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- April 25, 2008 - AW T-Shirt contest
Don't pass up an opportunity to win some cash and create a fashion statement that will be seen all across the campus! Entering the Westphal T-Shirt Design Contest can win them $50 to spend at Utrecht or Pearl Arts and the admiration of your fellow students. The design should be a simple two-color graphic design that they believe best defines our college. "The Westphal College of Media Arts & Design" should be included somewhere in the design. The contest ends Monday, May 8th and designs can be emailed to Dylan Steinberg at Dylan@drexel.edu.- Mar 25, 2008 - Director 11 ships
Director 11 is finally out and my initial take is that it is looking sweet! I updated a complex Director MX 2004 project with it (flash components, W3D, lingo, etc) and it ran with no errors right out of the box! I'll test xtras and new features at a later date.- Mar 25, 2008 - Ethanol Video Contest
- Mar 06, 2008 - Edgewise Media Film and Video Shorts
- Mar 04, 2008 - West Virginia Flash Animation Festival
- The West Virginia Flash Animation Festival is now accepting entries for our 2008 event. Entry deadline is April 15. Entry is FREE to all OH, WV, KY, PA, MD, and VA students. Please visit www.westliberty.edu/wvfestival to enter your work.
- Mar 03, 2008 - Building Bridges with The Village
- "Building Bridges with The Village: Connecting the University to the Community through Youth Media Production"
(Screening & Discussion)
Friday, March 7, 1:30-3:00pm
Location: WHYY (PBS affiliate) Independence Mall West 150 N. 6th St., Philadelphia, PA 19106
WHYY.org
Filmmaker and Associate Director of the Media Education Lab, Eugene Martin, will discuss his partnership with The Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia. Professor Martin teaches an honors Community Media Production course where Temple undergraduates work with urban high school students at The Village to teach media production skills. Several students will be present to discuss short films they created. The film "Dreaming," created by high school students at The Village, is a magical story about a boy who is frustrated at home and wants to be treated like an adult. After an altercation with an adult, he becomes an adult—and then realizes he wants the simplicity and security of childhood. The second film is documentary by Temple undergraduates about the making of "Dreaming." Come join participants to discuss how youth media production promotes media literacy and breaks through cultural barriers. - Feb 21, 2008 - Director 11 Announced!
For those of you that thought that Director was dead.. HA! I'm happy to report that you are WRONG, and I can now prove it! 8-) Adobe just announced the release of Director 11 this March! More Info.- Feb 21, 2008 - Responsibility & Empowerment
- The Office of International Programs would like to invite you to attend our first Student Conference on Global Challenges 2008 – “Responsibility & Empowerment” to be held on February 29, 2008 at the Edmund. D. Bossone Research Enterprise Center. Please come and encourage our students to become more actively aware of the global challenges and their responsibilities as global citizens. More info (pdf file).
- Feb 21, 2008 - Comics Master Class
- Calling All Heroes! Do you love the feel of spandex? Do you have an alter-ego? Do you carry the vibrating ultra-steel blade of universal doom in your backpack? In other words... Do you wanna create comic books? The Drexel University Screenwriting & Playwriting Program Proudly Presents Andy Schmidt Comics Guru, Educator, and Editor Extrordinaire (actual comics luminaries will vouch for this). He did almost six years at Marvel and edited some of those obscure little comics like Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four. He now runs the Comic Experience in NYC. Comics Master Class Everything you need to know about comics (that can be taught in six hours or less) Saturday, March 8, 10 AM-4 PM, Lunch Included University Crossings Small Screening Room #030 Advance registration required. Attendance is $20 (which includes donuts and lunch). For more information or to RSVP, contact Matt Kaufhold, 215.895.2882 or screenwriting@drexel.edu.
- Jan 20, 2008 - WEST VIRGINIA FLASH ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Thursday, April 24, 2008, The eighth annual West Virginia Flash Animation Festival will take place on the campus of West Liberty State College on Thursday, April 24. College students from throughout West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky will compete for cash prizes in ten different categories. Each student may enter two animations for FREE. We will be giving away $2,000 in cash prizes in the following categories: Personal Resume, Professional Website, Advertisement, Interactive Game, Flash Video, Experimental, Artistic Installation, Educational, Dramatic Short, Comedy Short, and High School Entry. Visit http://www.westliberty.edu/wvfestival/ for more info.- Oct 03, 2007 - mobile technology shoot
- Drexel students wanted to participate in a project using mobile technology to shoot PSA's for AIDS testing during the conference. There are already three teams of 3-4 students from the University of Georgia, University of South Carolina, and Temple University. They will meet the evening of Nov. 6 and then will shoot all day on Wed., Nov. 7. They will be using Panasonic cameras, but also using Verizon wireless technology to transmit the images to 3 faculty producers who will be editing the material as it's shot. If interested, please contact Yvonne Leach: leachyd@drexel.edu ASAP!
