Bart Delrue

This semester, a group of students in the web topics advanced elective explored linked data, federated web, ActivityPub, Webmention, and Solid. They also experimented with tools such as three.js, cables.gl, and TouchDesigner to create interactive media projects.

LinkedIn-style boasting isn’t my strong suit, but I’m very proud of the work they’ve done. It was inspiring to see how they approached these topics with curiosity and determination, finding their own ways to make sense of complex concepts and turn them into something tangible.

I invited them to Courtray for the Wonder creativity festival, took them to the KBR in Brussels to meet the wonderful Sven Lieber for an inspirational talk about linked data, and half of them still hadn't had enough and voluntarily joined me at Wintercircus Ghent for a talk about TouchDesigner!

To Jelle Michiels, Jarno Willems, Wout Desmedt, Seth Van de Veire, Kwinten De Deyn, Arno Van Hee, and Brent Bauwens: thank you for making this semester an engaging and enjoyable experience. I’m looking forward to seeing what you’ll create next!

P.S. – I’m using this post to test a Webmention. Let’s see if it finds its way to you!

As is tradition in January, I’ve curated a small list of good intentions for 2025.

The basic fit will probably be saturated with other well-intentioned people... so I’ll avoid getting in their way. What’s left is a very real desire to share at least one observation with the world through this blog.

And yes, I antedated this post so the one above wouldn’t look lonely. Please don’t tell anyone. 😉