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Programming Play
Stacey Mulcahy emphasizes the importance of play in both personal and professional life, illustrating that adults often forget how to incorporate fun into their daily activities. Through various anecdotes, she encourages finding opportunities for creativity and playfulness to combat burnout and complacency. Ultimately, she calls for a cultural shift to rediscover the joy of play, which can lead to greater engagement and innovation in the workplace.
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Programming Play
- 1. PROGRAMMING PLAY STACEY MULCAHY@bitchwhocodes
- 2. IF YOU COULDAUTO-TUNE A VOICE WITH A PUBESCENT FILTER…. LAUGH
- 3. AND THEN PROCESSIT TO SOUND LIKE SOMEONE WHO SMOKED FOR 30 YEARS…. LAUGH
- 4. IT WOULD SOUND LIKEME TODAY. LAUGH
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- 6. HOW CANADIAN OFME LAUGH
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- 8. CAN I TELLYOU A STORY? [CLAP FOR YES, DO IT] [CLAP FOR MEH, MAYBE] NOTE: THERE IS NO OPTION
- 9. remember last accomplishment atwork? armpit of the universe So the other day, I was with my co-worker on our offices roof top patio in times square. Its about 7 stories up. And there I am, leaning over the edge, yelling down at everyone “John, JOHN”. My co-worker asked who i was yelling at. I said I had no idea. He was like what? And I said “well with that many people down there, surely someone is named John”. He laughed. And looked at me and said “I need more of this in my day to day life”. And I was all “need what?”. And he said “more play. I need to make more opportunities in life, in work, to play”. And this made me think about this presentation. Because this is how I am all the time. Isn’t everyone else?
- 10. remember last accomplishment atwork? armpit of the universe So the other day, I was with my co-worker on our offices roof top patio in times square. Its about 7 stories up. And there I am, leaning over the edge, yelling down at everyone “John, JOHN”. My co-worker asked who i was yelling at. I said I had no idea. He was like what? And I said “well with that many people down there, surely someone is named John”. He laughed. And looked at me and said “I need more of this in my day to day life”. And I was all “need what?”. And he said “more play. I need to make more opportunities in life, in work, to play”. And this made me think about this presentation. Because this is how I am all the time. Isn’t everyone else?
- 11. remember last accomplishment atwork? do you remember your last accomplishment at work? at least one you celebrated?
- 12. cynical beyond repair? are youcynical beyond repair
- 13. cynical beyond repair? is yourattention span nonexistent
- 14. are you exhaustedall the time
- 15. inability to complete tasks? areyou unable to finish to things?
- 16. remember last accomplishment atwork? Do you feel like you are just running in circles and not really progression?
- 17. do the littlestof things send you into a murderous rage?
- 18. lack of motivation? Doyou lack motivation?
- 19. remember last accomplishment atwork? being burnt out
- 20. lack of motivation? SIGNSOF BURN OUT VERY SIMILAR TO DEPRESSION Do you lack motivation?
- 21. I didn’t reallyhave anyone to say “ yer doing too much”, or chill out, or just like take care of yourself.
- 22. 22 When we werekids we loved to play. Look at all the wonder that a simple cardboard box could give us. I tried to think about being an adult. And having a cardboard box. Would it bring me the same wonder, the same delight? http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/PJ-BH348_TINKER_G_20120522174958.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/92/15/e5/9215e56a97526e73172f29d33543079e.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/b9/40/8a/b9408aa387d8fce11de9857a4e7268e1.jpg
- 23. 23 Nooooooope. I meanfirst of all, a search for cardboard box and adult brings about just stock images. Apparently there is not a single “candid” image of an adult with boxes. Also - its all about responsibility. Tasks. It’s about getting stuff done, not exploring it. http://www.thurstontogether.org/whatWeDo/education-prevention/gang-prevention/Graffiti%20Spring%20Clean-up%202010%20012.jpg
- 24. 24 http://i.imgur.com/EJRDDEJ.jpg?1 Kids put ona cape or a clock and it transforms them and their world.
- 25. 25 They create theirown reality while as adults we suspend ours..
- 26. HAVE WE FORGOTTEN HOWTO PLAY
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- 28. Have we honestlyjust forgotten how to find fun in the every day ordinary events - and how that can benefit our work as developers ?
- 29. 29 We take ourselvesso seriously. We spend inordinate amounts of time trying to prove we are right as adults. Worse, we comment on the internet to support that.
- 30. We build ourreps. Our profiles. We contribute to the community. We are serious. Sometimes too serious. We believe we are right. We become assholes at work. We start to use words like “ JUST” and “OBVIOUSLY”
- 31. We become thatperson that is always looking for the next opportunity.
- 32. we become sotimid and afraid
- 33. just when wethink we have the hang of things, things get weird. or different. or they change. or there is more of it.
- 34. 34 and our jobsbecome serious. and more structured. With more obstacles than ever before.
- 35. And even withthe people that we work with, they don’t see us as playful or creative. Because our idea of creative thinking, is efficiencies in workflow.
