I have these two friends and they are perfect for each other my one friend
perfect for each other my one friend
perfect for each other my one friend she’s so authentic has a way of
she’s so authentic has a way of
she’s so authentic has a way of connecting with people deeply my other
connecting with people deeply my other
connecting with people deeply my other friend it’s one of the smartest guys I
friend it’s one of the smartest guys I
friend it’s one of the smartest guys I know he’s always helping other people I
know he’s always helping other people I
know he’s always helping other people I found out that she knew each other in
found out that she knew each other in
found out that she knew each other in the past he said this wasn’t sure if she
the past he said this wasn’t sure if she
the past he said this wasn’t sure if she was ready to take things to the next
was ready to take things to the next
was ready to take things to the next level but he doesn’t know that she has
level but he doesn’t know that she has
level but he doesn’t know that she has really changed lately I couldn’t help to
really changed lately I couldn’t help to
really changed lately I couldn’t help to notice that the timing was perfect for
notice that the timing was perfect for
notice that the timing was perfect for them actually came across their dating
them actually came across their dating
them actually came across their dating profiles and found out that they’re
profiles and found out that they’re
profiles and found out that they’re indeed a great match with a high
indeed a great match with a high
indeed a great match with a high percentage of compatibility here’s my
percentage of compatibility here’s my
percentage of compatibility here’s my win French profile her current interests
win French profile her current interests
win French profile her current interests include graphic and game design virtual
include graphic and game design virtual
include graphic and game design virtual and augmented reality 3d illustration
and augmented reality 3d illustration
and augmented reality 3d illustration and animation her real name art here’s
and animation her real name art here’s
and animation her real name art here’s my other friends profile his current
my other friends profile his current
my other friends profile his current interests include medicine research
interests include medicine research
interests include medicine research anatomy and physiology you might be able
anatomy and physiology you might be able
anatomy and physiology you might be able to guess his real name science they look
to guess his real name science they look
to guess his real name science they look so different how could they be a good
so different how could they be a good
so different how could they be a good match could it simply be their
match could it simply be their
match could it simply be their differences that make them a good match
differences that make them a good match
differences that make them a good match I mean is it too simple to suggest that
I mean is it too simple to suggest that
I mean is it too simple to suggest that sometimes science is hard to understand
sometimes science is hard to understand
sometimes science is hard to understand and that art can use more of a role in
and that art can use more of a role in
and that art can use more of a role in helping people learn I like what Michele
helping people learn I like what Michele
helping people learn I like what Michele goes you says about this she says that
goes you says about this she says that
goes you says about this she says that art and science are partners in the
art and science are partners in the
art and science are partners in the human journey and like partners in a
human journey and like partners in a
human journey and like partners in a good marriage or successful business
good marriage or successful business
good marriage or successful business they often have separate projects but
they often have separate projects but
they often have separate projects but they collaborate when it serves them
they collaborate when it serves them
they collaborate when it serves them because their relationship is intimate
because their relationship is intimate
because their relationship is intimate and nourishing and without the
and nourishing and without the
and nourishing and without the participation of them both the journey
participation of them both the journey
participation of them both the journey is not as successful nor interesting nor
is not as successful nor interesting nor
is not as successful nor interesting nor is deep now of course we know this isn’t
is deep now of course we know this isn’t
is deep now of course we know this isn’t a new idea but I believe that the role
a new idea but I believe that the role
a new idea but I believe that the role of art is changing in our society due to
of art is changing in our society due to
of art is changing in our society due to new technologies and that the
new technologies and that the
new technologies and that the convergence of science and art can be
convergence of science and art can be
convergence of science and art can be more powerful today than ever before in
more powerful today than ever before in
more powerful today than ever before in education as a kid growing up in the 80s
education as a kid growing up in the 80s
education as a kid growing up in the 80s I was inspired by the weirdest things
I was inspired by the weirdest things
I was inspired by the weirdest things when you think of your childhood what
when you think of your childhood what
when you think of your childhood what inspired you what images come to mind
inspired you what images come to mind
