Consciousness -- Rethought

I read this article -- and I almost cried. Not because of the tragedy behind it all, but because of how this man dealt with it all.

"'I screamed, but there was nothing to hear,' he said, via his keyboard.

The Belgian former engineering student, who speaks four languages, said he coped with being effectively trapped in his own body by meditating. He told doctors he had 'traveled with my thoughts into the past, or into another existence altogether'. Sometimes, he said, 'I was only my consciousness and nothing else'. "

Only his consciousness and nothing else.

I need The Red Book to come out now.

IMPORTANT EDIT: Due to a wonderfully enlightening comment posted on this entry (thank you Mark D), some new information has been brought to the forefront. My only reaction to all of this is that people have some wonderfully wild imaginations, and that despite the truth coming forward, the moment was not lost, and I am still really excited for The Red Book. The idea that perhaps this man is actually stuck in his mind with only his consciousness is still a question that is unanswered -- that idea alone is what I took from the article to begin with, and despite its validity, I think it's worth sharing.

Learning

Tomorrow I embark and an exciting journey. With a team of 4 our students, I am going to create an iphone application over the course of three days while 2,000 attendees of the Learning 2009 conference watch us, chat with us, and then hear us present in front of them on the final day of the conference. To say the least, I'm a bit nervous, but more than anything I am excited for this incredible opportunity to help put Champlain on the map. The conference is about celebrating learning, and learning is something that I know I'll do while I'm there. I also hope that I can help other people learn by watching our experience and seeing the result of what we try to achieve.

For more information on what the conference is about, check out Learning 2009.

On another note, my Advanced Seminar game, titled "Euphony" is coming together. Most of my artwork is implemented, and although I've got a pretty major bug, I can almost see the end. Once I can get the collision and physics working correctly, I'll post it. I've learned so much throughout the process of creating this game -- I can hardly wait to start my next. I feel that Multimedia Fusion 2 and I are finally starting to get along, and I look forward to seeing what I can create in the future. For now, here's some artwork.