Steve Anderson

The New Ecology of Things comes to ZML this Friday April 25 1:00-2:30PM!
The New Ecology of Things (NET) is a research initiative to explore emerging forms of interactive communication brought about by pervasive networked technologies. The project began as a studio class run by Art Center's Graduate Media Design Program (MDP) and has evolved into a conceptual model, a forum for discussion, an ongoing series of projects, technological inventions, and new issues for design pedagogy. The NET website, which is part of a transmedia publication that includes a book, a poster, and video content for mobile devices, just launched in March 2008.

Join us for a panel discussion with three of key designers of the NET project from Art Center College of Design, Phil van Allen, Anne Burdick and Nik Hafermaas, who will discuss the project and its multiple approaches to issues of design, technology and theory. This event is part of the iMAP/Adobe Design | Technology | Theory series and will be simulcast live via Adobe Connect. To attend virtually, please register here.

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Please join the USC Institute for Multimedia Literacy for the Honors in Multimedia Scholarship 1st Annual Senior Thesis Showcase, featuring a gala reception and exhibition of student projects. Witness the innovative work produced by students from all corners of the campus, featuring interactive projects related to biology, engineering, international relations, psychology, sociology, cinema, business, theater, and more.


Friday April 18, 2008

5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

The event is free and open to the public, but we ask that you RSVP:
imlrsvp@cinema.usc.edu

Four years ago, the USC Institute for Multimedia Literacy (IML), a research unit within the USC School of Cinematic Arts, launched the Honors in Multimedia Scholarship program. Open to undergraduates from across the univeristy, the program introduces students to the history and theory of scholarly multimedia authoring proactices, and is a ground breaking initiative designed to lead the way in new forms of scholarly research and production. The IML is pleased to announce that this spring marks the culmination of the program for its first cohort of 30 students.

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Wednesday, April 2, 4:00 - 5:30
Zemeckis Media Lab (RZC 201)

Throughout the Web's short history, creative people have wielded code to make interactive experiences that are delightful, innovative, and fun. This talk, presented in conjunction with USC's Web design contest Webfest, will give a subjective history of the Web and computational design, starting with early hypertext experiments from the mid-1990s to recent media-rich works.

Peter Cho is a Los Angeles-based media artist and designer. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the UCLA Design | Media Arts department, where his work dealt with issues of language, writing, and meaning and a Master of Science degree from the MIT Media Lab, where his design research explored custom models for typography in time-based and reactive media. He has received honors for his work from Ars Electronica, Tokyo Type Directors Club, New York Art Directors Club, ID Magazine, and Print Magazine. His work has been shown at the Telic Gallery, Ginza Graphic Gallery, Ars Electronica, Art Sonje, Seoul Arts Center, the Art Directors Club, and Cooper Union. His interests include issues of electronic textuality, narrative, and mapping.

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