- Sep 06, 2007 - Colonial Philadelphia reborn
Digital Media students, along with Professor Glen Muschio, were featured prominently in the September 6th edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer for their work on a project that is bridging Philadelphia’s present with its past. “Colonial Philadelphia” is a 3-D exact replication of sites in the city with major historical significance, including the Dexter House, which was demolished in the 19th century and rediscovered four years ago during the construction of the National Constitution Center. The long-term goal of the project is to replicate the entire city of Philadelphia as it was in colonial times, allowing people to take a virtual tour back in time: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20070906_Colonial_Philadelphia_reborn.html- Aug 30, 2007 - Beyond Boundaries - IDMAa 2007
AW COMAD - STUDENTS: Showcase YOUR work at the famous "F.U.E.L" gallery in the "Old City" historic district of Philadelphia this November. Our program will cover the submission costs of for the first 3-5 students that quailfy. Contact me if you are interested ASAP! Signup before it's to late at: http://www.idmaa.org/idmaa2007/callstudent.shtml- Jul 24, 2007 - Scholarship & Fellowship opportunities
- Attention ALL Digital Media students. Some of these Fellowship & Opportunities may be right up your alley:
- DAAD RISE Study Scholarship - Arts provides money to study at a German university or to pursue an independent project.
- Jacob J. Javits Fellowship - Offers funding for graduate school studies in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
- Marshall Scholarships - Offers funding for obtaining a 2nd degree in the UK.
- Jul 16, 2007 - IDMAa Conference 2007
IDMAa will hold their annual conference in PHILLY this year (November 2007). If your creations, artwork, media, etc involves computers in any capacity, you will want to get in on this one! IDMAa conference details. A FEW AW-COMAD students will be able to attend the conference for FREE if they volunter to assist. First come first serve bases. Contact me directly if you are interested.
STUDENTS: Showcase your work at the famous "F.U.E.L" gallery in the "Old City" historic district of Philadelphia. Drexel will cover the submission of $250.00 for the first 3-5 students that quailfy. Contact me if you are interested ASAP! F.U.E.L details. IDMAa details.
- June 29, 2007 - iPhone ROCKS!
Yea.. I got one, and All I can say is SWEET! Worth every penny 8-) This platform is just gonna get sweeter (a.k.a. more functional) with time!- June 19, 2007 - indabamusic.com
- Indaba Music is a FREE, online collaboration platform and social network that enables musicians and music professionals to work with each other online. Members can create Sessions and invite others to work with them, uploading tracks, editing and mixing them, and finally saving work as a single file, all from any computer in the world. Members can also establish terms for the work they do with others, and create reputations for themselves as they get feedback for completed work. Importantly, Indaba takes no rights to work done on the site: indabamusic.com
- June 05, 2007 - Senior Show Web Sites
- For those of you that could not make it to the Senior Show this year.. You missed out on some great stuff! Here are some URL's for your preview:
- Philbert & Dodge - "A community animation project. You are encouraged to add to any storyline that you like, or create a new branch of the story."
- Native Narratives - "Interested in reinvigorating interest in American Indian storytelling, one of the most culturally significant Native American traditions. Through the use of animation, web design, and Podcasting. The cynosure of our project will be a 3d and motion graphics short that excites the interest and curiosity of the viewer, encouraging a discovery and exploration of the medium and the tradition of storytelling."
- FroBo Shakedown & Frontier Robotics - "We promise to effectively document our experiences with Frontier Robotics' next-generation personal robotic assistant using various types of multimedia. Awww yeah, two birds with one stone baby!"
- AWCOMAD Exhibition - "We set out to create an interactive exhibition to promote our University. In the process, we found ourselves making use of a varity of new media technologies. This site is a showcase of our work and, under a creative commons license, we are sharing with you!"
