Dancing in the Digital Forest.

Date: 07 September 2011 08:23:50

As if the start of an academic year wasn't chaotic enough, with the normal enrolment, paperwork, risk assessments, welcome packs and so on to be done I've also got the World Skills Festival to concern myself with. It should be ace, and terrifyingly huge. Apparently they are geared up to have around 7,500 people coming in every half hour and the Digital Forest is one of the first things that will be seen by main entrance 2. And there's only two entrances.

Terrifying.

What isn't terrifying is the concept: lots of people draw trees and those trees are placed into a digital forest which is shown on HDMI screen for all to see. It's a collaborative artwork sort of thing I've now done several times and I can't wait to see how this one looks in situ, although tbh the reality in my mind is always constrained by the budget I have to work to. What's mind blowing is the potential numbers which tbh scares the wotsits out of me.

But hey, a chance to show off iPad, DSi XL and desktop artwork off, and the work of my students, and all sorts of all sorts and it'll be ace. In many ways I can't wait, but... but... only three weeks away AARGH!

Best of all, potentially, are the possible desks that we'll be working on. Which sounds silly I know, but the digital forest has the capacity to be printed and shown on some AWESOME platforms which I can't wait to get my hands on and see. Ace ace ace stuff. But that piece of paper is yet to be signed and agreed so can't mention it just yet. Hope all of this comes out of my mind onto the stage in similar fashion.

But, mainly, AARGH! Scary.