inspired you what images come to mind maybe for some of you it’s Neil
maybe for some of you it’s Neil
maybe for some of you it’s Neil Armstrong standing on the moon maybe for
Armstrong standing on the moon maybe for
Armstrong standing on the moon maybe for others it’s Michael Jordan flying across
others it’s Michael Jordan flying across
others it’s Michael Jordan flying across the basketball court
the basketball court
the basketball court anyone else spend a little bit too much
anyone else spend a little bit too much
anyone else spend a little bit too much time thinking about Casio keyboard sound
time thinking about Casio keyboard sound
time thinking about Casio keyboard sound effects Garbage Pail Kids or Trapper
effects Garbage Pail Kids or Trapper
effects Garbage Pail Kids or Trapper Keeper cover art somehow these strange
Keeper cover art somehow these strange
Keeper cover art somehow these strange art forms inspired me to be creative and
art forms inspired me to be creative and
art forms inspired me to be creative and being creative in making the weirdest
being creative in making the weirdest
being creative in making the weirdest things possible was all I wanted to do
things possible was all I wanted to do
things possible was all I wanted to do when I grew up as a teenager I realized
when I grew up as a teenager I realized
when I grew up as a teenager I realized how design would influence what I would
how design would influence what I would
how design would influence what I would buy and what I would wear my dad a truck
buy and what I would wear my dad a truck
buy and what I would wear my dad a truck driver from Brooklyn who attended
driver from Brooklyn who attended
driver from Brooklyn who attended Woodstock would take me to the mall in
Woodstock would take me to the mall in
Woodstock would take me to the mall in eighth grade to buy mustard colored
eighth grade to buy mustard colored
eighth grade to buy mustard colored pants a braided belt in a polkadot
pants a braided belt in a polkadot
pants a braided belt in a polkadot rancher inspired by MC Hammer videos on
rancher inspired by MC Hammer videos on
rancher inspired by MC Hammer videos on MTV realizing that design is a powerful
MTV realizing that design is a powerful
MTV realizing that design is a powerful tool that connects people to people
tool that connects people to people
tool that connects people to people through visual ideas eventually led me
through visual ideas eventually led me
through visual ideas eventually led me to become a graphic designer
to become a graphic designer
to become a graphic designer and today I focus on 3d illustration
and today I focus on 3d illustration
and today I focus on 3d illustration animation and game design programming
animation and game design programming
animation and game design programming I’ve also had a chance to share this
I’ve also had a chance to share this
I’ve also had a chance to share this passion as a teacher at a Salt Lake City
passion as a teacher at a Salt Lake City
passion as a teacher at a Salt Lake City youth media organization called spy hub
youth media organization called spy hub
youth media organization called spy hub as a designer I’ve had a chance to work
as a designer I’ve had a chance to work
as a designer I’ve had a chance to work on various freelance projects and two of
on various freelance projects and two of
on various freelance projects and two of these projects changed my perspective on
these projects changed my perspective on
these projects changed my perspective on design completely one of them creating a
design completely one of them creating a
design completely one of them creating a 3d animation of the LASIK eye surgery
3d animation of the LASIK eye surgery
3d animation of the LASIK eye surgery procedure and the other programming and
procedure and the other programming and
procedure and the other programming and animating a prototype of a hearing app
animating a prototype of a hearing app
animating a prototype of a hearing app that shows how the cochlea processes
that shows how the cochlea processes
that shows how the cochlea processes sounds and through these projects I’ve
sounds and through these projects I’ve
sounds and through these projects I’ve realized something so amazing we can use
realized something so amazing we can use
realized something so amazing we can use the power of design to help people learn
the power of design to help people learn
the power of design to help people learn science and that made me think when we
science and that made me think when we
science and that made me think when we cut funding to our arts programs we’re
cut funding to our arts programs we’re
cut funding to our arts programs we’re kind of a valuable tool
kind of a valuable tool
kind of a valuable tool doctors scientists and educators from
doctors scientists and educators from
doctors scientists and educators from telling the visual story of science
telling the visual story of science
telling the visual story of science physicist Isadora Isaak Robbie says as
physicist Isadora Isaak Robbie says as
physicist Isadora Isaak Robbie says as yet if a man has no feeling for art he’s
yet if a man has no feeling for art he’s
yet if a man has no feeling for art he’s considered narrow-minded he has no
considered narrow-minded he has no
considered narrow-minded he has no feeling for science this is quite normal
feeling for science this is quite normal
feeling for science this is quite normal this is a fundamental weakness I became
this is a fundamental weakness I became
this is a fundamental weakness I became so excited about this idea of using
so excited about this idea of using
