Seminars and Classes Page

Seminars and Classes

Broadband Entertainment is an excellent reference book for college and high school classes. Since Broadband Entertainment covers the basics as well as the future of entertainment, the book can be used in a variety of seminars or courses revolving around entertainment.

Baylor University has a class based on the book that is titled Broadband and Human Communication. Dr. Corey Carbonara saw the book at CES 2004 and knew it was the book he'd been looking for.. Here's what Corey said about the book:

"I chose Broadband Entertainment because it is a great overview of the technologies that are revolutionizing the digital entertainment environment. Broadband Entertainment is right on target for use in my course entitled Broadband and Human Communication at Baylor University. Given the interdisciplinary nature of the course, I needed an easy-to-read text that wasn't designed for an engineer but still had a lot of richness and depth to it. Broadband Entertainment not only fit the need but exceeded my expectations. I wholeheartedly recommend Broadband Entertainment to any school that wants to introduce their students to the brave new world of digital entertainment."

Corey P. Carbonara, Ph.D.
Professor, Telecommunication Division of Baylor University
Director, Digital Communication Technologies Project

The broad topics covered in the book provides the opportunity for a number of classes designed around the book. Baylor has based two other classes around the book: Digital Content Creation and Electronic and Film Media Technology. Here are some types of classes that Scott would could modify for your specific need:

1-Hour to 2-Day Seminars -

Scott gives interactive presentations from 1 to 8 hours on a topic of your choosing. From the entire book to focused research, the variety of topics covered are are extensive yet specific. Some example one-day seminars are:

HDTV - The third generation of television offer many advantages to consumers, but most are confused about the upgrades. Get the skinny from this insightful seminar.
The Progression of Entertainment Distribution Mechanisms - From metropolitan broadcasts to the Internet, this seminar shows participants the most economical way to get their specific content out to the masses.
Storage and Entertainment - From solid state memory to storage area networks, this one-day course covers the various types of storage and how consumers and production facilities could take advantage of the advances in storage.
Entertainment Servers - The progression of computer and receiver technology will transform consumer's control on how they watch television, listen to music and play games. From Media Center PCs to personal video recorders, this seminar will show you the latest advances in home entertainment.

Two-Day Seminars -

Two-day seminars usually combine two of the one-day seminars and include private research on the a desired topic. Besides debriefing the clients on the relevant topics, Scott will give strategic analysis to a relevant company or on an industry.

Seminars are very versatile in their nature and just about any length of time can be covered with proper organization and supplemental material.

Full Semester Courses -

College level courses that cover most of the concepts in the book can easily be made with the help of a knowledgable instructor and Scott Kipp. From the emerging technologies in the digital home to distribution technologies, Broadband Entertainment is the perfect resource for a cutting-edge course on home entertainment and consumer electronics.

The book could supplement the second half of a production course and show students how their production will be distributed and consumed. The important and emerging issues of digital rights management could also be addressed in a full length course.

Two specific courses that could be designed around Broadband Entertainment include:

Content Distribution for Film Schools

Distribution Techniques and Consumer Electronics for Telecom Schools