Week Fourteen: Themed Entertainment Engineering

This week we are beginning the project review process with some general comments and some insight how work moves from the design phase to construction phase in themed entertainment. 

Dr. Jesse Kamm, a themed entertainment engineer, will be in Zoom class this week to talk about purpose built design, and the relationship between design and actual construction.  What do you need to know about to talk to those who might work in translating vision into reality.  

Here is a link to his LinkedIn site which gives you his background.  Dr. Kamm has also suggested the following resources for your consideration: for his willingness to act as an external reviewer.  

Link to Dr. Jesse Kamm's LinkedIn Page

Falcon's Creative Group History of Immersion podcast self reflections
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mYWxjb25zY3JlYXRpdmVncm91cC5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw/episode/MzczZmJkNmQtN2E3NC00NGFlLTlkY2YtZDcyNDIxNjFmNTQ2?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwi8nNOkmLDtAhXFt1kKHV7vB6IQjrkEegQIBxAF&ep=6

Podcast interview of Dr. Jesse Kamm - Purpose driven design - brief overview of Construction Development Process
https://www.themedattraction.com/ta-podcast-e22-jesse-kamm/

Article Dr. Kamm wrote on Impactful Purpose built environments
https://www.themedattraction.com/purpose-based-design-the-next-evolution-in-immersive-environments/

Suggested future readings:
The Immersive Worlds Handbook: Designing theme parks and consumer spaces by Dr. Scott A. Lukas

For next week I asking you to read at least four projects that are not your own or your partners and be ready to discuss in a general way the assignment, how you saw people respond, what you thought were interesting elements in the projects your read and what, after some consideration, you had done differently yourself.

I will also ask you to critique the assignment itself and what might be done differently to improve the worth of the project to those who do it.

Please, before next week's class complete the online course evaluation.  These are anonymous and should feel free to include any input you have.  I read them all and appreciate specific suggestions that might be helpful in improving the course and the assignments.