- May 10, 2007 - Free scholarship Contest
- May 01, 2007 - Digital Media Show Time 2007
Digital Media Senior Show | Sat., June 2, 2007, 11:30am - 4pm Stein Auditorium (111 Nesbitt Hall, 3215 Market St.) Info: 215.895.2408- May 01, 2007 - DIGM student wins "Best of Show"!
Digital Media Grad student "Seth Kendall" wins BEST OF SHOW award in West Virginia 2007 Flash Animation Festival with his dramatic short "Gnaritas Monstrum". Seth you DaMan!- apr 26, 2007 - Save Net Radio!
- apr 05, 2007 - 2007 DIGM alumni take Flash and CSS to a new level
- Digital Media alumni Daniel Mall, Mark Huot, and Jon Aldinger take Flash and CSS to a new level with their collabrative project www.swfir.com. Check it out, and don't forget to drop them some "ends" if you use it on your site!
- Mar 28, 2007 - 2007 WEST VIRGINIA FLASH ANIMATION FESTIVAL
- The seventh annual West Virginia Flash Animation Festival will take place on the campus of West Liberty State College on April 26, 2007. College students from throughout West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky are invited to compete for cash prizes in ten different categories. Our juror for this year's event is Scott Nourse, VP of Production for Sony Pictures Digital. For FREE entry information visit: http://faculty.westliberty.edu/2007festival/entries_2007.htm
- Mar 21, 2007 - Director LIVES ON!
- Per the product manager for Director and Shockwave at Adobe Ritesh Banglani [02/23/2007]
"Hi, I am the product manager for Director and Shockwave at Adobe. We are very much aware of this issue, and have a two-step plan to address the performance issue on Vista. 1. In the very short term, we will release a Vista-compliant version of the Shockwave player, which will force the movie to use DirectX 7. While the performance is still likely to be poorer than on XP, it will be better than what you see today (with software rendering). 2. With the next release of Director, we plan to move to DirectX 9.x. I appreciate the problems developers are facing, and assure you that the team is working very hard to fix these performance issues. -Ritesh"
In the short run.. growing pains for vista early adopters. In the long run.. Director will continue to rule the high end 3D, CDROM, and local hard drive development market! I'm so happy 8-) - Mar 15, 2007 - FMVD Senior wants you..
- FMVD Senior Jason Hall is looking for a Digital Media student, to create
some visual effects work on his Senior Film. Film Synopsis: The Calendar Girl Killer follows Ari, a borderline suicidal
young woman, 20s/30s and working as a waitress, when she encounters an
infamous serial killer, 20s/30s, known for leaving behind pin-up girl style
photos of his victims. The project is being shot in HD, with the Panasonic HVX 200, on P2. Shooting
dates are March 24, in the FMVD Shooting Studio, and April 4-7, in New
Jersey. We are currently looking for a Digital Media student to:
- Create a backdrop for a fake news report, to be shot on green screen, in the studio, on March 24
- Possibly augment exterior establishing shots, adding/subtracting elements
- Create titles
- Mar 06, 2007 - Research Day 2007 - Tuesday April 17, 2007
- Drexel's Eighth Annual Research Day will be held at the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. In recognition of the diversity of interests in the Drexel Community, Research Day will now be recognized as Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity (RISC) Day. The event, sponsored by the Office of Research is open to all faculty, students, post-doctoral fellows, residents and technologists. Abstracts for posters or creative works and performances must be submitted by 5PM on Friday, March 16, 2007. All submissions must be made electronically via the RISC website www.research.drexel.edu/risc. For more information on RISC Day, visit www.drexel.edu/research or contact Maryann at 215-895-6091 or by e-mail at ms39@drexel.edu
- Mar 04, 2007 - Seth Kendall - Flash Animation
- Seth Kendall displays a variety of high level digital media skills in his latest release: Gnaritas Monstrum
- Mar 01, 2007 - 7th Annual West Virginia Flash Animation Festival
- The 7th Annual West Virginia Flash Animation Festival is now taking entries for this year's event. You could receive some of the $1,750 in cash prizes and some nice recognition for your work. Their juror this year is Scott Nourse, Sony Picture's VP of Digital Production. The event is only open to college students in WV and all bordering states. Yes PA is a bordering state. Entry deadline is April 17. All details are available at www.westliberty.edu/wvfestival
- Feb 25, 2007 - strangerthings.tv
- I suggest you subscribe (via iTunes) too www.strangerthings.tv for great up and coming examples of people honing ALL of their digital media skills...
