think it's an interesting idea. I like that Ken started a blog to force himself to write everyday. I wish I had that kind of discipline, because I used to love writing, and I used to write all the time, anywhere. I'm not sure if I really want to write a novel this November, but it definitely might inspire me to start writing more. I'm also curious to see how his joint-creation will come out, it could be very interesting.
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