Beyond Digital Cinema: Globally Shared Visualization And Virtual Reality
Apr 30, 2010 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Johnston Hall 338
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
John Worthington to Speak in AVATAR Lecture Series Monday, April 19
Digital Media Pioneer John Worthington to Speak in AVATAR Lecture Series Monday, April 19
LSU's Arts, Visualization, Advanced Technologies and Research (AVATAR) Initiative is hosting a series of lectures in the spring and fall semesters, bringing professionals from various areas of digital media to campus to talk with students about what skills they need for careers in video game design, electronic music composition, animation, digital art, scientific visualization, and more.
On Monday, April 19, John Worthington of Worthington Designz will give a lecture on “Digital Media and the Personal Computer – 30 Years and Counting.” Worthington has worked in many areas of film and electronic music production throughout his career, including leading the original development of QuickTime at Apple, developing an online music sales platform for Music Net, and creating professional film effects technology that can be rendered with a regular desktop computer.
In his lecture, Worthington will describe how computational science technology is changing how artists and musicians approach the creative process, and how it affects what people expect from media.
Worthington’s lecture will take place at 3 p.m. in the LSU Center for Computation & Technology Training Room, 338 Johnston Hall. This lecture is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, so guests are advised to arrive early.
A reception will follow Holt’s lecture at 4 p.m., and faculty members with the AVATAR Initiative will be available to discuss how students can take classes toward a minor in digital media starting in the Fall 2010 semester.
WHAT: AVATAR Lecture Series
WHO: John Worthington, Worthington Designz
WHEN: Monday, April 19 at 3 p.m.; reception following at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Center for Computation & Technology Training Room, 338 Johnston Hall
Free and open to the public
For more information: www.cct.lsu.edu or http://avatar.lsu.edu.
LSU's Arts, Visualization, Advanced Technologies and Research (AVATAR) Initiative is hosting a series of lectures in the spring and fall semesters, bringing professionals from various areas of digital media to campus to talk with students about what skills they need for careers in video game design, electronic music composition, animation, digital art, scientific visualization, and more.
On Monday, April 19, John Worthington of Worthington Designz will give a lecture on “Digital Media and the Personal Computer – 30 Years and Counting.” Worthington has worked in many areas of film and electronic music production throughout his career, including leading the original development of QuickTime at Apple, developing an online music sales platform for Music Net, and creating professional film effects technology that can be rendered with a regular desktop computer.
In his lecture, Worthington will describe how computational science technology is changing how artists and musicians approach the creative process, and how it affects what people expect from media.
Worthington’s lecture will take place at 3 p.m. in the LSU Center for Computation & Technology Training Room, 338 Johnston Hall. This lecture is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, so guests are advised to arrive early.
A reception will follow Holt’s lecture at 4 p.m., and faculty members with the AVATAR Initiative will be available to discuss how students can take classes toward a minor in digital media starting in the Fall 2010 semester.
WHAT: AVATAR Lecture Series
WHO: John Worthington, Worthington Designz
WHEN: Monday, April 19 at 3 p.m.; reception following at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Center for Computation & Technology Training Room, 338 Johnston Hall
Free and open to the public
For more information: www.cct.lsu.edu or http://avatar.lsu.edu.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Laptop Orchestra of Louisiana to Debut Wednesday, April 14
Laptop Orchestra of Louisiana to Debut Wednesday, April 14
The Laptop Orchestra of Louisiana, a group of musicians who compose, conduct and play music using ordinary office laptop computers, will have its debut performance Wednesday, April 14 at 8 p.m. in the Claude L. Shaver Theatre, LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Building.
The ensemble will perform group pieces with up to five laptops at a time, and also will showcase some individual performances during the debut. In addition to the laptops, some of the pieces involve Nintendo “Wii Mote” controllers as virtual musical instruments.
Tickets to this event are $10, with $5 tickets for students. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis, so guests are advised to arrive early.
For more information on the concert or to purchase tickets, contact the Shaver Theatre Box Office at 225-578-3527 or visit www.cmda.lsu.edu.
WHAT: Laptop Orchestra of Louisiana Debut Performance
WHEN: Wednesday, April 14 at 8 p.m.
WHERE: Claude L. Shaver Theatre
LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Building – Dalrymple Drive
Tickets are $10, with $5 tickets for students
The Laptop Orchestra of Louisiana, a group of musicians who compose, conduct and play music using ordinary office laptop computers, will have its debut performance Wednesday, April 14 at 8 p.m. in the Claude L. Shaver Theatre, LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Building.
The ensemble will perform group pieces with up to five laptops at a time, and also will showcase some individual performances during the debut. In addition to the laptops, some of the pieces involve Nintendo “Wii Mote” controllers as virtual musical instruments.
Tickets to this event are $10, with $5 tickets for students. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis, so guests are advised to arrive early.
For more information on the concert or to purchase tickets, contact the Shaver Theatre Box Office at 225-578-3527 or visit www.cmda.lsu.edu.
WHAT: Laptop Orchestra of Louisiana Debut Performance
WHEN: Wednesday, April 14 at 8 p.m.
WHERE: Claude L. Shaver Theatre
LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Building – Dalrymple Drive
Tickets are $10, with $5 tickets for students
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Media Fest at LSU
Check out Media Fest happening this month at LSU at http://www.digitalmediafest.com/schedule.asp.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)