1、Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,Randy Pausch Carnegie Mellon University Sept 18, 2007,The elephant in the room,Im not in denial,And Im in good health now,Cancer Things more important than childhood dreams: my wife and kids Spirituality but alls well that ends well,Brick walls are there for a

2、reason: they let us prove how badly we want things,Aladdin,Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,Working on Aladdin VR,a once in five careers opportunity Forever changed me real people, real HCI issues how to put engineers were both a little uncomfortable in academia CMU is the only place I know where t

3、his could happen.,Right Brain / Left Brain,Don the “head fake” is that they are learning to program Over 1 million downloads, 8 textbooks, 10% of US colleges using right now,Alice is my Professional Legacy,Helping millions of kids have fun while learning something hard v3.0 will release in 2008, in

4、Java, with characters from the best-selling PC game in history: The Sims Cant mention everyone, but Dennis Cosgrove is building it Wanda Dann, Steve Cooper, Don Slater are developing the pedagogy Caitlin Kelleher is going to hit the home run with middle schoolers,Lessons Learned,The Roles of Parents

5、, Mentors, and Students,My Dad, age 80,My Mom,The theory qualifier My son, the doctor,Other people who help us,Teachers Mentors Friends Colleagues,Andy van Dam,Mythical creature Dutch uncle-d me my sophomore year Made me go to graduate school,My “Bosses”: Respect authority while questioning it,We le

6、arn from our students,The best “head fake” of all time Caitlins idea about storytelling in Alice,More Lessons Learned,President Cohons Advice,Tell them about having FUN Like a fish giving a talk about the importance of water,Decide if youre Tigger or Eeyore,Never Lose the Child-like Wonder,Help othe

7、rs,Jessica Hodgins: The best gift ever,Denny Proffitt: Forgotten more than Ill ever know,MK Haley: Limit case of my large family theory “Its kind of fun to do the impossible” “Professor boy”,Loyalty is a two-way street,Never Give Up,Brown University didnt get in. Carnegie Mellon for Graduate School

8、didnt get in. Meeting with Nico,How to Get People to Help You,You cant get there alone, and I believe in Karma Tell the truth Be earnest Apologize when you screw up Focus on others, not yourself (an example),Brick walls let us show our dedication,Dont bail; the best gold is at the bottom of barrels

9、of crap,Get a feedback loop; and listen to it!,Show Gratitude,ETC admissions,How can you do this?,Dont complain; just work harder.,Important Advice,Be good at something: it makes you valuable Work hard “whats your secret?” Find the best in everybody; no matter how you have to wait for them to show i

10、t Be prepared: “l(fā)uck” is where preparation meets opportunity,Todays Talk,My childhood dreams Enabling the dreams of others Lessons learned: how you can achieve your dreams or enable the dreams of others,How to achieve your dreams,Have you figured out the head fake?,How to achieve your dreams,Have you figured out the head fake?,How to lead your life,Have you figured out the second head fake?,Have you figured out the second head