Today was a lot crazier than yesterday! Events started earlier, I had three back-to-back, and it was so much warmer outside. I experienced VR for the first time and saw two legendary astronauts up close and personal. OH ALSO I SAW BILL NYE THE SCIENCE AND NOW PLANETARY SOCIETY GUY.
To say that my first day at SXSW was interesting would not be doing it justice. Getting from Point A to Point B was rough at times, and trying to figure out venue and panel logistics was a whole new ball game, whether it was actually trying to get a decent spot in line or […]
What feels like a lifetime ago, I had a great Skype conversation with Erin Roberts ahead of her How Books Are Fighting Back In The Digital Age panel. She is just as lovely and lively in person and I was able to snag a short clip with her after the panel concluded.
You may remember my preview of Reach Out and Touch Space. Maybe not. Either way, I was able to catch up with Heather Doyle and Courtney O’Connor after their panel for a quick question.
So concludes day one of my first real SXSW experience. I’ve been several times in the past since 2007, but they were mostly for music and I never had a badge. In the 12 years since, the festival itself has shifted much more towards being a tech conference than a music festival.
This year’s video projects team, Megan Boyle and Paloma Gray, featured SXTXState project highlights in their recap video.
The Interactive Festival at SXSW 2018 was an incredible experience to say the least. When we embarked on this journey a lot of us had no idea what we were in for but we knew this would be something special. I arrived on my first day with my backpack filled to the brim with all […]