I’m deep in the “paper” edit prices of selecting scenes, matching audio tracks, still shots, titling, etc. I really do love making things…
Steve Mahaley

Problems worth solving
In a conversation with a colleague recently, I was going on about this clarity I feel around the work we do at Red Fern – that, while there are many logical applications of virtual reality technology and excellent design work going on out there, we, here, are not driven simply by what technology *can* do, but rather what it *should* do to help with real issues.

The storm before the storm
Yeah – I’m not really proud of what this looks like – BUT it is honest. This is ‘the storm’ that happens in VR production way before a camera is ever turned on.
Black Faces in High Places
This just out from friend and colleague Dr. Randal Pinkett and his business partner Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson! For all our Black friends and colleagues, this looks to be a great read. Having worked with these gentlemen and with BCT Partners, we have nothing but the highest regard for their knowledge, insight and abilities to connect and help others who are seeking success.

Gen Z and Technology – Love at First Sight?
I was invited to speak with my good friend, colleague and author Nikhil Raval this morning. Nikhil has written a book entitled Target Gen Z, and is now featuring people of all disciplines to better understand what is, and is not, pertinent when it comes to working with those of us born after 1996.

I’ll update this post when the link to the podcast is ready, but for now will say that we touched on education design, digital natives / residents vs. immigrants / visitors, and what traps to avoid (no, it’s not love at first sight, always!) and what approaches I take to incorporate new tech into the work I do that is often targeted at Gen Z learners.
Nikhil in Ahmedabad, India, and me in my North Carolina home. Fascinating. One of the things I love about communications technologies – allowing us to bridge great divides of distance to explore topics and solve problems together.