Mount Baker Media

Terrill Thompson's Web Site

Flow Theory

Csikszentmihalyi's Flow Theory, or Flow Theory for short, is the name of my latest musical project. The name comes from a theory in psychology that describes that moment when a person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing, breaking down the duality of self and other so that everything becomes one. That's what I experience when I make music (among other things), so it seemed like the perfect name for a band. Plus I like showing off my ability to say "Csikszentmihalyi". This project is just getting off the ground but I've produced several remixes for Peter Gabriel's Real World Remixed website, and have some original recordings in the works that will eventually be available on the Flow Theory mySpace page.

Accessible Web Design

By day, I'm a Senior Computer Specialist at the University of Washington, where I specialize in information technology accessibility for individuals with disabilities. In fact, a large portion of the work I've done through Mount Baker Media has been web accessibility related. However, in order to better separate work from play, I've moved most of my web accessibility stuff to my UW site. That's where you'll find the Accessible NCAA Tournament Bracket, a variety of articles and experiments, and my vita. For a basic overview of web accessibility, check out my article What is Web Accessibility? You can also pick up a few tips and tricks from my list of the current site's Accessibility Features. I do still occasionally do web design and accessibility consulting, so if you're interested in talking about your web and/or accessibility needs, feel free to drop me a line.

Peakware.com

Peakware.com is the "World Mountain Encyclopedia", a website I originally developed in the mid 1990's to help friends and I plan backpacking and climbing expeditions. It's now under new ownership, but I still do quite a bit of development for the new owners, including some very cool recent projects with Google Earth and Google Maps. For an excellent sampling of what the site's all about, and to satisfy your curiousity as to why I would name my current website and sole proprietership after Mount Baker (the local 10,778-foot volcano), check out Peakware's Mount Baker page.