Cinematic VR for Public Service with Eric Williams and Jordan Herron
Eric R. Williams is a Professor at Ohio University and the director of the cinematic virtual reality (Cine-VR) initiatives at the Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab. His work spans award-winning film, television, and interactive media, including screenplays for Universal Studios, Fox Online, and American Movie Classics, as well as numerous published books and podcast series on storytelling. Jordan Herron is an Immersive Media & Audio Producer at GRID Lab. Jordan began working at GRID Lab in 2018 as a student employee and now specializes in audio storytelling, immersive sound design, and Spatial Audio Production. At SONA, Eric and Jordan presented a series of cinematic VR projects designed to support public service training. Using 360° filmmaking, they aimed to evoke empathy and create shared, memorable experiences. See more at amt-lab.org
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Crafting Immersive Art with Amber Johnson at SONA Festival
Amber Johnson is an Associate Professor of Simulation and Game Development at Wake Tech Community College. She has worked in the game industry as an artist and level designer since 2007. She began teaching at Wake Tech in 2014, developing a curriculum that utilizes modern game asset creation techniques. She currently teaches courses in digital art, game programming, photogrammetry, tech art, and VR. On top of teaching, she does freelance work in photogrammetry and 3d renderings. At SONA, Amber presented her project “Crafting the Unreal”, which reimagines Edgar Allan Poe’s Ligeia as an immersive surrealist stop-motion VR experience by combining the tactile, dreamlike aesthetics of traditional stop-motion animation with the interactivity of VR. see more at amt-lab.org
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DAF Strategies and Community Funds - A Talk with CharityVest
Donor advised funds - what are they? How are they being used? And what innovations are these peculiar giving vehicles introducing to the field of philanthropy? In this episode of Tech in the Arts, Lead Research Ian Hawthorne sits down with Rebecca Jacobs, head of community funds at CharityVest, a young, digitally native DAF sponsor. See more at amt-lab.org
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Let's Talk: SXSW Shake-Up and the Future of Festivals
A shocking headline about SXSW’s music portion set the internet buzzing. Are big festivals on the decline, or are they simply evolving? Tune in as we break down the changes. See more at amt-lab.org
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Building Embodied Experience in the Arts and Design with Stephen Neely
In this episode of Tech in the Arts, Dr. Stephen Neely, associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Music, discusses eurhythmics, a century-old practice focusing on the bodily engagement of music, and extends these principles to modern interaction design. The conversation delves into the evolution of design practices and the need for a more holistic, user-centric approach in the digital age. Dr. Stephen Neely is an associate professor of Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Dalcroze license at Carnegie Mellon University School of Music, who also presents hands-on workshops in the US and around the globe focusing on the overlaps between music, design, body aesthetics, performance, and experience. See more at amt-lab.org
This monthly podcast explores the intersection of technology and arts management through interviews, product reviews, humorous dialogue, and more! The Technology in the Arts podcast is produced by the Arts Management and Technology Lab, a research center of the Master of Arts Management program in Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University. The AMT Lab staff currently includes Dr. Brett Crawford (Executive Director), Lutie Rodriguez (Chief Editor of Research), Angela Johnson (Podcast Producer), B Crittenden (Technology and Interactive Content Manager), and Devyn Hinkle (Social Media and Marketing Manager).