Author: debbie ding
The PhD is not just about working hard, the PhD is about taking care of yourself
This blog took a backseat for a couple months due to several reasons. One was due to the realisation that blog activity doesn’t equate to coursework or PhD writing activity, and I’m also in the process of rebuilding my website (a major revamp!). I also had a health scare, and…
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Organising your PhD Data with Notion, Google Sheets, Google Drive
Hello my mysterious PhD blog readers! How many of my friends are also pursuing obscure interdisciplinary PhDs? Who are you? What motivated your to read a post with a title like this? This blog has been on the backburner because I’ve been working on a massive DBBD website overhaul that…
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A few of the educational metaverses at Edutech Asia 2022
A speed tour of the Educational Metaverses at Day 1 of Edutech Asia. A conference and a full-on trade fair of educational technology companies: all the big names in learning management systems like Blackboard and D2L (Brightspace), familiar names like moodle and edpuzzle, google cloud storage, endless rows of projector companies, shockproof ipad cases for classrooms, gamification in education, interactive floor, block coding robots, AI tutors, AI in EVERYTHING!
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What I’ve been up to: Pluritopia Biennale, VRChat Safari, Caanart Pioneer Salon, CoHASS Conference 2022, and in-game photography workshop!
Pluritopia Biennale (22 Sept 2022 – 28 Sept 2022) VRChat Safari (5 Oct 2022) Caanart Pioneer Salon (9 Oct 2022) CoHASS Conference (14 Oct 2022) In-Game Photography Workshop (27 Oct 2022) Do you like VR and do you like WEIRDNESS? Well then step right up, here’s my attempt to do…
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Time for the real work!
Real Work? Welcome back to Debbie’s writing blog after an unexpected one month hiatus! It is Day 75 of my PhD and it has been a super busy month – I have never read so much or written so much in a long while! Because I am embarking on a…
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Behind-the-scenes of The Commuter: Realism, texturing, and baking
What’s a practice-based PhD without a healthy amount of PRACTICE? Here are some behind the scenes shots for something I am currently working on in VRChat. A big question on my mind lately is: How Real does the Virtual Reality have to be? The detail has to be there, because…
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