Process

As universal as creativity is, the creative process is unique to every individual. Hear how the Confluence artists, musicians, designers, scientists, and technologists get from the germ of an idea to the reality of artworks, technology breakthroughs and scientific discoveries.

Making things is breaking things

Tod Machover, composer & inventor
Zoe Laughlin, materials engineer
Michael Stern, The Glass Cymbal Project

Our attachment to the cymbals

Tod Machover, composer & inventor
Zoe Laughlin, materials engineer
Michael Stern, The Glass Cymbal Project

Our voices came together

Tod Machover, composer & inventor
Zoe Laughlin, materials engineer
Michael Stern, The Glass Cymbal Project

Brainstorming and glass printing

Tod Machover, composer & inventor
Zoe Laughlin, materials engineer
Michael Stern, The Glass Cymbal Project

Printing the glass cymbals

Tod Machover, composer & inventor
Zoe Laughlin, materials engineer
Michael Stern, The Glass Cymbal Project

Testing the first glass cymbals

Tod Machover, composer & inventor
Zoe Laughlin, materials engineer
Michael Stern, The Glass Cymbal Project

Completing the glass cymbals

Tod Machover, composer & inventor
Zoe Laughlin, materials engineer
Michael Stern, The Glass Cymbal Project

Computer power aids innovation

Richard LeMarchand, video game designer & educator

Everyone is creative

Richard LeMarchand, video game designer & educator

Game designers are multifaceted

Richard LeMarchand, video game designer & educator

Game designers value failure

Richard LeMarchand, video game designer & educator

It is bad to silo art & science

Richard LeMarchand, video game designer & educator

Iteration teaches game design

Richard LeMarchand, video game designer & educator

My childhood playing games

Richard LeMarchand, video game designer & educator

My interest in games

Richard LeMarchand, video game designer & educator