I am viewing the seminars via the web in April, 2000, from Los
Angeles. Have your people call my people.
--- In unrev-II@egroups.com, Henry van Eyken <vaneyken@s...> wrote:
> Just a quick reply.
>
> I can't make out from this post whether the conversations referred
to are
> discussions during the sessions or conversations outside session 8
proper.
> All of the sessions have been recorded and Session 8, along with 7
and 9,is
> now being transcribed.
>
> Henry
>
> malcolmdean@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> > 1) Story - Rob Swigart
> >
> > Of course, Story is a big deal here in Hollywood, really a sub-
> > industry. Everybody pays homage, then goes home and sins in
> > primetime. But not all authorities agree on the three-act
structure,
> > as was stated. John Truby (www.truby.com) has a series of products
> > analyzing very successful stories with 2, 4, n acts in various
> > genres. Perhaps an area which could be investigated would be a
set of
> > genres matching the scenario work. Here again, Truby has the most
> > interesting set of genres. Obviously, no business would own up to
> > playing out a Murder Mystery, but maybe Romance has some value. If
> > you're going to borrow, why not take it all?
> >
> > 2) Promoting these ideas
> >
> > It seems the seminar is looking for a fundamental set of products
or
> > developments, a complete toolkit, to create this revolution, just
as
> > the PC was born. I'm not sure this will be possible in the limited
> > time available, or that it can play out the same way.
> >
> > Evolution is messy. While exploration and development proceeds in
> > academia and business, efforts should also be made in the public
and
> > mass market arena. Even academics participate in the common
> > experience during down times. Existing venues in the media should
be
> > exploited to prepare society. Identify, encourage and train
naturally-
> > occurring spokespersons. Products like Partnerware and groupwares
are
> > popping up all over the 'net. Use and encourage them, even if they
> > only implemented half of an idea. A CoDIAK Webring can be
established
> > to link NICs and related efforts. An HTML newsletter can help
> > maintain visibility. Potential profits can be stressed to create
> > value. Is there an IPO in here somewhere? Perhaps memes could be
> > created to spread the concepts. The whole idea needs to acquire
sex
> > appeal. In other words, we are not likely to be able to afford
> > elegance, nor should a lack of elegance discourage any venue or
> > method. He who dies with the most toys, wins.
> >
> > DKRs will require a fundamental cultural shift toward honoring
> > information. Information must become like a religion, preserved
and
> > enshrined just like ancient texts. Right now, information control
and
> > obfuscation are much more important - politics and religious
> > authority are the most blatant examples. And witness the low
stature
> > and pay of librarians and teachers.
> >
> > One classmate raised the question of conversations not being
> > recorded, pointing out that they contain much of the knowledge
which
> > should be stuffed into the repository. Obviously, our culture is
not
> > going to start hiring millions of human recorders to take notes
and
> > maintain DKRs (even if this would be a good thing to do with the
> > millions who will have nothing to do when robots are designing and
> > building robots). But the immensely more powerful computers just
> > around the corner will be able to. Dragon Systems is previewing
audio
> > search technology which comes from the "Intelligence community"
(and
> > which may, in fact, have played a role in Echelon, the American
> > telecom spy system which has made many Europeans paranoid). As a
> > pilot project, the NPR audio archive is being made available. When
> > workers communicate with each other and the DKR just as Starfleet
> > officers talk to their ships, DKRs will be practical and powerful.
> > This possibility is not very far away.
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