InfoWarRoom

Last night I went to InfoWarRoom at Vooruit.

I must be too much into stuff, because I thought nothing new was told.
I would have liked something more than the surface.
Jens Mortier told about the campaign (humo liegt) they had on the web.
C. thought it was interesting since she didn't know the campaign. Me on the other hand would have like to hear more about how they came to certain decisions and how they think they will wok into the future with internet playing a more extended role in the life of youngsters.

Anyhow, another thing in the presentation was 'technical difficulties'.
Quite some times they didn't manage to play the movies right away.
C. asked 'is it so difficult to make this play?'
My answer 'If you only knew...'
While looking at the screens I saw there must have been like at least 3 computers for the 3 screens, next to that one computer could take over the 3 screens to play simultaneously, and on top of that they wanted to play movies which isn't always that easy in Keynote.
There were several television screens that showed the speakers or the info from the computer, meaning that one of the 3 computers could take over the television screens and the videocam.
InfoWarRoom was also broadcasted life on the web.
That's what I call 'WOW'.
But that might have been the reason why things went wrong.

And that ladies and gents is the absolute horror for the person behind the computer.
Because the only thing you have to do is to have the show go on.
Nothing more, but when one thing goes wrong, you can be sure that you sweat like a horse.

In one week I need to present 3 keynotes in 3 different cities.
The keynotes are ready and tested.
We have a spare computer for when something goes wrong (oh no sire, we won't have the 'Microsoft Bill Gates moment' happening)
But you cannot know what is going on on the moment itself.
And frankly speaking, I will be nervous and I won't sleep.

It is a one hour presentation and after that it's gone, it will disappear out of the heads of the people, and that's the thing you recall when something went wrong: 'nobody died, nobody got hurt, and actually it really didn't matter.'
But I can assure you, the moment self, you die inside...

(How to tip: As for integrating movies in a Keynote: rip them with Handbrake to mpg4 and then drag them into your keynote. I can assure: it solved a lot of headaches for me...)
(Geert: hat off ;) but I guess next time you'll prefer one screen and few monitors less...)

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