virtual telematic city by hook

i recently came across a short clip in which the creation of a virtual world for a lexus marketing campaign has been captured in all its emerging digital glory. crafted by the caffeine-enthused folks at hook, the rendering took nine days and resulted in the creation of 1200 buildings, traffic, billboards, radio towers, bus stations, street lights, etc. the result is stunning and an extraordinary achievement.

to see the finished product then click on this link.

ken robinson's plea for a creative future . . .

from the ted series of talks, sir ken robinson speaking on the question that hovers like a pointed stick behind everything i do with my class . . .



thanks to sioux newberry for the link!

the link between creativity and play

another of the ted talks - this one about something very close to my heart - the idea of the connections between creativity and play - speaker tim brown opens out the powerful relationship between creativity and play . . . think of a world in which even the most serious work was imbued with creativity and play . . .