Students Explore Hacker Methods
Move over engineers, you’re not the only ones who can build robots. That’s what students in Professor Andrew Famiglietti’s EMAC special topics class, which focused on hacker culture and practice, learned this semester. “People often use the word ‘hacker’ to refer to a sort of digital thief, someone who breaks security with malicious intent” Famiglietti explained, “but it can also refer to anyone who plays with technology in creative and unexpected ways.” The goal of the class was to teach … Read more
Professor Reflects on Copyright in the Digital World
International copyright is a thorny issue that creative digital projects are often choosing to “route around,” rather than directly engage with. That was the impression Visiting Assisstant Professor Andrew Famiglietti took away from his recent participation in the Humanities in the European Research Area (HERA) workshop on “Authorship Dynamics and the Dynamic Work.” Dr. Famiglietti was invited to participate in the one-day workshop in Cambridge, England on the basis of his unique expertise on the culture and practices of the … Read more
Capstone Spotlight: Roach Coach Reviews by Jamie Field
If you live in Dallas, and you want to taste the best the food truck business has to offer, graduating senior Jamie Field has a website for you: Roach Coach Reviews Roach Coach Reviews was part of Jamie’s senior capstone, a project all seniors must complete as part of their last semester in the program. For this project Jamie combined her interest in sampling the culinary offerings of Dallas food trucks with the knowledge and skills she learned as an EMAC … Read more
Capstone Spotlight: The Quiet Struggle by Desiree Jacob, EMAC MA
In Fall 2012, Desiree Jacob completed her capstone project, The Quiet Struggle (http://thequietstruggle.net), as part of the degree requirements for the Masters of Arts in Emerging Media and Communication. When Desiree began thinking about her capstone, she wanted to explore the impact of social media on adoption processes. She began by looking at scholarly research on the effects of adoption, particularly open adoption, on the adoptee. She then completed several case studies to examine what types of digital resources were … Read more
EMAC Professor and Undergraduate Student Design Study to Find Effect of Meetups.
Have you ever met up “in real life” with friends from an online community? Despite the fact that 75% of adults between 18 and 24 participate in online social networks and offline gatherings have become increasingly common in groups ranging from couch surfers to MMORPG gamers, there’s been surprisingly little research into the effect of these “meetups” on the health and function of online communities. EMAC Assistant Professor Cuihua (Cindy) Shen and undergraduate Chuck Cage designed a study to find out the effect of … Read more
EMAC Faculty Member Presents at Media Places 2012
In December 2012, EMAC faculty member Kim Knight attended and presented at the Media Places: Infrastructure | Space | Media conference at Umeå University in Sweden. The invitation-only conference was sponsored by The Peter Wallenberg Foundation and the universities of Umeå, Stanford, and Lund. The two-and-a-half day event featured distinguished commentary by David Theo Goldberg as well as keynote talks by N. Katherine Hayles, Johanna Drucker, Fred Turner, and Tara McPherson, among others. The presentations and talks were organized around … Read more
School Recognizes Faculty, Staff, Alumni with Annual Awards
The School of Arts and Humanities has named ATEC Assistant Professor Todd Fechter the Victor Worsfold Teacher of the Year. Fechter, who has experience working in television and film production, teaches courses in 3D computer animation in the school’s Arts and Technology (ATEC)program. He created the first online ATEC computer animation digital class archive, providing unlimited access to course materials and examples that allow for off-campus learning and review. “Todd is an inspiring teacher, mentor and more. He has taken a … Read more
Students to Present Emerging Media and Communications Projects
Students from the Emerging Media and Communications (EMAC) program will present projects that examine how new media and network technologies are transforming the ways we connect with each other. The presentations are Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in CB3 1.306. Desiree Jacob, a master’s candidate, created a website and blog that details her own journey as an adopted child, and aims to educate others about adoption. Her project is called The Quiet Struggle. “Many adoption myths persist in our … Read more
ATEC Students Design Sound for New Perot Museum
When the Perot Museum of Nature and Science opens this weekend, the state-of-the-art facility will feature the work of Arts and Technology students from The University of Texas at Dallas. During the last year, a group of undergraduates created soundscapes for the museum, giving the students hands-on experience in the field of sound design. “This is a typical project that comes out of ATEC in that it connects art, science and technology in a creative dialogue and also contributes to positioning the University as … Read more
Arts and Technology Impact on DFW
The opening of the new Arts and Technology (ATEC) Building at UT Dallas in 2013 will bring global attention to North Texas as a hub of research and innovation in this emerging field. This $60 million, 155,000-square-foot facility will provide an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment for students, scholars and industry. Here they will apply the principles of visual arts, computer science and engineering to solutions impacting fields as diverse as medicine, education, journalism, social media and more. Learn more about … Read more
