Creating the Immersive Web
We all surf the web for education, gaming, and shopping. The web is a massive set of data and information that we can see on our computers in the form of simulated pages. Pages contain text, audio, images, and video and so the web appears as a type of glorified, interactive book. But does it always need to look like a book with pages and paragraphs? Professor Paul Fishwick doesn’t think so, and he is wrapping up a Spring class … Read more
Interview with Sam Tuggle, Co-Creator of Grapple
Sam Tuggle is an ATEC graduate student and a member of Tuesday Society Games, the creators of Grapple, a 3D platforming computer game currently open to voting on Steam Greenlight. Here, Tuggle provides insights into the development of Grapple and discusses his future plans and takeaways from the process. More information and a downloadable demo of Grapple can be found at grapple-game.com. Q: Please summarize the game in a paragraph or two. A: My favorite one-sentence description of Grapple is “Spider-Man in Space.” Grapple is a third person 3D platformer … Read more
UT Dallas Building to be Named for Philanthropist Edith O’Donnell
The Arts and Technology (ATEC) building under construction at The University of Texas at Dallas will bear the name of one of Texas’ most generous philanthropists in honor of her long-standing dedication to higher education, scientific research and the arts. The Edith O’Donnell Arts and Technology Building is a 155,000-square-foot facility at UT Dallas that will house programs in visual arts, emerging media technology and multimedia communications, as well as a 1,200-seat lecture hall. The Board of Regents of The … Read more
Fall 2013 GameLab Projects Selected
Following the live pitch sessions on March 22, five projects were selected to go into production in the Fall 2013 session of GameLab. Prospective production team members who are accepted into GameLab will be assigned to one of these five projects according to need. Body Shop From creative director Kelly Weeren: “Body Shop is a 3D space-opera RPG in which the player starts out as a disembodied head. As the player explores the world, they are able attach or remove … Read more
GameLab Projects to Be Featured at Spring Arts Festival
Student-made games from this semester’s Game Production Lab, as well as selections from Game Pipeline Methodologies, Games and Gallery Art, and Experimental Game Lab, will be on display and playable as part of the Spring Arts Festival. The event is open to the public and will take place Friday, May 3 between 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Visual Arts Studio (AS).
EMAC Professor to Receive 2013 Inclusive Excellence and Intercultural Teaching Award
Dr. Kim Knight has been selected for the Inclusive Excellence and Intercultural Teaching Award to be presented at the 4th Annual UT Dallas Diversity Awards Gala hosted by the Office of Diversity and Community Engagement (ODCE). The Inclusive Excellence and Intercultural Teaching Award honors the contributions of an individual who has supported diversity and inclusion at UT Dallas in the past academic year. Each year the ODCE recognizes the contributions of UT Dallas faculty, staff, students, and community partners to … Read more
Article in Nature Examines Growing Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Education
A new article in Nature examines the convergent relationship between traditional scientific and artistic avenues of stud Graduate students who want to pursue both art and science have multiple options. Universities are responding to the demand from students with hybrid interests, who want to pursue the coupling of art and science rather than be forced to choose between the two, says Roger Malina, Distinguished Chair of Arts and Technology and Professor of Physics at UT Dallas. UT Dallas opened an Arts and … Read more
Deadlines Extended to Apply for Advanced Game Courses
Applications are required to enroll in any of three new, advanced game courses being offered in the fall: Game Development 2, Game Design 2, and Virtual Environments 2. The deadlines for interested students to submit their applications have been extended, and are now rolling deadlines, which means the applications will be reviewed as soon as they are submitted. The required paperwork can be downloaded below, picked up outside Dr. Monica Evan’s office, ATEC 1.908, or picked up from any of the … Read more
ATEC, EMAC Professors Promoted to Tenured Associate Professors
As of September 1, 2013 the ATEC and EMAC programs at The University of Texas at Dallas will have three new tenured associate professors: Monica Evans, Todd Fechter and David Parry. Monica Evans As a faculty member in the Arts and Technology program, Monica Evans‘ focus is to expand the game studies curriculum, particularly at the graduate level. This year she created the Game Production Lab within the ATEC program, a series of courses in which students design, develop, and … Read more
Capstone Celebration
The time has come for our graduating seniors in the Emerging Media and Communications program to showcase their capstone projects that they have been working hard on for the past semester. Many of these students have been thinking about this project for their entire Undergraduate or Graduate career here at UT Dallas. This year the Arts & Humanities school really wanted to make this presentation a celebration of our students’ outstanding work. Please join us to celebrate the projects and … Read more
