1、Really Achieving Your Childhood DreamsRandy PauschCarnegie Mellon UniversitySept 18,2007The elephant in the roomIm not in denialAnd Im in good health nownCancernThings more important than childhood dreams:my wife and kidsnSpirituality&ReligionMy deathbed conversionWhat were not talking aboutTodays T
2、alknMy childhood dreamsnEnabling the dreams of othersnLessons learned:how you can achieve your dreams or enable the dreams of othersMy Childhood DreamsMy Childhood DreamsnBeing in zero gravitynPlaying in the NFLnAuthoring an article in the World Book encyclopedianBeing Captain KirknWinning stuffed a
3、nimalsnBeing a Disney ImagineerBeing in zero gravityThe“vomit comet”Brick walls are there for a reason:they let us prove how badly we want thingsFootballnDream:play in the NFLnCoach Grahampractice with no footballfundamentalshim riding me all practicenCoach SetliffPower of enthusiasmnTo this day,I a
4、m most comfortable on a football fieldI Never Made it to the NFLnBut football got me where I am todaynFundamentals&Hard Workn“Experience is what you get when you didnt get what you wanted”nMost of what we learn,welearn indirectly(or by“head fake”)Being an author in theWorld Book EncyclopediaBeing li
5、ke Captain KirkMeetingDreamnBeing Captain KirkIts cool to meet your boyhood idol.Winning Stuffed AnimalsI can hear the cynicsBeing an ImagineerBrick walls are there for a reason:they let us prove how badly we want things1991:VR on Five Dollars a DayCHI 91,and TomFurness asks a questionJon SnoddynI h
6、ad to brief the Secretary of DefensenDisneys Aladdin projectnLunch with Jonn“But youre in the business of telling stuff,and were in the business of keeping secrets”nHe taught me:“wait,and people will surprise you.”Our Villain;but alls well that ends wellBrick walls are there for a reason:they let us
7、 prove how badly we want thingsAladdinCharlie and the Chocolate FactoryWorking on Aladdin VRna once in five careers opportunitynForever changed me real people,real HCI issues how to put engineers&artists togetherReally being an Imagineer and I said“no.”Virtual Jungle CruiseEnabling the ChildhoodDrea
8、ms of Others or,“Boy,am I glad I became a professor!”Building Virtual Worldsn50 students from art,design,drama,and CSnRandomly chosen teams,change per projectnTwo weeks to design,implement,and testnFive projects during the semesterThe First YearnListed in Five Departments(I love CMU!)nContent:Anythi
9、ng you wantNo shooting violenceNo pornographynThey blew me away w/first assignmentnI called Andy van DamnThe first showIn McConomy for its A/VPresident Cohons reactionCampus-wide ExhibitionBVW was a pioneering coursenAnd as they sayDon Marinelli(Drama)Randy Pausch(CS)The Dream Fulfillment FactoryEnt
10、ertainment Technology Center(ETC)nArtists+Technologists workingin small teams to make thingsn2 year professional degree:Mastersof Entertainment TechnologynTwo kindred spirits:try things a new way;were both a little uncomfortable in academianCMU is the only place I know where this could happen.Right
11、Brain /Left BrainDon&I shared an office for six yearsCo-Director Credit for the ETCs SuccessThe ETC is to“masters degrees”as Cirque Du Soleil is to“circus”ETC Curriculum:First DraftProject CourseFirst Year FallOptional InternshipFirst Year SpringSecond Year FallSecond Year SpringProject CourseProjec
12、t CourseProject CourseETC CurriculumThe Visual StoryImprovisational ActingIntro to Entertainment TechnologyBuilding Virtual WorldsETC Interdisciplinary Project Course IIElectiveFirst Year FallOptional InternshipFirst Year SpringETC Interdisciplinary Project Course IIIElectiveETC Interdisciplinary Pr
13、oject Course IVElectiveSecond Year FallSecond Year SpringKey to the ETCs Success:FreedomnNo deans to report tonLicense to“Break the mold”nProject-based curriculumnIntense,fun student experiencenField trips!EdutainmentnDeveloped with FDNY nNetworked simulation to train 1st responders to chemical spil
14、ls and terrorist attacksCompanies guaranteed hiring our studentsDon has taken the ETC global:Australia,Korea,SingaporeKeys to the ETCs Success:Focus on People and Learning to work in GroupsAliceThe Infinitely Scalable Dream FactoryAnd I guess this makes me the mad hatterAlicenNovel way to teach Comp
15、uter ProgrammingnKids make movies and games;the“head fake”is that they are learning to programnOver 1 million downloads,8 textbooks,10%of US colleges using right nowAlice is my Professional LegacynHelping millions of kids have fun while learning something hardnv3.0 will release in 2008,in Java,with
16、characters from the best-selling PC game in history:The SimsnCant mention everyone,butDennis Cosgrove is building itWanda Dann,Steve Cooper,Don Slater are developing the pedagogyCaitlin Kelleher is going to hit the home run with middle schoolersLessons LearnedThe Roles of Parents,Mentors,and Student
17、sMy Dad,age 80My MomnThe theory qualifiernMy son,the doctorOther people who help usnTeachersnMentorsnFriendsnColleaguesAndy van DamnMythical creaturenDutch uncle-d me my sophomore yearnMade me go to graduate schoolMy“Bosses”:Respect authority while questioning itWe learn from our studentsnThe best“h
18、ead fake”of all time Caitlins idea about storytelling in AliceMore Lessons LearnedPresident Cohons AdvicenTell them about having FUNnLike a fish giving a talk about the importance of waterDecide if youre Tigger or EeyoreNever Lose the Child-like WonderHelp othersJessica Hodgins:The best gift everDen
19、ny Proffitt:Forgotten more than Ill ever knowMK Haley:Limit case of my large family theory“Its kind of fun to do the impossible”“Professor boy”Loyalty is a two-way streetNever Give UpnBrown University didnt get in.nCarnegie Mellon for Graduate School didnt get in.Meeting with NicoHow to Get People t
20、o Help YounYou cant get there alone,and I believe in KarmanTell the truthnBe earnestnApologize when you screw upnFocus on others,not yourself(an example)Brick walls let us show our dedicationDont bail;the best gold is at the bottom of barrels of crapGet a feedback loop;and listen to it!Show Gratitud
21、eETC admissionsHow can you do this?Dont complain;just work harder.Important AdvicenBe good at something:it makes you valuablenWork hard “whats your secret?”nFind the best in everybody;no matter how you have to wait for them to show itnBe prepared:“luck”is where preparation meets opportunityTodays Ta
22、lknMy childhood dreamsnEnabling the dreams of othersnLessons learned:how you can achieve your dreams or enable the dreams of othersHow to achieve your dreamsnHave you figured out the head fake?How to achieve your dreamsHave you figured out the head fake?How to lead your lifeHave you figured out the second head fake?Have you figured out the second head fake?This talk wasnt for you guys.It was for Dylan,Logan,and Chloe.Really Achieving Your Childhood DreamsRandy PauschCarnegie Mellon UniversitySept 18,2007
