Thesis and website examined
I am now entering the final stages of my studies at the DAI. Today it was time to appear before the DAI staff and a few selected external experts, in order to defend the thesis and website which we have all had to produce as a condition for graduation.
This terrifying event took place in the quite odd location of the World Fashion Centre in Amsterdam, which is quite conveniently about five minutes away from my house. This certainly made a nice change from the usual three-hour journey to Enschede, although of course it did not do very much towards diminishing the nerves which will naturally accompany such an encounter.
I was the first of the day to explain my website, which in the end was a fairly matter-of-fact and businesslike conversation with visiting website guru Ronald van Tienhoven. Not especially difficult but also not the type of occasion for being sung to the rafters either.
Next, it came time to defend my thesis, this time with outside expert Jorinde Seijdel, editor of Open magazine. This was surprisingly relaxed, and I was relieved to find that the commentary was mostly positive.
So, one more ordeal over with, just the assessments of next week to go.
