Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams Randy Pausch Carnegie
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Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams Randy Pausch Carnegie Mellon University Sept 18, 2007
The elephant in the room…
I’m not in denial… And I’m in good health now
What we’re not talking about Cancer n Things more important than childhood dreams: my wife and kids n Spirituality & Religion n ä My deathbed conversion
Today’s Talk My childhood dreams n Enabling the dreams of others n Lessons learned: how you can achieve your dreams or enable the dreams of others n
My Childhood Dreams
My Childhood Dreams n n n Being in zero gravity Playing in the NFL Authoring an article in the World Book encyclopedia Being Captain Kirk Winning stuffed animals Being a Disney Imagineer
Being in zero gravity
The “vomit comet”
Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things
Football n n n Dream: play in the NFL Coach Graham ä practice with no football ä fundamentals ä him riding me all practice Coach Setliff ä n Power of enthusiasm To this day, I am most comfortable on a football field
I Never Made it to the NFL But football got me where I am today n Fundamentals & Hard Work n “Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted” n Most of what we learn, we learn indirectly (or by “head fake”) n
Being an author in the World Book Encyclopedia
Meeting Being like Captain Kirk
Dream n Being Captain Kirk
It’s cool to meet your boyhood idol.
Winning Stuffed Animals
I can hear the cynics…
Being an Imagineer
Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things
1991: VR on Five Dollars a Day CHI ‘ 91, and Tom Furness asks a question…
Jon Snoddy n I had to brief the Secretary of Defense n Disney’s Aladdin project n Lunch with Jon… n n “ But you're in the business of telling stuff, and we're in the business of keeping secrets” He taught me: “wait, and people will surprise you. ”
Our Villain; but all’s well that ends well
Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things
Aladdin
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Working on Aladdin VR na once in five careers opportunity n Forever changed me real people, real HCI issues ä how to put engineers & artists together ä
Really being an Imagineer… and I said “no. ”
Virtual Jungle Cruise
Enabling the Childhood Dreams of Others … or, “Boy, am I glad I became a professor!”
Building Virtual Worlds n 50 students from art, design, drama, and CS n Randomly chosen teams, change per project n Two weeks to design, implement, and test n Five projects during the semester
The First Year n Listed in Five Departments (I love CMU!) n Content: Anything you want ä ä No shooting violence No pornography n They blew me away w/first assignment n I called Andy van Dam n The first show ä ä In Mc. Conomy for its A/V President Cohon’s reaction
Campus-wide Exhibition
BVW was a pioneering course n And as they say…
The Dream Fulfillment Factory Don Marinelli (Drama) Randy Pausch (CS)
Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) n Artists + Technologists working in small teams to make things n 2 year professional degree: Masters of Entertainment Technology n Two kindred spirits: try things a new way; we’re both a little uncomfortable in academia n CMU is the only place I know where this could happen.
Right Brain / Left Brain
Don & I shared an office for six years
Co-Director Credit for the ETC’s Success
The ETC is to “masters degrees” as Cirque Du Soleil is to “circus”
ETC Curriculum: First Draft First Year Spring First Year Fall Project Course Optional Internship Second Year Fall Project Course Second Year Spring Project Course
ETC Curriculum First Year Spring First Year Fall The Visual Story Improvisational Acting Intro to Entertainment Technology Building Virtual Worlds ETC Interdisciplinary Project Course II Elective Optional Internship Second Year Fall ETC Interdisciplinary Project Course III Elective Second Year Spring ETC Interdisciplinary Project Course IV Elective
Key to the ETC’s Success: Freedom n No deans to report to n License to “Break the mold” n Project-based curriculum n Intense, fun student experience n Field trips!
Edutainment Developed with FDNY n Networked simulation to train 1 st responders to chemical spills and terrorist attacks n
Companies guaranteed hiring our students Don has taken the ETC global: Australia, Korea, Singapore
Keys to the ETC’s Success: Focus on People and Learning to work in Groups
Alice The Infinitely Scalable Dream Factory And I guess this makes me the mad hatter…
Alice n Novel way to teach Computer Programming n Kids make movies and games; the “head fake” is that they are learning to program n Over 1 million downloads, 8 textbooks, 10% of US colleges using right now
Alice is my Professional Legacy n Helping millions of kids have fun while learning something hard n v 3. 0 will release in 2008, in Java, with characters from the bestselling PC game in history: The Sims n Can’t mention everyone, but… ä ä ä Dennis Cosgrove is building it Wanda Dann, Steve Cooper, Don Slater are developing the pedagogy Caitlin Kelleher is going to hit the home run with middle schoolers
Lessons Learned
The Roles of Parents, Mentors, and Students
My Dad, age 80
My Mom n The theory qualifier n My son, the doctor…
Other people who help us n Teachers n Mentors n Friends n Colleagues
Andy van Dam n Mythical creature n Dutch uncle-d me my sophomore year n Made me go to graduate school
My “Bosses”: Respect authority while questioning it
We learn from our students n The best “head fake” of all time – Caitlin’s idea about storytelling in Alice
More Lessons Learned
President Cohon’s Advice n Tell them about having FUN n Like a fish giving a talk about the importance of water
Decide if you’re Tigger or Eeyore
Never Lose the Child-like Wonder
Help others MK Haley: Limit case of my large family theory “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible” “Professor boy” Denny Proffitt: Forgotten more than I’ll ever know Jessica Hodgins: The best gift ever
Loyalty is a two-way street
Never Give Up n Brown University – didn’t get in. n Carnegie Mellon for Graduate School – didn’t get in. ä Meeting with Nico
How to Get People to Help You n You can’t get there alone, and I believe in Karma Tell the truth n Be earnest n Apologize when you screw up n Focus on others, not yourself (an example…) n
Brick walls let us show our dedication
Don’t bail; the best gold is at the bottom of barrels of crap
Get a feedback loop; and listen to it!
Show Gratitude How can you do this? ETC admissions…
Don’t complain; just work harder.
Important Advice Be good at something: it makes you valuable n Work hard … “what’s your secret? ” n Find the best in everybody; no matter how you have to wait for them to show it n Be prepared: “luck” is where preparation meets opportunity n
Today’s Talk My childhood dreams n Enabling the dreams of others n Lessons learned: how you can achieve your dreams or enable the dreams of others n
How to achieve your dreams n Have you figured out the head fake?
How to achieve your dreams Have you figured out the head fake? How to lead your life
Have you figured out the second head fake?
Have you figured out the second head fake? This talk wasn’t for you guys. It was for Dylan, Logan, and Chloe.
Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams Randy Pausch Carnegie Mellon University Sept 18, 2007
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