I’ve developed a style of teaching through the years. I vary it from time to time, but there is always a common thread.
In order to teach computer graphics techniques and algorithms, I create interactive visuals that let me guide the students through the various concepts. So it becomes a kind of magic show, with the promise that at the end of the class the students will become fellow magicians.
I’ve come to realize that this style of presentation is a sort of “procedural storytelling”. At the core is a strong narrative, which needs to built on compelling and exciting ideas.
But those ideas are presented visually as a live interactive demo, so that people are able see those ideas coming to life and coalescing before their eyes. Which, when you think about it, is pretty cool.