Why the Ghost Ranch Retreat? Put 50 Brycers in the same location for a week. Make sure that the location is a pleasant, pretty location (okay, okay, make that profoundly beautiful). Take away the distractions. Provide a computer lab. Some instruction. Allow enough time left over so that those who want to can continue working with Bryce on the computer, and those who don't can do other things, such as go hiking or sightseeing. Encourage collaboration. Invite the Muse to come along and see what will happen. That's what Bryce Retreat @ Ghost Ranch is about. The week is May 24-30, 1998. The place is Ghost Ranch, located in northern New Mexico. The instructors are: Susan Kitchens (event chair) Chris Casady Rodney L'Ongnion, Brian (drZox) Strauss, Scott Tucker Class topics range from polishing up on Bryce basics to Making cool and unusual terrains, Deep Texture Editing, Making QTVR using Bryce, Principles of Animation, Bryce synergy with other software applications.   A Typical Day Here's how a typical day will look. See the week's schedule for an overview of the week: Mornings: Breakfast Class time Afternoons: Lunch Free Time to do whatever Evenings: Dinner 1-1.5 hour presentation Free Time to do whatever   The Computer Lab The computer lab will consist of 3 dozen computers (for 50 people). Classes are structured so that there is some hands-on instruction taking place while other demo-lecture instruction is taking place. We're not arranging for a one-to-one ratio of computers to humans for the following reasons: 1. Logistics and expense. The computer lab is going to be set up in a day's time and will last for a week. There's enough challenge in that task for 3 dozen computers, much less slightly over 4 dozen computers. 2. Timesharing. Hey, if everyone decides that they want to bag hiking and sightseeing in the afternoons and work-work-work in the lab all hours of the entire afternoon and night, I'll be shocked. Really. (It's because I've been to Ghost Ranch, so I know. Check out the images section to see what I mean.) I believe that a little over a dozen people will, at any given time, choose to be doing other things. 3. Sheer cussedness. Well, you get the idea. Some people have spoken of bringing their own computers to Ghost Ranch. That's cool, as long as you (a) don't mind the fact that the computer is set up in a public place, the biiiig multi-purpose room that the Bryce Retreat will be using. Naturally, if it's your computer, we'll all respect that fact and not use it (especially with those threatening "keep yercottonpickin' hands offa my 'puter!" notes you tack to it); and (b) let us know beforehand (remember, we gotta deal with electrical outlets and sufficient "juice" for the event.) But enough of that for now. You get the basic idea. What next? Check out the rest of the site. The links below take you to the major areas of the Bryce Retreat @ Ghost Ranch.
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