so excited about this idea of using design to help people learn science I
design to help people learn science I
design to help people learn science I decided to return to school and find a
decided to return to school and find a
decided to return to school and find a way to study these subjects together but
way to study these subjects together but
way to study these subjects together but I didn’t have much luck even though
I didn’t have much luck even though
I didn’t have much luck even though there’s a handful of programs across the
there’s a handful of programs across the
there’s a handful of programs across the country none of them were accessible to
country none of them were accessible to
country none of them were accessible to me and the more I looked into it and
me and the more I looked into it and
me and the more I looked into it and spoke with other people about it the
spoke with other people about it the
spoke with other people about it the more I started to think that there’s a
more I started to think that there’s a
more I started to think that there’s a little bit of an awkwardness between
little bit of an awkwardness between
little bit of an awkwardness between these two subjects and in my mind that’s
these two subjects and in my mind that’s
these two subjects and in my mind that’s when I started to think that our in
when I started to think that our in
when I started to think that our in science are like two singles hanging out
science are like two singles hanging out
science are like two singles hanging out at a dance standing awkwardly and by the
at a dance standing awkwardly and by the
at a dance standing awkwardly and by the punch bowl in the gymnasium not knowing
punch bowl in the gymnasium not knowing
punch bowl in the gymnasium not knowing what to say to each other even though
what to say to each other even though
what to say to each other even though they’re a really good match well I
they’re a really good match well I
they’re a really good match well I eventually found out you could create a
eventually found out you could create a
eventually found out you could create a custom major at Westminster College in
custom major at Westminster College in
custom major at Westminster College in Salt Lake City Utah so I created the
Salt Lake City Utah so I created the
Salt Lake City Utah so I created the custom major biomedical communication
custom major biomedical communication
custom major biomedical communication and design now started about a year ago
and design now started about a year ago
and design now started about a year ago and I was so excited and ready to learn
and I was so excited and ready to learn
and I was so excited and ready to learn about anatomy and physiology and I was
about anatomy and physiology and I was
about anatomy and physiology and I was falling behind quickly and I realized
falling behind quickly and I realized
falling behind quickly and I realized that learning science is really hard
that learning science is really hard
that learning science is really hard I found watching online science
I found watching online science
I found watching online science animations was the one thing that was
animations was the one thing that was
animations was the one thing that was helping me grasp the concepts but a lot
helping me grasp the concepts but a lot
helping me grasp the concepts but a lot of times with science I was trying to
of times with science I was trying to
of times with science I was trying to learn one simple concept and learning
learn one simple concept and learning
learn one simple concept and learning one concept this way was starting to
one concept this way was starting to
one concept this way was starting to feel a little bit clunky and I’m tempted
feel a little bit clunky and I’m tempted
feel a little bit clunky and I’m tempted to say old school I mean you have to
to say old school I mean you have to
to say old school I mean you have to open your browser search online for
open your browser search online for
open your browser search online for videos once you find the video scrub
videos once you find the video scrub
videos once you find the video scrub past the intro find the one concept that
past the intro find the one concept that
past the intro find the one concept that you’re trying to learn and then rewind
you’re trying to learn and then rewind
you’re trying to learn and then rewind to that part over and over again until
to that part over and over again until
to that part over and over again until you grasp the concept and what if
you grasp the concept and what if
you grasp the concept and what if there’s a better way I mean what if we
there’s a better way I mean what if we
there’s a better way I mean what if we could just look at a science concept and
could just look at a science concept and
could just look at a science concept and see an animation or better yet a
see an animation or better yet a
see an animation or better yet a hologram using augmented reality
hologram using augmented reality
hologram using augmented reality augmented reality places the digital
augmented reality places the digital
augmented reality places the digital world into the real world what if we
world into the real world what if we
world into the real world what if we took this concept and started to create
took this concept and started to create
took this concept and started to create short and concise Twitter style 3d
short and concise Twitter style 3d
short and concise Twitter style 3d animations that loop over and over again
animations that loop over and over again
animations that loop over and over again as you grasp the concept one method of
as you grasp the concept one method of
