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Penn Mashup Awards 2008

Anu Vedantham — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:50:42 -0700

Video Mashup Contest 2008 Winners

The annual Mashup Contest at the University of Pennsylvania celebrates student creativity with video and multimedia. It is sponsored by Penn Libraries, the Cinema Studies Program, and College Houses and Academic Services. The 2008 Video Mashup Contest award ceremony was held on April 17, 2008, with a press release issued in early May. First place went to "The Society Serialist or How to Kill Five Bennett Birds with One Stone" by Emilie Froh, a film she describes as, "An homage to Pablo Ferro's trailer from 1964 for Dr. Strangelove using the A&E version of Pride and Prejudice". Second place went to "My Bike in C Minor" by Vince Levy, a film he describes as, "A remix of 'Bicycle Race' by the band Be Your Own Pet. I wanted their music video to be like a bike ride through cinema." Third place went to "Titanic Trailer Remix" by Andy M. Cao, a film he describes as, "A trailer using Titanic clips that portray Jack as a serial killer going after Kate." All the entries are viewable online. For more information, please email Anu Vedantham at vedantha@upenn.edu

Opening and Exhibition of FIT Student Photography Work - in Second Life

Beth Harris — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:28:41 -0700

Opening - Please Join Us!

Fashion Institute of Technology: BFA PHOTOGRAPHY 2008

FIRST EXHIBITION IN SECOND LIFE

Opening: Monday, May 12, 1-3 EST

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/FITSUNY/170/223/25/

The Fashion Institute of Technology is pleased to announce the first Second Life exhibit of student work by the graduating class of the BFA of Photography and the Digital Image program. The exhibit features photography and video from twelve emerging artists emphasizing methods and processes of traditional and digital media.

he exhibition is a culmination of individual yearlong theses projects expressing a wide variety of themes and concepts. Showcased works include: a documentary film on virtual worlds and online gaming; found imagery projected onto nostalgic spaces and materials; long exposure nighttime equine portraits; and experimental collages dealing with surrealism and the feminine form.

The exhibition will take place from May 13-31 in the "FIT SUNY, Teaching 2" region of the NMC Island "Teaching 2." An opening reception will take place on Monday, May 12 from 1-3 EST.

For further information please visit www.fitbfaphoto.com

The Fashion Institute of Technology:

W.27 Street between 7^th and 8^th ave. New York City 10001-5992
School of Art and Design, Dean: Joanne Arbuckle
Photography Department, Chairperson: Deborah Klesenski

"Storytelling in Virtual Environments" in SL - New speaker added!

anaventura — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:54:08 -0700

As announced here before, on Saturday May 17 at 10 AM PDT the Center for Digital Storytelling (CDS) is proposing a reflection on storytelling in virtual environments in the form of a panel in Second Life. This will be part of the celebration of the International Day for Sharing Life Stories which will have happened the day before, May 16.

We added one person to our excellent line-up of speakers: Dale Jarvis, storyteller, folklorist and performer will be in-world - and in Canada in RL. Other speakers logging in from Spain, China, New Zealand and the US, and covering areas from multimedia journalism to virtual performance.

Joe Lambert (Director, Center for Digital Storytelling) and Ana Boa-Ventura (PhD Candidate, University of Texas at Austin) will be moderating.

Come join us!

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Panel in Second Life | Storytelling in virtual environments

Date: May 17, 2008
Time: 10:00 AM PDT (Check www.worldtimezone.com for local times)
Location: Second Life Campus of the Center for Digital Storytelling (@ “Teaching 2’ - NMC Campus)
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Teaching%202/209/109/23

Interpreting Contemporary Ballet

NMC Tester — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:43:19 -0700

Interpreting Contemporary Ballet makes use of the Pachyderm software to present to viewers a foundation for looking at dance. Inside, you will find a collection of expert commentary video clips and interviews with dancers, critics, choreographers, and more. You will catch a glimpse at what it takes to create a ballet in regards to the technical and emotional aspects. This is a great way to get an understanding of a classic art form and how it has progressed to a contemporary state.

View the acutal pachyderm presentaion for Interpreting Comtemporary Ballet

University of Lugano Offers TEC-CH Online Program in Cultural Heritage

Alan Levine — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:25:26 -0700

The University of Lugano is launching a new distance learning program, TEC-CH Online (Online Diploma of Advanced Studies in Technology-Enhanced Communication for Cultural Heritage).

The programmer offers to practitioners and/or graduates in the Cultural Heritage field a solid background in communication enhanced by the use of modern information technologies. TEC-CH Online us based upon the experience of the Master in Science TEC-CH (on-site programme started in Lugano in 2004) and will be launched in the Fall of 2008.

