The scene is a deep-red exhibit hall by the International Gallery at the Ripley Center. The time is 1 p.m.
“Alright so it’s all set up… I’ll come back in about 30 minutes to make sure it’s still working then head out!”
“Cool it looks great… wait… uh oh… what was that?”
“I forgot to turn off the Bluetooth keyboard I just put in my backpack… uh oh.”
Everything that had been on the screen was gone. Will panicked.
“Well, OK, maybe I’m not leaving yet.”
Will laughed nervously and put in a phone call to Emily. Thankfully she was nearby and came to help calm him down.
Will programmed like he he had never done before–like he didn’t even know he could do–and recovered everything by altering old XML files. He juuuust made it in time before everyone left.
The clock’s toll is drowned out by the rain… it’s 3:30
“OK, NOW I’m done.”
“Great, it looks perfect. Just let us know if you have any questions. You know, it’s just a liiittle off center. Let’s just move it an inch or…”
SNAP
“Uh oh… what was that?”
Will checked the connections and the power, wondering what could’ve snapped. The screen was as dark as the thoughts in his mind.
“The HDMI adapter… it’s broken… everything’s set up, but I’m going to have to come back with a new adapter in the morning…”
–TO BE CONTINUED–
George, Sonja, Laurie and everyone from VSA/the Smithsonian were super awesome and really helped me get Digital Synthetic set up perfectly. I should have the HDMI adapter fixed by about 1 p.m. tomorrow. So don’t go at 10 to see my work! Haha.
I am INCREDIBLY excited about the exhibit… all of the artwork was fantastic and it’s looking great. I can’t wait for you to see it!
