Scholar Trying to Stimulate Interest In ‘New Science’ of Anticipation
Wanted: College professors, business executives and other professionals interested in exploring joint research opportunities with a pioneer in a new and fascinating field of science: anticipation. Reply to Dr. Mihai Nadin, Ashbel Smith Professor and director of antÉ, the Institute for Research in Anticipatory Systems, at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). You won’t see that advertisement anytime soon in the local newspaper. However, Nadin will be making just such a pitch to potential partners at a series of … Read more
UTD Arts and Technology Program Hits the Road
The Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) later this month will take its highly acclaimed program on the road — to the Mexican Research Center for Mathematics (known as CIMAT) in Guanajuato, Mexico — with a course in computer animation and Internet graphics. The class, which begins on June 27 and is scheduled to last six weeks, will focus on advanced animation techniques and Internet graphic methods. Students will be required to … Read more
UTD Establishes One of the Few Motion Capture And Virtual Reality Laboratories in the Country
An interdisciplinary Motion Capture and Virtual Reality Laboratory for the digital recording of motion in 3-D spaces and creating virtual-reality environments has been established at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Expected to open late next month, it will be one of only a handful of facilities in the country to employ cutting-edge technologies to facilitate the study of human movement, which could spur advances in many disparate fields, including entertainment, education, military, medicine and numerous other research areas. … Read more
Renowned Scholar Mihai Nadin Joins Faculty
Computer Graphics Pioneer to Head New Institute; Arrival Strengthens UTD’s Arts and Technology Programs Dr. Mihai Nadin, a pioneer in the field of computer graphics and an internationally known scholar in computer applications for art and design and in human-computer interactions, has joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) as Ashbel Smith Professor. Nadin will be affiliated with both the School of Arts and Humanities and the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. His … Read more
New UTD Exhibition, Second Look, Explores References To Time In Photography, Digital Media
UT Dallas will host Second Look, an exhibition curated by acclaimed artist and UTD Associate Professor Marilyn Waligore, in the Main Gallery of the Visual Arts Building from March 19 to April 15. This new exhibition explores references to time — such as duration, series, sequence and narrative — in photography and digital media. Texas artists participating in the exhibition include Kathy Lovas and Martin Menocal of Dallas, Terri Cummings of Fort Worth and Huntsville area artists James Paster, Michael … Read more
Alcatel Picks UTD To Help With Second Design Project, This One for Mobile, Wireless Devices
In another example of the benefits of The University of Texas at Dallas’ participation in Alcatel’s Research Partner Program, the global communications network provider has selected UTD to collaborate with it on the design and demonstration of a next-generation, wireless Graphical User Interface (GUI) prototype for Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), pocket PCs and other mobile devices. It is the second project for which Alcatel has selected UTD – specifically, the university’s new Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering – as … Read more
Computer Animation Visionary Dr. Tom Linehan Joins UTD as Professor, Director of New Institute for Interactive Arts and Technology
Dr. Thomas E. Linehan, a visionary in the field of computer animation, has joined The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) as a professor of aesthetic studies and director of UTD’s newly formed Institute for Interactive Arts and Technology. UTD’s School of Arts and Humanities and its Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science collaborated to create the institute, which will provide students an opportunity to learn about interactive advancements in the fields of communication, entertainment, education and training, … Read more
