Big Design Conference Offers a Weekend of Design and Development
The end of this month marks the 4th annual Big Design Conference at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Addison, TX. Big Design is a weekend learning intensive conference for digital creatives May 31-June 2, 2012. With almost 60 speakers from all over the country, the topics vary from design, strategy, user experience, and code development. Several of the speakers hail from the Dallas area: Hassan Bawab has a BS in Computer Science from UNT, Brett Briley is a character artist for … Read more
Changes to Advanced Electives
The Council of Undergraduate Education recently passed a policy to eliminate advanced electives from all undergraduate degree plans. This change goes into effect immediately. Here’s how this affects you: In the Past By definition an advanced elective had to be at least six hours of advanced electives – 3000 or 4000 level and outside your major field of study. An upper-level elective is any 3000 or 4000-level course. This course can be within or outside of your major, and can come … Read more
Game Design Intern Needed for Educational App
Doubleloop, Inc is looking for a game design intern to brainstorm and finalize game design for their first app, to be released end of August 2012. Skills needed As a game designer, you will be responsible and involved in every aspect of the game development process. Your prime job is the creation of the game design, which includes information about the game plot, game mechanics, artwork, graphics, sound design, level design etc. Other skills involve: Designing elements such as characters, levels, … Read more
Making Science Intimate: Translating and Integrating the Arts and Humanities with Biology and Medicine
There is an “urgent need to find new ways to connect the arts and design with science and engineering,” Dr. Roger F. Malina’s writes on the official blog of the National Endowment for the Arts in his article Making Science Intimate: Translating and Integrating the Arts and Humanities with Biology and Medicine. “My body doesn’t care which governmental or private organization funded or provided the source of my body’s health and healing,” writes Malina. “It doesn’t care from which sub-discipline or branch … Read more
“Acoustic Shadows, Transformations” Conference with Cast and Crew at the DMA
Frank and Kristin Lee Dufour and two Arts and Technology graduate students will discuss how they used choreography and lighting to interpret movement in their experimental interactive sound installation, Acoustic Shadows, an Exploration of the Sense of Space. Acoustic Shadows is an audiovisual immersive and interactive installation that depicts Orpheus surrounded by shadows of the underworld consumed by the shadow of his wife, Eurydice. The Dufours and the cast and production team will discuss the immersive qualities in the work and the … Read more
Student Work to be Featured at Ro2 Gallery
Working Title is an interactive art happening which addresses community involvement, a pertinent concern in the Dallas art scene, by encouraging a lineage of artists within the community to actively engage in evolutionary and collaborative art creation process. Ro2 Art Downtown Projects – 110 N Akard, Dallas 30 Artists, collaborating as part of 3 Generations Three openings – May 5, May 12, and May 19 First Generation Reception: May 5, 7-10pm Yaseen Benhalim Spencer Brown-Pearn Mark Lauman Zachary Morriss Jason Parry … Read more
Department of Energy Offers Internships in Game Design
The Department of Energy (DoE) is offering summer internship for game design students. The DoE Gaming Project affords students the opportunity to gain hands on experience and development in the fields of science, engineering, technology and more. Overview Disciplines: Game Development, Computer Science, Software Engineering and Graphic Design Eligibility: Undergraduate, Graduate students and U.S. Citizens If you are a Foreign National please contact Rhonda Kennedy to determine eligibility at (202) 586.3544 or at rhonda.kennedy@hq.doe.gov. Locations: Remotely located at your home and campus Duration: Summer … Read more
Randy Pausch Scholarship Available
Applications are now being accepted for the Randy Pausch Scholarship Fund. Two $2,500 scholarships are available for the 2012-2013 academic school year. Undergraduate and graduate students may apply. The Randy Pausch Scholarship was established by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences in 2008 to honor the memory of Computer Science Professor and Co-Founder of the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University, Randy Pausch. This scholarship has been established to support students who are pursuing careers specializing in the development of … Read more
Fest to Feature Colors, Sounds of Spring Arts Classes
It’s spring and hence time for students to show off their creative work from more than 40 School of Arts and Humanities courses. The Student Arts Spring Festival gives audiences the opportunity to take in classical music, jazz, theater, dance, guitar, piano and vocal performances, as well as an art exhibition and reception. The festival, which involves the work of more than 600 students, starts Thursday and stretches over two weeks. Highlights for the first week include the Spring Dance Show, a … Read more
Vote Now for Animation Guild Officers
Voting has begun for Animation Guild Officers. Below is a list of nominees: President Scott Ungchusri Greg Slagel Megan Tan Vice President April Pruitt Megan Tan Michael Bonnell Susan Lee Secretary Megan Tan Sarah Simes Kathleen Tran Treasurer April Pruitt Megan Tan Vote Today! Voting ends May 31, 2012. The elected president’s first task will be to lead the ATEC Guild in becoming an official UT Dallas student organization by this fall.
