Beau Babics - Art & Technology FMX 211

  It really is astonishing to see the stark differences in societies and cultures when looking at Native Americans to the Romans. When Columbus landed in North America in 1492, he described the natives and being extremely primitive when compared to his European culture. Their main weapons were bow and arrows, while Columbus and his colleagues had swords and armor plating made of metal. It was interesting to hear in his diary that the natives were submissive and would do almost anything he asked. He went on to write that that they would make great servants/slaves. It has been typical throughout human history that with the presence of a more advanced civilization, the less advanced civilization usually doesn't fare well. Going back in time to the Romans around 27 BC - 476 AD, they were so incredibly advanced for their time. They built massive structures like the Colisseum and Hagie Sophia which still stand to this day. Many researchers still don't understand the methods by which ...

I learned from this article that there are essentially two levels of creative tasks that researchers call “little-c” creativity and “Big-C” creativity. “little-c” creativity is for smaller things like telling a funny joke or crafting a Christmas present, while “Big-C” creativity is for things like writing a speech or designing a scientific experiment. I found it fascinating that there were different levels of brain activity in certain regions based on how creatively each person could think. People that were more creative, showed greater activity, while people that were less creative, showed less activity. The “high-creative” network is what researchers found belonged to three different brain systems including the default network, executive control network, and the silence network. People that were able to activate these networks simultaneously showed greater creative cognitive strength. I always knew that many people are born smart and may have more cognitive abilities than others tha...

It was interesting to hear about Raul Cuero’s upcoming and how he had to overcome many different predicaments over his life. For example, when he was a basketball player, many people assumed that he “couldn’t think” and couldn’t be an intellectual. But in reality, with all of his hard work and talents, he is now a doctor and inventor who has won dozens of awards. I liked how he talked about creativity and in order to be creative, you have to operate in the unknown. You have to put yourself at risk in order do something that no one else has done before. “Ideas emerge from interacting with other ideas.” The problem, in his opinion, is that many kids are too preoccupied in technology and they are losing natural interactions which is where creativity emerges. You shouldn’t be sending kids to college to get a job, rather you should be sending them to be exposed to knowledge so they can learn, grow, and interact. I can apply these concepts to my life by trying to expose myself to more things...

  Hello! My name is Beau Babics and I'm a filmmaker and student at the University of Tampa. I'm intrigued and fascinated by many facets of film including cinematography, visual effects, and sound design. However, for my professional career, I am pursuing cinematography as my main focus. My specialty is camera operation and creating professional lighting setups for narrative and documentary work. Some of my favorite hobbies are bowling, unicycling, and Onewheeling. The second film I made at UT was about my unicycle adventures you can watch  here . Hopefully I can meet and create some awesome things with some of you this semester!