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| − | '''TED''' (Technology, Entertainment and Design) is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading |
+ | '''TED''' (Technology, Entertainment and Design) is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading." |
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When [['80s Robot]] drives [[Kermit the Frog]] around the world to re-unite his friends in ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]'', [[Scooter]] is [[Vaudeville#Stage_hook|yanked]] from the lobby of the [[Google]] offices while on his way to a TED conference. |
When [['80s Robot]] drives [[Kermit the Frog]] around the world to re-unite his friends in ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]'', [[Scooter]] is [[Vaudeville#Stage_hook|yanked]] from the lobby of the [[Google]] offices while on his way to a TED conference. |
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| + | ==Appearances== |
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| + | ===Scooter=== |
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| − | {{quote|On stage at TED2012 — the |
+ | {{quote|On stage at TED2012 — the “[[Academy Awards]] for nerds,” as he put it — Scooter laid out his question: “Can Tactile Icons Survive in an Integer-Driven Environment?” In other words, MUPPETS vs. CGI! (Or “Formulas vs. Felt.”) In a breathtaking intellectual throwdown only a 2-foot-high Muppet could deliver, Scooter laid out a series of trenchant arguments that demolished the notion that computer-generated characters have surpassed puppets: |
-CG can do 3D? Muppets have always been 3D. |
-CG can do 3D? Muppets have always been 3D. |
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-CG can do motion capture? Hand moves, puppet moves. Motion: captured. |
-CG can do motion capture? Hand moves, puppet moves. Motion: captured. |
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| − | -Artificial intelligence? “In all the years I’ve been with the Muppets, we’ve never done anything intelligent, artificial or otherwise.”}} |
+ | -Artificial intelligence? “In all the years I’ve been with [[:Category:The Muppets Characters|the Muppets]], we’ve never done anything intelligent, artificial or otherwise.”}} |
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+ | Scooter began his talk as he finished up speaking with [[Gonzo]] on the phone, whom he promised — as a life-long [[Star Trek|Trekkie]] — that he'd tell JJ Abrams he'd make a fantastic Klingon. As Scooter ended his time on stage, he revealed to the audience ("don't tell Gonzo") that Abrams had already said he could be a Vulcan (the fictional [[aliens|alien]] species first portrayed by [[Leonard Nimoy]]). |
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| + | File:Scooter at TED |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | <gallery orientation=landscape> |
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| + | Scooter-TED-badge.png|Scooter's ID badge |
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| + | Image:Scooter_at_TED-2012.jpg| |
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| + | Image:Scooter_at_TED2012.jpg| |
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| + | Image:Scooter-at-TED.jpg| |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ===Cookie Monster=== |
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| + | [[Cookie Monster]] made a live appearance at the 2012 TEDMED conference in [[Washington, D.C.]] in April 2012 to learn more about being an ultramarathon runner from champion [[Scott Jurek]], and learned about how eating more veggies and fewer cookies helps. |
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| + | File:Scott Jurek & Cookie Monster at TEDMED 2012| |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ===Kermit the Frog=== |
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| + | [[Kermit the Frog]] spoke at TEDxJackson in [[Mississippi]] on November 6, 2014. |
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| + | File:Kermit at TED 2014| |
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| + | </gallery> |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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| + | ==External links== |
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| + | {{wikipedia|TED (conference)}} |
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| + | *[http://www.ted.com Official website] |
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[[Category:Live Appearances]] |
[[Category:Live Appearances]] |
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| + | [[Category:Miscellaneous References]] |
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Revision as of 17:26, 28 October 2015
TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading."
References
When '80s Robot drives Kermit the Frog around the world to re-unite his friends in The Muppets, Scooter is yanked from the lobby of the Google offices while on his way to a TED conference.
Appearances
Scooter
On February 29, 2012, Scooter appeared at the real TED2012 conference as a speaker.[1]
Scooter began his talk as he finished up speaking with Gonzo on the phone, whom he promised — as a life-long Trekkie — that he'd tell JJ Abrams he'd make a fantastic Klingon. As Scooter ended his time on stage, he revealed to the audience ("don't tell Gonzo") that Abrams had already said he could be a Vulcan (the fictional alien species first portrayed by Leonard Nimoy).
Scooter at TED
Scooter's ID badge
Cookie Monster
Cookie Monster made a live appearance at the 2012 TEDMED conference in Washington, D.C. in April 2012 to learn more about being an ultramarathon runner from champion Scott Jurek, and learned about how eating more veggies and fewer cookies helps.
Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog spoke at TEDxJackson in Mississippi on November 6, 2014.
Kermit at TED 2014
Sources
- ↑ TED Blog "Scooter at TED2012 (Yes, the Muppet!)" February 29, 2012