Randy Pausch's last lecture
Don Marinelli (Drama) Randy Pausch (CS)
The Dream Fulfillment FactoryRight Brain / Left Brain
CancerThings more important than childhood dreams: my wife and
kidsSpirituality & ReligionMy deathbed conversionWhat were not
talking aboutTodays TalkMy childhood dreamsEnabling the dreams of
othersLessons learned: how you can achieve your dreams or enable
the dreams of others
My Childhood Dreams
My Childhood DreamsBeing in zero gravityPlaying in the
NFLAuthoring an article in the World Book encyclopediaBeing Captain
KirkWinning stuffed animalsBeing a Disney ImagineerBeing in zero
gravity
The vomit comet
Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly
we want things
FootballDream: play in the NFLCoach Grahampractice with no
footballfundamentalshim riding me all practiceCoach SetliffPower of
enthusiasmTo this day, I am most comfortable on a football
field
I Never Made it to the NFLBut football got me where I am
todayFundamentals & Hard WorkExperience is what you get when
you didnt get what you wantedMost of what we learn, welearn
indirectly (or by head fake)
Being an author in theWorld Book Encyclopedia
Replace this with a picture of Sarah in the headmount and pinch
gloves.Being like Captain KirkMeetingDreamBeing Captain Kirk
Its cool to meet your boyhood idol.Winning Stuffed Animals
I can hear the cynicsBeing an Imagineer
Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly
we want things
Jon SnoddyI had to brief the Secretary of Defense
Disneys Aladdin project
Lunch with Jon But you're in the business of telling stuff, and
we're in the business of keeping secretsHe taught me: wait, and
people will surprise you.
Our Villain; but alls 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 FactoryWorking on Aladdin VRa once in
five careers opportunityForever changed me real people, real HCI
issues how to put engineers & artists together
Really being an Imagineer and I said no.
Virtual Jungle Cruise
Enabling the ChildhoodDreams of Others or, Boy, am I glad I
became a professor!
Building Virtual Worlds50 students from art, design, drama, and
CS
Randomly chosen teams, change per project
Two weeks to design, implement, and test
Five projects during the semesterThe First YearListed in Five
Departments (I love CMU!)
Content: Anything you wantNo shooting violenceNo pornography
They blew me away w/first assignment
I called Andy van Dam
The first showIn McConomy for its A/VPresident Cohons
reaction
Campus-wide Exhibition
BVW was a pioneering courseAnd as they say
Entertainment Technology Center (ETC)Artists + Technologists
workingin small teams to make things
2 year professional degree: Mastersof Entertainment
Technology
Two kindred spirits: try things a new way; were both a little
uncomfortable in academia
CMU is the only place I know where this could happen.
Don & I shared an office for six yearsCo-Director Credit for
the ETCs Success
The ETC is to masters degreesas Cirque Du Soleil is to
circus
ETC Curriculum: First DraftProject Course
First Year FallOptional InternshipFirst Year SpringSecond Year
FallSecond Year SpringProject Course
Project Course
Project Course
ETC CurriculumThe Visual StoryImprovisational ActingIntro to
Entertainment TechnologyBuilding Virtual Worlds
ETC Interdisciplinary Project Course IIElective
First Year FallOptional InternshipFirst Year SpringETC
Interdisciplinary Project Course IIIElective
ETC Interdisciplinary Project Course IVElective
Second Year FallSecond Year Spring
Key to the ETCs Success: FreedomNo deans to report to
License to Break the mold
Project-based curriculum
Intense, fun student experience
Field trips!
EdutainmentDeveloped with FDNY Networked simulation to train 1st
responders to chemical spills and terrorist attacks
Companies guaranteed hiring our students
Don has taken the ETC global:Australia, Korea, SingaporeKeys to
the ETCs Success: Focus on People and Learning to work in
Groups
Alice
The Infinitely Scalable Dream FactoryAnd I guess this makes me
the mad hatter
AliceNovel way to teach Computer Programming
Kids make movies and games; the head fake is that they are
learning to program
Over 1 million downloads, 8 textbooks, 10% of US colleges using
right now
Alice is my Professional LegacyHelping millions of kids have fun
while learning something hard
v3.0 will release in 2008, in Java, with characters from the
best-selling PC game in history: The Sims
Cant mention everyone, butDennis Cosgrove is building itWanda
Dann, Steve Cooper, Don Slater are developing the pedagogyCaitlin
Kelleher is going to hit the home run with middle schoolers
Lessons LearnedThe Roles of Parents, Mentors, and Students
My Dad, age 80
My MomThe theory qualifier
My son, the doctor
Other people who help usTeachers
Mentors
Friends
ColleaguesAndy van DamMythical creature
Dutch uncle-d me my sophomore year
Made me go to graduate school
My Bosses: Respect authority while questioning it
We learn from our studentsThe best head fake of all time
Caitlins idea about storytelling in AliceMore Lessons
LearnedPresident Cohons AdviceTell them about having FUN
Like a fish giving a talk about the importance of water
Decide if youre Tigger or Eeyore
Never Lose the Child-like Wonder
Help others
Jessica Hodgins: The best gift everDenny Proffitt:Forgotten more
than Ill ever knowMK Haley:Limit case of my large family theory
Its kind of fun to do the impossible
Professor boy
Loyalty is a two-way street
Never Give UpBrown University didnt get in.
Carnegie Mellon for Graduate School didnt get in.Meeting with
Nico
How to Get People to Help YouYou cant get there alone, and I
believe in Karma
Tell the truthBe earnestApologize when you screw upFocus on
others, not yourself (an example)
Brick walls let us show our dedication
Dont bail; the best gold is at the bottom of barrels of crapGet
a feedback loop; and listen to it!
Show GratitudeETC admissionsHow can you do this?
Dont complain; just work harder.Important AdviceBe good at
something: it makes you valuableWork hard whats your secret?Find
the best in everybody; no matter how you have to wait for them to
show itBe prepared: luck is where preparation meets
opportunityTodays TalkMy childhood dreamsEnabling the dreams of
othersLessons learned: how you can achieve your dreams or enable
the dreams of others
How to achieve your dreamsHave you figured out the head fake?How
to achieve your dreamsHave you figured out the head fake?How to
lead your lifeHave you figured out the second head fake?Have you
figured out the second head fake?This talk wasnt for you guys.
It was for Dylan, Logan, and Chloe.Really Achieving Your
Childhood DreamsRandy PauschCarnegie Mellon UniversitySept 18,
2007
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