Ted Talks

I have to say, that while most of the visuals were entertaining and kept my mind from wandering, I felt that they also added some confusion.  There were a couple parts that were moving so quickly that I didn't understand completely what was going on.  I had to pause the video a couple times and rewind so I could better understand his point.

However, I also felt that the visuals provided a great way to explain what he was talking about.  I tried to listen to the video while working on something else but couldn't understand what was going on; I had to keep my eyes on the screen.

I wasn't in class last week to be able to draw parallels, but from what I have read from other blogs I can see the connection.  I never put much thought into how I read a comic, on screen or on paper, I just naturally did it.  However, it makes sense how it can be confusing without direction and what it could take to make a comic easily understandable, or easily read, on a computer.

I can draw connections from today's class and Scott's speech.  He spoke about blind faith and how scientists or inventors have a lot of trouble promoting ideas when there isn't proof it will actually work.  I had to promote my dumb product first today, and feel I got to experience that first-hand.  I have never promoted a product and had no idea what I was supposed to do.  Because I went first, I couldn't even watch other people to get an idea of how to present.