Student Gallery - Emerging Media and Communication

Twitter in the Classroom

ATEC Master of Fine Arts student Kim Smith collaborated with Dr. Monica Rankin, assistant professor of history, to use Twitter to encourage group discussion in Rankin’s 90-student class. Smith created a video documenting the experiment, which has received acclaim in both higher education and mainstream media, including U.S. News & World Report.

 

The best student animation for 2011.…
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2011 Student Demo Reel
Bertie wakes up to discover his home is gone. He must find a new home. Story written and narrated by Ken Landefeld; video animation by Ashley Wille…
animation
Bertie the Bird
Divided Views: Checkpoint is a game that explores a contemporary issue using approaches unique to the medium of games; it is about airport…
games
Divided Views: Checkpoint
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animation
Grasshopper Composite
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Herman Martinez Final Project
Nomad's goal was to create a game in the style of real-time strategy titles, but one that also introduced a series of new elements that significant…
games
Nomad
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animation
Saucers
With tablets growing in popularity, it is a unique opportunity to produce new media and take advantage of the interactivity provided in this new me…
games
Song of the Immortal
This original sound design for a painting by Jean Metzinger was created in 2010 by UT Dallas student Roxanne Mi…
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Soundscape: The Harbor by Jean Metzinger
In this short film by Felipe Ruiz Reyes (ATEC '10), a tiny dog-like giraffe finds himself being squashed by things. …
animation
Stix
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Team 2 Final Revision
As children we often have no idea what it means to be an adult. We assume that it consists of having lots of money and never being told what to do,…
games
The LEXI Program
Phill Johnson created the Magic Shoppe as part of his masters thesis. The goal of the Magic Shoppe is plot exposition and player training. T…
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The Magic Shoppe
ATEC Master of Fine Arts student Kim Smith collaborated with Dr. Monica Rankin, assistant professor of history, to use Twitter to encourage group d…
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Twitter in the Classroom
Undetweetable is an archive of deleted tweets. One can search for any twitter user to see his or her digital mistakes and regrets. …
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Undetweetable
“Vim and Villainy” is a British comedic adventure game that harkens back to the style of adventure games created in the early 1990's. …
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Vim and Villany
"Fun, challenging, exciting", "This job is a front row seat to life", "When you are there, you have to stay focused". WFAA anchor (John McCaa) and rep…
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WFAA Journalists' Stories