MCCF: W3DC Workshop Presentation (Qatar - Oct 14, 2026)

This is the URL for the video presentation of these slides and the first scene of the Garden of the Goddess series.  MCCF works.  Now I will use it.  A lot.

Anyone who has been reading my blog for awhile knows this was a long effort starting a few years ago with the book project.   Then last year on the MCCF development.    This has been challenging and a lot of fun.   AI makes for good collaborators.  Naysayers can KMHWA.

cheers,

len

















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