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Sunday, October 05, 2014

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week...

6 Steps To Asking For A Reference

CAREEREALISM: The references you provide to the employer for the job you REALLY WANT are more important than you imagine. A missing in action reference can really kill your chances of a job offer, especially if the choice between you and another candidate is a close one.

Disney Wedding Cake Animation Image Mapping

Disney Parks Blog: We recently unveiled new technology at our Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings Showcase this past Saturday- and I couldn’t wait to share it with you! A wedding cake is probably the most significant confection you’ll ever eat (and buy) – so why not turn it into a living piece of art?

Soap + Light = Audiovisual Display Of Sound

Gear content from Live Design: Soap + light = audiovisual display of sound through projections. Huh? This equation may make some people (ahem, me) want to snap the pencil in half in frustration, but not Dagny Rewera because he has already solved it, and in style, too.

What 3D printing is like when you’ve never done it before

Tech News and Analysis: I thought it would be as easy as hitting print. Then, voila a miniature robot! A pencil holder! A pair of stunner shades! A Bulbasaur planter!

3D printing has the potential to change everything in our world: the Army is considering using it as an easy way to replace parts during war, and NASA even just sent a printer to space. So when I was given the chance to try printing an object for the first time, of course I wanted to try it.

Can Theater Speak to a Modern Audience Without Showing Screens?

Selling Out: Theater people think and talk a lot about being relevant to a contemporary audience, and that’s a good thing to think about.

But when you consider the way young adults (and really everybody) use smartphones and computers now as key parts of how they interact with others, it leads me to a question: Can theater possibly speak to a modern audience without a good way to depict phone and computer-based interactions?

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