From 700b631785007379144964683b05328a41a20185 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Garrett Michael Flynn Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2024 12:07:20 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update links and copy --- docs/.vitepress/config.mts | 6 +++--- docs/{team.md => about.md} | 23 +++++++++++++---------- docs/index.md | 4 +++- 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) rename docs/{team.md => about.md} (58%) diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/config.mts b/docs/.vitepress/config.mts index 17e95d2..551faf6 100644 --- a/docs/.vitepress/config.mts +++ b/docs/.vitepress/config.mts @@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ export default defineConfig({ nav: [ { text: 'Home', link: '/' }, - { text: 'Guide', link: '/guide' }, - { text: 'Blog', link: '/posts' }, - { text: 'Team', link: '/team' }, + // { text: 'Guide', link: '/guide' }, + // { text: 'Blog', link: '/posts' }, + { text: 'About Us', link: '/about' }, { text: 'Contact', link: 'mailto:garrettmflynn@gmail.com' } ], diff --git a/docs/team.md b/docs/about.md similarity index 58% rename from docs/team.md rename to docs/about.md index d3f6772..1bea63d 100644 --- a/docs/team.md +++ b/docs/about.md @@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ sidebar: false --- # Meet the Team -Our mission is to make brain-responsive applications accessible to everyone, regardless of their background in neuroscience or software engineering. - ### Garrett Flynn *Founder and Director of Brains@Play* @@ -14,8 +12,8 @@ Garrett is a software engineer with a passion for building brain-responsive appl - [Aadithyan Rajesh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aadithyanrajesh/) (2024) - [Chandhana Sathishkumar](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandhanas/) (2022) -## A Brief History -### The Brains@Play Initiative (2020 - 2021) +## A Brief History of Brains@Play +### 2020: The Brains@Play Initiative The Brains@Play Initiative was founded as a transdisciplinary research project at the University of Southern California. The initiative was supported by faculty advisors including: @@ -25,13 +23,18 @@ The initiative was supported by faculty advisors including: Together, we ran an [international design fiction competition](/projects/initiative/brains-and-games-competition.md), hosted a [virtual event](/projects/initiative/livewire.md) on the ethical and social implications of emerging neurotechnology, and even led a [high school course](/projects/initiative/brains-at-play-course.md) on brain-computer interfaces. -### Brains@Play LLC (2021 - 2023) -Organized at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brains@Play LLC was organized by Garrett Flynn and Joshua Brewster to develop low-cost biosensing hardware and browser-based BCI applications. +### 2021: Brains@Play LLC + +Organized at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brains@Play LLC was organized by Garrett Flynn and Joshua Brewster to develop low-cost biosensing hardware and browser-based BCI applications.We built a considerable amount of open-source software, particularly the [Brains@Play Platform](https://app.brainsatplay.com). -Though we built a considerable amount of open-source software—including the original [Brains@Play Platform](https://app.brainsatplay.com)—along the way, we did not secure sustainable funding and the company was dissolved in late 2023. +Along the way, we made a few mistakes, including: +1. **Coupling our software roadmap to hardware** development goals that were too ambitious +2. **Abandoning our core product** to focus on developer tools +3. **Failing to secure sustainable funding** through contracts, grants, or community support. -A complete record of the company's output can be found on the [archived GitHub organization](https://github.com/brainsatplay). +Following disputes between the founders about proper professional conduct and a lack of alignment on future business decisions, **Brains@Play LLC was dissolved in late 2023.** +The GitHub organization for the company was archived to maintain a [record of prior work](https://github.com/brainsatplay). -### Brains@Play (2024 - Present) -Since mid-2024, Brains@Play has been revitalized as a personal initiative of Garrett Flynn to release free and open-source educational material on the design and development of brain-responsive applications. \ No newline at end of file +### 2024: Brains@Play +Brains@Play is currently being revitalized by Garrett Flynn as a public project that collects free and open-source educational material on the design and development of brain-responsive applications. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 4bc4285..c7eec64 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ features: ## Getting Started +We're working on a new set of educational materials to help you get started building brain-responsive applications. Stay tuned! + \ No newline at end of file