The University is offering prospective participants an opportunity to sample the courses with a free trial. This Pre-opening offer includes 6 selected courses that run between April and July 2008.

All participants to the pre-opening offer will receive a certificate upon the successful completion of one or more courses. Those interested to continue and register to the full TEC-CH Online programme will be recognized the credits for the courses completed in the pre-opening phase.

For more information, see http://www.tec-ch-online.unisi.ch/pages/pre_opening.html or contact Ms. Amalia Sabiescue

Second Life simulcast: Achieving energy security through sound public policy

paulhyde — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:00:38 -0700

Event Series: Global Agenda 2008 - International Politics of Climate Change
Title of Event: Achieving Energy Security Through Sound Public Policy

Guest Speaker: John Hofmeirster - President, Shell Oil
Date: Wednesday May 7, 2008
Time: 4:30 slt
Location: University of Delaware, stadium entrance (138, 226, 29)
or http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/221/215/33

Event Information:
Staving off global warming depends on reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere. But those emissions come, in large part, from the transportation sector of the industrial world’s economy, and from manufacturing and production industries which rely on petroleum products for fuel.

Oil producers and the auto industry have been reluctant to shift away from oil-based products, and the energy industry is among the world’s most profitable. How can we reconcile the high demand for petroleum in the industrial world with the need to reduce carbon emissions? Can the United States have a sound energy policy to sustain its economy without threatening the very lives of people in less developed countries who could be hurt by climate change? The President of Shell Oil Company is a spokesman for the energy industry on these and related questions.

John Hofmeister is the next guest in the University of Delaware’s Global Agenda speaker series called “Boiling Point: international politics of climate change.” Wednesday, May 7 at 4:30pm slt.

Web Site(s):
http://www.udel.edu/global/

Podcast of previous Global Agenda speakers
http://www.ums.udel.edu/podcast/

2007 NMC Summer Conference Video

Alan Levine — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:02:52 -0700

If you are still deciding if you should attend the 2008 NMC Summer Conference June 11-14 in Princeton, New Jersey, then take a look at the video from the 2007 NMC Summer Conference held in Indianapolis.

In this 11 minute video, conference participants give you in their own words, a taste of the conference experience. All registered participants at the conference get their own copy of a DVD which not only contains this video, but copies of all the keynote presentations, and more content.

NMC CEO Larry Johnson Metanomics Interview

Alan Levine — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:40:54 -0700

On Friday April 25, NMC CEO Larry Johnson was a guest interviewee for the Metanomics series, the weekly live show that takes place in, and is broadcast live from Second Life.

As part of an event atClever Zebra's vBusiness Expo, in this interview, Metanomics host Robert Bloomfield asked Larry about the NMC's Virtual worlds programs and then discussed more on Larry's recent experience testifying before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet of the US Congress.

You can also find an audio recording of this interview plus soon a transcript, at http://metanomics.net/larry-johnson

University of the Pacific Opens Second Life Campus

Jim Phillips — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:51:14 -0700

Join us on at 1:00 PM PT on Wednesday, May 6, for the opening of the new Second Life campus for the University of the Pacific. Meet at U Pacific (166,141,22) under the iconic replica of Burns Tower.

"U Pacific" is a based on the real campus area around Burns Tower. For those at the university, you can meet at Pacific Theater for a live demonstration and virtual ribbon cutting of the Pacific campus. Elizabeth Griego will officiate the ceremony. For all attendees, a virtual dance party with live DJ will follow.

NMC Welcomes New Members - Joined in April 2008!

Nancy Reeves — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:41:38 -0700

NMC welcomes the following new members who joined in April 2008!

Ningxia Polytechnic and TV University (China)
http://www.nxtvu.edu.cn/
Savannah College of Art and Design
http://www.nmc.org/organization/savannah-college-art-and-design
University of Maryland
http://www.nmc.org/organization/university-maryland

NMC Celebrates 15th Anniversary!

Nancy Reeves — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:34:30 -0700

Founded in 1993, this year marks the 15th anniversary of The New Media Consortium! Celebration activities are already taking place as we prepare for the 2008 NMC Summer Conference and we are asking you to contribute any photos or images of the number 15 to our Flickr group!

Program

Nancy Reeves — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:09:30 -0700

2008 NMC Summer Conference Program

The 2008 NMC Summer Conference offers attendees an extensive range of sessions and activities from which to choose, including keynote addresses from three outstanding speakers - Diana Oblinger, President, EDUCAUSE, Henry Jenkins, the Director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program and the Peter de Florez Professor of Humanities and Wole Soboyejo, Director of the U.S./Africa Materials Institute, and the Director of the Undergraduate Research Program at The Princeton Institute of Science and Technology Materials; the annual Center of Excellence Awards; Five Minutes of Fame; Poster Sessions judged by peers; Preconference Workshops; and more than 80 informative sessions highlighting the innovative work of colleagues from around the world.