- Jan 09, 2007 - Hot site for flash developers & gamers
- If you are into building and/or playing FLASH based games then this site is for you. Built by digital media almini Dan Mall @ HappyCog.com
- Nov 06, 2006 - List of Course Acceptable for DIGM Major Electives for 2006-07 Seniors!
- DIGM 314 Character Animation I
- DIGM 315 Character Animation II
- DIGM 350 Digital Storytelling and Cultural Production
- DIGM 411 Advanced Animation and Visual Efffects (prereq: DIGM 212)
- DIGM 445 Advanced Hybrid Interactivity (prereq: DIGM 242)
- DIGM 465 Intro Gaming (prereqs: DIGM 241, DIGM 211)
- DIGM 440 Interactive Game Development (prereq: DIGM 242)
- Note: This course would more accurately later be titled "DIGM 265 Scripting for Game Development"
- DIGM 451 Explorations in New Media
- DIGM 465 Intermediate Gaming (prereq: DIGM 465 Intro Gaming)
- Note: This course will push further into actual game production for those who wish to continue beyond the DIGM 465 Intro Gaming course (mentioned above)
- DIGM 465 Advance Vector Interactivity (prereq: DIGM 242
DIGM 465 Overview of Gaming
- Note: This is a lecture course based primarily in the history and theory of computer/video gaming. It is not to be open to any student who has done a production gaming course.
- DIGM 440 Interactive Game Development (prereq: DIGM 242)
- Note: This course would more accurately be titled "Scripting for Game Development."
- DIGM 465 Architectural Modeling (prereq: DIGM 242)
- Note: Was a Speical Topics course, and is not currently offered.
- DIGM 465 New Media/New Audiences
- Nov 01, 2006 - Team project to build a CDROM for D&M Magazine.
- Just can't get enough interactivity? What to be part of a group (Design & Merchandizing / Digital Media), and help build a professional interactive CDROM that goes hand in hand with the D&M annual magazine. Great portfolio piece for soon to be graduates. If your interested, just sign up for winter 06/07 semester: CRN: 24153 DSMR-465 section 502 Media Merchandizing II. I will be the instructor, so please contact me if you have any questions.
- Oct 30, 2006 - What the Industry Expects from Graduates.
- An excellent read for all Digital Media students and alumni alike! more info.
- Oct 01, 2006 - D&M and Digital Media students join forces again.
- Attention all Digital Media Juniors and/or Seniors. If you are interested in working with D&M students on the design and creation of the next Design and Merchandising Magazine (with interactive CDROM), Please let me know ASAP!
- Sept 13, 2006 - Hidden Agenda Game Development Contest - $25,000.00
- Hidden Agenda a contest designed for the college student with a penchant for video games, a passion for innovation and a hankering for $25,000. If you think you’ve got the skills, pull together an ace design team and build a fabulous new video game. The winners will get it all—the fame, the fortune, bragging rights and maybe even a date with that hottie in economics.
- Jul 26, 2006 - Flash count down/up timers updated!
- Several DIGM-265 students where running into problems with the count down/up timers when publishing to Flash Player version 7! Flash Player 7 does not handle undeclared variables well; Therefore, I declared the needed variables and updated the sample Flash movies. [download] For those of you that figured it out already.... I'am proud to share a classroom with you 8-)
- Jul 21, 2006 - life showcases in italy
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Digital Media students, Matthew Smith and James Grow, had their animated short, "Life" selected for inclusion in the Cartoon Club International Festival of Animation Cinema and Comics held July 21 - 27 in Rimini, Italy. Watch a web version of "Life". - Jul 20, 2006 - Blight pulls first place in siggraph 2006
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Congratulations to Seth Kendall, Patrick Kemp, Andy Michael, Russel Falk and Joel Catalan on their DIGM-411 Advance Animation and Visual Effects movie "Blight". It pulled down FIRST PLACE in the Visual Effects division of SIGGRAPH Education Committee SPACE - Time Competition 2006. Watch a web version of "Blight". - Jul 10, 2006 - Michael Sausa (Digital Media Grad student)
- Mike has been named a Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Star. Michael earned the distinction of Men's Rowing "Performer of the Year", and is co-captain of the Dragon team. Congratulations "President" Mike, you DaMan!