David B. Wertheimer, Executive Director, Entertainment Technology Center at USC
Q: What kinds of activities do your technical staff members enjoy that you believe also benefit their efforts on the job?
A: The majority of the techies and students we work with spend their free time buying gadgetry and trying to integrate it in new and unique ways. The bad news is that very little of it works as advertised, much less works together. The good news is that when they bang their heads through the wall, they then bring that knowledge to work and channel their frustration into creative solutions so we can inform the industry about how electronics need to be improved to serve the average consumer!
