DIGA @ Stetson

12-17-11

Computer Music Finals

With the Fall semester drawing to a close, that means it is time for another set of Computer Music final project videos. This time my Digital Arts students were directed to incorporate machine listening into their Max/MSP development. Most of them ended up using the [analyzer~] object, which was originally created by Tristan Jehan and is currently maintained by CNMAT. You can see the results of their work below. Enjoy!

Awesome Auto-Harmonizer – 4 min, 2 sec

Triggering Percussion Samples – 4 min, 48 sec

Violin Accompaniment – 3 min, 11 sec

Guitar to Voice Harmonizer – 4 min, 2 sec

11-30-11

MPG Performs in Miami During Art Basel

The Digital Arts faculty/student collective know as MPG: Mobile Performance Group has been invited to perform at the 12 Nights Electronic Music and Art festival at the Harold Golen Gallery, Miami, FL. We will perform Thursday night (12.01.11) at 8:00 pm. This performance will feature work by students Kim Crawford, Dan Duval, Joe Flanagan, Mark Kisch, Hunter Lee, Philip Meisner, Meg Spivey and faculty Matt Roberts and Nathan Wolek. If you are attending Art Basel please make sure to stop by to experience our performance and say hello.

11-03-11

Photography and Poetry Class Collaboration

This Thursday night 9:00 p.m. (11.03.11) students from the Poetry Workshop class, taught by Creative Writing professor Terri Witek, and the Photography: Finding Your Perspective class, taught by Digital Arts professor Matt Roberts, will be sharing collaborative works made by the two classes at the Poetry at an Uncouth Hour event. The event will be held on campus at NightLights which is above the campus book store. Students will show photos and read poems they created during a collaborative assignment between the two classes. Along with all the wonderful works created by students, professors Terri Witek and Matt Roberts will also share their collaborations as well.
Thursday 11.03.11 9:00 p.m. NightLights

Photo Roberts/Witek

10-31-11

10 Projects Using Real-Time Data

My (Matt Roberts) work Waves was listed in this Article about art works that utilize real-time data. Make sure you check out the inspiring works listed in the article. I am honored to be amongst amongst such great works!

http://postscapes.com/networked-art-10-projects-using-real-time-data

10-26-11

Creative Technologist @ Intel Labs

Intel Labs is currently accepting applications for a Creative Technologist! Looks Like a perfect fit for our graduates
https://intel.taleo.net/careersection/10000/jobdetail.ftl?job=422419&src=JB-10400

We are currently accepting applications for a Creative Technologist. The successful candidate will be joining a world-class team of industry researchers with a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds including social scientists, design researchers, interaction designers, human factors engineers, strategic planners, and technology innovators….

09-21-11

PressPausePlay

The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent of people in an unprecedented way, unleashing unlimited creative opportunities. But does democratized culture mean better art, film, music and literature or is true talent instead flooded and drowned in the vast digital ocean of mass culture? Is it cultural democracy or mediocrity? This is the question addressed by PressPausePlay, a documentary film containing interviews with some of the world’s most influential creators of the digital era.

09-15-11

Alumni Alex McClung’s Contributions to Madden NFL 12

Alumni Alex McClung, DIGA Computer Science, was part of the Madden NFL 12 Developer Team at Electronic Arts where he currently works. They made a Madden Developer Team for the game which features the faces and stats of all the developers. Alex put a nice twist on his contribution to the team which you can read about here on his google+ page

09-03-11

Hackspace forming in New Smyrna

Kaiju Sushi in New Smyrna is looking to form a hacker/maker group that would meet weekly at their restaurant. The first meeting will be Tuesday, Sept 6 @ 7pm. Should be of interest to some of our students and alumni, especially those who took DIGA 231. You can learn more about the group in this blog post. As their announcement says:

Kaiju is hosting a hackspace for the New Smyrna, Deland, Daytona, Port Orange, and Ormond areas. We’re looking for talented young engineers, software developers, makers, and modders to team up with experienced Space Coast workers to build new projects. Our focus is to:

Get you working with other talent to give your projects the momentum they need.
Give you access to world-class speakers via video conferencing. We want to connect our local hackspace to other groups around the world so we can stay on top of technological and economic trends.
Learn about patent writing, business incorporation, marketing, and all the tools you’ll need to start a technology business on a tight budget.

Networking, hardware hacking and sushi sounds like a winning combination to me!

Photo by Flickr user Bill Ward's Brickpile

08-25-11

And Just Like That I Was Free

Make sure you take a look at this article about Alumni (2004) Ben Burbank’s game entitled “And Just Like That I Was Free“. Ben made the game for the Ludum Dare which is a 48 hour game programing competition.

08-24-11

What is up with noises?

Anybody getting ready for the DIGA 101 sound design unit out there? Or do you need a refresher on how sound works? Watch this YouTube find! An amazing amount of info in about 12 minutes. Only one correction: should be “basilar” with a B instead of a V.