as you grasp the concept one method of using augmented reality does have a
using augmented reality does have a
using augmented reality does have a picture that’s associated with some kind
picture that’s associated with some kind
picture that’s associated with some kind of 3d model or an animation and when you
of 3d model or an animation and when you
of 3d model or an animation and when you look at that picture with an app on your
look at that picture with an app on your
look at that picture with an app on your phone or some augmented reality glasses
phone or some augmented reality glasses
phone or some augmented reality glasses it loads up the animation so I started
it loads up the animation so I started
it loads up the animation so I started experimenting with this idea a first
experimenting with this idea a first
experimenting with this idea a first place the science concept onto a piece
place the science concept onto a piece
place the science concept onto a piece of paper this could be a worksheet that
of paper this could be a worksheet that
of paper this could be a worksheet that a teacher hands out
a teacher hands out
a teacher hands out or maybe something you get at the
or maybe something you get at the
or maybe something you get at the doctor’s office and you could begin to
doctor’s office and you could begin to
doctor’s office and you could begin to interact with these holograms using
interact with these holograms using
interact with these holograms using touchscreen technology and then I
touchscreen technology and then I
touchscreen technology and then I started to think what if we could take
started to think what if we could take
started to think what if we could take the same concept and save paper and use
the same concept and save paper and use
the same concept and save paper and use a digital format that a lot of people
a digital format that a lot of people
a digital format that a lot of people already use maybe Instagram or Twitter
already use maybe Instagram or Twitter
already use maybe Instagram or Twitter as a way of organizing and updating
as a way of organizing and updating
as a way of organizing and updating pictures you could have an entire
pictures you could have an entire
pictures you could have an entire Instagram account dedicated to the
Instagram account dedicated to the
Instagram account dedicated to the cardiovascular system or the nervous
cardiovascular system or the nervous
cardiovascular system or the nervous system I think these concepts could be
system I think these concepts could be
system I think these concepts could be much more effective
much more effective
much more effective looking through glasses instead of a
looking through glasses instead of a
looking through glasses instead of a tablet or a phone and as companies like
tablet or a phone and as companies like
tablet or a phone and as companies like Apple seem to be moving closer to
Apple seem to be moving closer to
Apple seem to be moving closer to creating some kind of consumer ready
creating some kind of consumer ready
creating some kind of consumer ready augmented reality glasses as a design
augmented reality glasses as a design
augmented reality glasses as a design teacher I can’t wait until we can go
teacher I can’t wait until we can go
teacher I can’t wait until we can go from sitting in a classroom like this to
from sitting in a classroom like this to
from sitting in a classroom like this to collaborating more like this recently I
collaborating more like this recently I
collaborating more like this recently I had a chance to borrow something called
had a chance to borrow something called
had a chance to borrow something called the hololens which is basically some
the hololens which is basically some
the hololens which is basically some fancy augmented reality glasses now I
fancy augmented reality glasses now I
fancy augmented reality glasses now I wouldn’t suggest wearing these and
wouldn’t suggest wearing these and
wouldn’t suggest wearing these and asking someone to the enchantment under
asking someone to the enchantment under
asking someone to the enchantment under the sea dance however if they say yes
the sea dance however if they say yes
the sea dance however if they say yes you found your soul mate run to the
you found your soul mate run to the
you found your soul mate run to the altar before you take it off so I
altar before you take it off so I
altar before you take it off so I started thinking how else can we use
started thinking how else can we use
started thinking how else can we use this technology to experience science
this technology to experience science
this technology to experience science and create deeper understanding and
and create deeper understanding and
and create deeper understanding and accelerated learning so I started
accelerated learning so I started
accelerated learning so I started experimenting with some ideas I recorded
experimenting with some ideas I recorded
experimenting with some ideas I recorded what I was seeing through the lens while
what I was seeing through the lens while
what I was seeing through the lens while someone else was recording me I was so
someone else was recording me I was so
someone else was recording me I was so exciting just to see a hologram floating
exciting just to see a hologram floating
exciting just to see a hologram floating in my living room right away it was
in my living room right away it was
in my living room right away it was exciting just exploring the digital
exciting just exploring the digital
exciting just exploring the digital elements that now existed in the natural
elements that now existed in the natural
elements that now existed in the natural environment and I started experimenting