- 36. HOW CAN WE PLAYAT WORK
- 37. WE ALL LIKETO LAUGH
- 38. and i startedto just do things I thought was funny to help kickstart ideas.
- 39. should i replyall ?
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- 42. NOT EVERYTHING HAS TOBE USEFUL
- 43. GRITTEH KITTEH EXPERIMENTAL WILLFIND ITS APPLICATION
- 44. “If there isany piece of writing that defines our culture, I submit it’s the SkyMall catalog,” the author Bill McKibben wrote in a 2006 essay in Orion magazine, a nature and culture magazine published every two months. “To browse its pages is to understand the essential secret of American consumer life: That we’ve officially run out not only of things we need, but even of things we might plausibly desire.” In its 19 years, the SkyMall catalog… 19 years?? p.s. that’s 1995In its 19 years, the SkyMall catalog… 19 years?? p.s. that’s 1995
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- 51. BRB - verybusy dying with my cats
- 52. truth is theyare just checking to see if you are breathing so that they can eat your face.
- 53. Start to feelbad cos you are giving more attention to one than the other
- 54. This cat isall - fuck you, you forgot my damn fancy feast and didn’t change my litter today. Not my fault you kept yourself logged into facebook
- 55. Next think youknow your social feeds are populated with selfies of your cat
- 56. Eating stuff rightout of the bowl like an animal
- 57. and this iswhat you have to look forward to when you fall.
- 58. So I thought– I wonder if there is a stuffed cat I can get
- 59. And sure enough,there are some weird ones.
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- 61. So I boughtone from ebay. Made of rabbit hair. Don’t ask.
- 62. Gritteh Kitteh A catthat has conductive thread that basically replaces a mouse. You can “scroll” and “select”. Scroll by petting, and then select by pressing on the head. Connects to a node app where it pulls images from Instragram images labelled “kitteh’ – you can scroll through images, and select the ones you want to download.
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- 64. GRITTEH KITTEH BRING AFRIEND TO THE SANDBOX BOOTY BUMP Bring a friend to the sandbox. Remember the days of knocking on someones door and be all “ heh can so and so come out and play, we got a rousing game of kick the can going”. We don’t do this as adults. If we do, we call it “collaboration”. Whatever you want to call it, do it.
- 65. Need to setup this story Need images that tell the story of that one moment - you have no one to high five, no one gives a shit, they don’t see it as the big deal that it is. You don’t trust that it worked. its like a miracle …
- 66. Need to setup this story Need images that tell the story of that one moment - you have no one to high five, no one gives a shit, they don’t see it as the big deal that it is. You don’t trust that it worked. its like a miracle …
- 67. Need to setup this story Need images that tell the story of that one moment - you have no one to high five, no one gives a shit, they don’t see it as the big deal that it is. You don’t trust that it worked. its like a miracle …
- 68. Need to setup this story Need images that tell the story of that one moment - you have no one to high five, no one gives a shit, they don’t see it as the big deal that it is. You don’t trust that it worked. its like a miracle …
- 69. storytime My r&d spaceat BigSpaceShip
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- 71. storytime Stacey Need imageof building my butt bust
- 72. storytime Stacey Need imageof building my butt bust
- 73. storytime Stacey Need imageof building my butt bust
- 74. GRITTEH KITTEH FOLLOW ITWHERE IT TAKES YOU SKRILLTREX
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- 82. GRITTEH KITTEH DO STUFF& TALK ABOUT IT TWEETHEART
- 86. GRITTEH KITTEH BRING PEOPLEALONG WITH YOU SHOT SHOTS SHOTS
- 87. so we tooka beverage jar
- 88. added a solenoidwhich is good for “opening” latches/doors
- 89. added a relayso we could fire it remotely
- 90. and then addedsome voice recognition and processing for buzzwords.
- 91. my plan wasworking. i was injecting fun into everything we do.
- 92. GRITTEH KITTEH REDISCOVER THEART OF PLAY THROUGH OTHERS YOUNG GAME MAKERS
- 94. MEET AMANDA SHE SAVEDME FROM MYSELF
- 96. How cute isthis. this dude is showing me his lego man he made that he is animating in scratch and the storyline was to be believed. You just gotta go with it, suspend all reality and embrace weird.
- 100. LOOK AT THISDUDE. He did his own graphics. He scanned them in. he came with his own scanner. He was showing up something fierce.
- 103. GRITTEH KITTEH FIND TIMETO PLAY MORE
- 104. Its time towake up. It’s time to stop being complacent. To stop being so serious. To find ways to play that keep up interested and invested. And that in playing, we might find applications for it. Its important for growth
- 105. Its okay ifwe try at it and fail. Its important to have the opportunity to explore.
- 106. Playing is aboutthinking differently. It lets you approach things in ways you would’t have before.
- 107. Playing will helpkeep you interested and curious. You don’t want to turn around and see complacency sneaking up on you.
- 108. THANKS I AM STACEYMULCAHY I DANCE LIKE EVERYONE IS WATCHING (THEN IMMEDIATELY DENY IT) @bitchwhocodes