[games_access] Randy Pausch

[d. michelle hinn]

Just in case some of you have read or watched "the last lecture" by 
Randy Pausch, professor at Carnegie Mellon, lost his battle with 
cancer today:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/07/25/obit.pausch.ap/index.html

I knew him a bit from conferences (the CMU receptions at GDC) and a 
few phone calls consultations he did with me (for free!) when I was 
in the VR area and working with room size VR and accessibility -- he 
had worked on some similar stuff while on sabbatical at Disney.

Anyway, just passing this along in case any of you have also been 
affected by Randy's work over the years. I urge you to watch his 
video on YouTube of his last lecture -- titled that for obvious 
reasons -- he retired that day -- and was in answer to a challenge -- 
if you knew that you only had one last lecture to give, what would 
you say? It's quite uplifting actually. He had a great sense of humor 
and was brave (or at least braver than I'd ever seen anyone better) 
at death's door.

We'll miss you, Randy!

Michelle
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