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By: Chris Lott » Blog Archive » Prezi? Pshaw.

Chris Lott » Blog Archive » Prezi? Pshaw. — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:14:02 +0000

[...] an aside while discussing Serena Epstein’s brilliance (I can’t help but agree, someone should hire her pronto), The Rev says: Don’t get me wrong, [...]

By: Prezi? Pshaw. : Ruminate

Prezi? Pshaw. : Ruminate — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:12:04 +0000

[...] an aside while discussing Serena Epstein’s brilliance (I can’t help but agree, someone should hire her pronto), The Rev says: Don’t get me wrong, [...]

By: Chris L

Chris L — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:04:44 +0000

I don’t wholly disagree either… it’s a matter of proportion and benefit. Even in this case, where Prezi is more suited than anything else I’ve seen, it grew tiring quickly. But hey, now that I have a blog again I can (and will shortly) rant there!

By: Reverend

Reverend — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:54:29 +0000

Chris,

I don’t necessarily disagree with you entirely about Prezi, but what I really liked about this moment is how well it suited the subject matter and the very idea they were trying to communicate about visual communication. So, I see the real limits of Prezi, while at the same time the real power of a tool like that that is imagined generatively in this case with the very presentation being a canvas of detail, ficus, movement, and scanning. It just struck me as so cinematic for their narrative.

By: Chris L

Chris L — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:38:59 +0000

The content of the presentation is quite interesting. But I’m not seeing how this makes one re=think Prezi, which continues to be no more interesting to me than powerpoint… it’s essentially a series of nice transitions without the slides. And while I prefer shows with little or no text– and Prezi helps reinforce that– the mechanism becomes pretty boring after about the 5th transition… of the first Prezi slideshow one sees. It’s certainly not a *bad* thing, but not particularly *good* either.

Serena, on the other hand, looks to be someone that anyone with the resources should be trying to hire. Your picture got my attention– it would have been a good illustration for the “Gaze” moment in the presentation.

By: Gardner

Gardner — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:42:42 +0000

So many memories here–can’t type much beyond “congratulations” without shorting out the keyboard.

What was it, about 15 months ago David and Serena were presenting at ELI and Serena was staying up all night to help finish the citizen journalism movie?

Spring 2007 was certainly full of portent for this professor….

OK, now the keyboard is a;b0a9lhnaljhnfd546s

By: Steven Egan

Steven Egan — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:03:29 +0000

Hey, think she’d be interested in working with us on THAT project?

Anyways, I hope she get’s something. I know the position she’s in. Recommendation letters, including one from a 25+ year game industry professional, and helping a giant game design book and I’m still waiting for an offer that follows through. She sounds like the kind of person I’d at least interview if I was in a position to hire.