Immersive Studio Workshop

A special two-day extended-length Immersive Studio Workshop will provide attendees the chance to explore a topic in depth or participate in hands-on training in a variety of new software programs. Immersive Studio Workshops require advance registration and payment of a special fee in addition to the normal Summer Conference registration fees. The special two-day preconference workshop will be held Wednesday, June 10-11, 2008.

Preconference Workshops

These extended-length workshops provide attendees the chance to explore a topic in depth or participate in hands-on training in a variety of new software programs. Preconference Workshops require advance registration and payment of a special fee in addition to the normal Summer Conference registration fees. All preconference sessions will be held Wednesday, June 11, 2008.

Breakout Sessions

Breakout sessions are 75 minute presentations in a dedicated room. Time is allowed for a 15 - 20 minute question and answer period at the end of a breakout session. Sessions include presentations, panel discussions, and hands-on labs.

Conference Tracks

This year's program focuses on four key tracks:

Five Minutes of Fame and Center of Excellence Awards

The Five Minutes of Fame and Center of Excellence Awards ceremony will be held in a general session on Friday, June 13, 2008. The session begins by recognizing the extraordinary contributions of NMC member institutions with the Center of Excellence Awards and continues by celebrating the achievements of NMC member campuses in the fast-paced Five Minutes of Fame showcase. In this trademark NMC event, presenters have only five minutes to tell their remarkable stories -- and if they run out of time, a gong will signal that their Five Minutes of Fame are up! This unusual session is fast, fun, and a great overview of some of the outstanding work taking place on NMC member campuses.

Poster Sessions

For the third time, the NMC will feature Poster Sessions. A poster session presentation is an opportunity to showcase a campus or museum project. For the second time at the Poster Session event this year, all posters will be judged by a group of your peers, with the winners being announced during the Poster Session event held on Thursday, June 12. You may create your poster with any software that you like. The finished size of your poster should be 40" x 60".

Interactives

This year, for the first time, the NMC Summer Conference will include Interactives: a new session format designed to showcase online materials, including software, tools, research, and more. The Interactives, which will be held during the Thursday Evening at Princeton event, will provide attendees with an opportunity to meet the developers of some very creative applications, interact with the tools, and ask questions as projects are demonstrated. Don't miss this extraordinary showcase of some of the best work being done by your peers today.

Internet2 recognizes Bradley University NMC & Theatre with IDEA Award

elamoureux — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:04:59 -0700

Peoria, IL . . . April 22, 2008 . . . Bradley University was named the winner of a national award this morning for innovative use of Internet2 technology for its cutting edge 2007 production of The Adding Machine. An international team of collaborators, led by Bradley University’s Department of Theatre Arts, Multimedia Program, and Office of Information Resources and Technology, received a 2008 IDEA (Internet2 Driving Exemplary Applications) Award by Internet2, a national networking consortium.

The award recognizes leading innovators who have created and deployed advanced network applications that have enabled transformational progress in research, teaching and learning. BU NMC co-director and Chair of Multmedia, Jim Ferolo, was the art director and play co-producer on the work.

more: http://explore.bradley.edu/NetNews/Newsline?title=IDEA

For more information about the Bradley University production of The Adding Machine see http://addingmachine.bradley.edu/ .

Panel in Storytelling in Virtual Environments | Location: Second Life

anaventura — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:41:20 -0700

The Center for Digital Storytelling (CDS) and the Museum of the Person are celebrating the International Day for Sharing Life Stories on May 16. The following day – May 17 – the CDS is proposing a reflection on storytelling in virtual environments in the form of a panel in Second Life. The approaches to this theme will be very different as a result of the panelists’ distinct academic backgrounds. Please read abstracts and bios on attached PDF.

Date: May 17, 2008 Time: 10:00 AM PDT (Check www.worldtimezone.com for local times)
Location: Second Life Campus of the Center for Digital Storytelling (@ “Teaching 2’ - NMC Campus)
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Teaching%202/209/109/23
Organization: Center for Digital Storytelling, with the support of the New Media Consortium

Rachel S. Smith on Austincast.com

NMC — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:17:24 -0700

Rachel S. Smith, Vice President, NMC Services, was interviewed by Paul Walhus of Austincast.com on her experience at South by Southwest 2008 (SXSW). In the 20-minute interview, she describes sessions she attended, reflects on the energy of SXSW, and shares her impressions of the conference.