"We don't usually design as if time is finite - but what if we did? Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch turned his "last lecture" into a masterclass on living - and leaving - with purpose. His story challenges designers to think about their own "last designs," whether at school, in teams, or in life. (image source: Stoic Reflections) Randy Pausch had every right to do whatever he wanted."
"He could have dived deep into the technological advances he had made in VR, having many papers under his name. He could have gloated about his career achievements. After all, he co-founded the Entertainment Technology Center at CMU and led the team that created ALICE, a revolutionary free software that taught kids programming. Instead, on the day of his "last lecture" - a tradition for CMU professors leaving or retiring -"
Randy Pausch was a Carnegie Mellon professor and virtual reality pioneer who worked with Walt Disney Imagineering and helped found the Entertainment Technology Center at CMU. He led the team that created ALICE, a free software that taught children programming, and published numerous VR papers. Rather than emphasizing technical achievements, he used his "last lecture" platform to focus on childhood dreams, enabling others' dreams, and practical lessons about teaching, design, and overcoming setbacks. The talk combined humor with concrete advice on designing VR, mentoring students, and treating time as a finite resource when creating lasting work.
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