“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” This quote, from hockey great Wayne Gretzky, reminds me of a story that I heard at LDI three years ago. Patrick Woodroffe was designing the water feature at the Wynn in Las Vegas. He was reaching out to some programmers about who would be able to program the lighting for the feature. This one programmer was more than capable but was intimidated by the fact that they had never programmed a permanent installation before. The size, scope and saturation of the project were enough to deter this individual from accepting the gig. When this individual found out who did take the gig and what they were getting paid, the programmer immediately regretted turning down the opportunity. They didn’t take the shot – and missed.
-Chris Lose, from “LD-at-Large,” PLSN, June 2017, page 84