environment and I started experimenting
environment and I started experimenting with ways of interacting with the object
with ways of interacting with the object
with ways of interacting with the object since my hands were free and placing the
since my hands were free and placing the
since my hands were free and placing the objects around the room I experimented
objects around the room I experimented
objects around the room I experimented with clicking on buttons and playing
with clicking on buttons and playing
with clicking on buttons and playing animations I was also able to actually
animations I was also able to actually
animations I was also able to actually reach out into the air and grab a
reach out into the air and grab a
reach out into the air and grab a hologram and pull it closer to me and
hologram and pull it closer to me and
hologram and pull it closer to me and programs speech recognition to say
programs speech recognition to say
programs speech recognition to say something like rotate or stop they also
something like rotate or stop they also
something like rotate or stop they also decided to have a little bit of fun with
decided to have a little bit of fun with
decided to have a little bit of fun with the speech recognition do something kind
the speech recognition do something kind
the speech recognition do something kind of weird
it’s for this
it’s for this next
I also wanted to explore going from
I also wanted to explore going from macro anatomy to micro anatomy in a
macro anatomy to micro anatomy in a
macro anatomy to micro anatomy in a linear way that makes sense and since I
linear way that makes sense and since I
linear way that makes sense and since I was having such a good time with these
was having such a good time with these
was having such a good time with these Holograms I decided to take one out to
Holograms I decided to take one out to
Holograms I decided to take one out to my front yard and see what it looked
my front yard and see what it looked
my front yard and see what it looked like in the sunlight these technologies
like in the sunlight these technologies
like in the sunlight these technologies were created using game design software
were created using game design software
were created using game design software and as we move into the future where we
and as we move into the future where we
and as we move into the future where we interact with the digital world inside
interact with the digital world inside
interact with the digital world inside of the real world will we essentially be
of the real world will we essentially be
of the real world will we essentially be living working and learning inside of a
living working and learning inside of a
living working and learning inside of a video game and if so what could be a
video game and if so what could be a
video game and if so what could be a future role of game designers is it
future role of game designers is it
future role of game designers is it possible they could be working at
possible they could be working at
possible they could be working at insurance companies banks maybe even the
insurance companies banks maybe even the
insurance companies banks maybe even the grocery store we are at the forefront of
grocery store we are at the forefront of
grocery store we are at the forefront of an exciting new era of understanding and
an exciting new era of understanding and
an exciting new era of understanding and learning and as the Information Age gave
learning and as the Information Age gave
learning and as the Information Age gave us access to unlimited information I
us access to unlimited information I
us access to unlimited information I can’t help but wonder how we will
can’t help but wonder how we will
can’t help but wonder how we will remember more of the information by
remember more of the information by
remember more of the information by experiencing it in the experience age
experiencing it in the experience age
experiencing it in the experience age now more than ever the convergence of
now more than ever the convergence of
now more than ever the convergence of science and art can help patients
science and art can help patients
science and art can help patients medical students and our loved ones that
medical students and our loved ones that
medical students and our loved ones that are sick understand and relate to
are sick understand and relate to
are sick understand and relate to science like never before so let’s get
science like never before so let’s get
science like never before so let’s get these two lovebirds to dance and create
these two lovebirds to dance and create
these two lovebirds to dance and create a brave new world where doctors and
a brave new world where doctors and
a brave new world where doctors and designers high-five in hospital hallways
designers high-five in hospital hallways
designers high-five in hospital hallways and scientists sing sweet songs grooving
and scientists sing sweet songs grooving
and scientists sing sweet songs grooving with game designers gripping guitar hero
with game designers gripping guitar hero
with game designers gripping guitar hero in order that we can build relationships
in order that we can build relationships
in order that we can build relationships and work together to tell the powerful
and work together to tell the powerful
and work together to tell the powerful and beautiful visual story of science in
and beautiful visual story of science in
and beautiful visual story of science in ways never imagined thank you
ways never imagined thank you
ways never imagined thank you [Applause]
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