Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Semester At Sea New Ship Video

The comments following this video about the Semester At Sea new ship were predictably glowing and, for me, shallow and boring. https://vimeo.com/128899645 
 
For example, "What a beautiful video, " or "Wow, the ship looks great! Congrats SAS!"

Sometimes I feel like such a grouch, but the following atypical comment seems justified in the face of irrational exuberance.

Without the disclosure of much detail, the new ship looks interesting. I'm wondering about the segment that shows a classroom with some chairs positioned with their backs to the front; perhaps students will use their smart phones to connect the the instructor.  However, nice windows useful for extended gazing. Further,  I don't understand the strange new technique or reason for having all the talking heads looking to the side, just off center, and never at us, the viewers. That includes you, John. Maybe someone will explain this to me.