It turns out that aMap has a great deal in common with the diminuitive A-lister . . . as after days of knocking our heads against walls it turns out that like Tom Cruise aMap "can't handle the truth"!
Arguments have now quietened down, and all is moving along smoothly. Perhaps if we'd invented aMap at the beginning of the week we'd have sorted out all our arguments alot quicker and saved some time . . .
4 days in and this is our first post!
Before arrival, we were unsure whether we were walking into a modern day Bletchley Park, or a dodgy suburban Travel Lodge (it is called the Spread Eagle, after all). It's turned out to be a very comfortable middle ground between the two.
Over the last few days, our initial idea has bucked and turned into the lean mean machine we see before us now.. the repeated pitch process has helped us refine the idea further and further... now we just need to make it work!
As it is the penultimate day, its a case of less conversation, more action as we try to get something viable infront of the audience for tomorrow. And *thats* a scary thing indeed - turns out that this collegiate ideas factory has a sting in the tail in the form of a 'yay or nay' commission decision within 30 minutes of us finishing our pitch. Someone described it as "Geek Idol" and the phrase has been haunting me...
We've just had a big argument!
I think we're getting closer to a final solution, although things are heating up a little . . . think we may need to do the next session in the spa . . .
Finally I've found the right password and managed to blog!
Yesterday was a v.good day for us (Delib) when things have finally clicked into place. aMap has always been a really strong and focussed idea, however it has always lacked a bit of BBC focus.
Thanks to some great help from the guys at the BBC and the lovely tutors we've finally added that final 5%. Now today all we've got to do is stick the thing together!
Of course I can't forget the new Delib team member no.4 - a black labrador named Brains, who might well be the brains behind the whole operation . . . see Flickr photos to a get a glimse of the loverly mutt!
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