Rebecca Allen talk @ UCLA D|MA. 12/6/05
Rebecca Allen, Tuesday lunchtime lecture series: Current creative research of D|MA faculty
December 6, 2005, 12:00 pm
EDA, 104 Kinross North
Rebecca Allen is an internationally recognized artist and pioneer in 3D
computer graphics, human motion simulation and interactive media. Her
work is inspired by the potential of advanced technology, the aesthetics
of motion and the study of behavior.
While on leave from UCLA from 2003-2005, Rebecca served as Senior
Research Scientist and Director of the Liminal Devices research group at
Media Lab Europe in Dublin, Ireland. From 1996-2002 she directed the
Emergence Project at UCLA, an Intel funded research effort involving
artificial life, 3D virtual environments, augmented reality and unique
multimodal interfaces.
The faculty of Design | Media Arts represent the diversity of interests along with the interdisciplinary tendencies and innovative hybridity that the department promotes and nurtures in their students. The Fall seminar will focus on their most current creative research that is either at the beginning conceptual phase or in the midst of production. This gives the audience a rare glimpse into the creative process at an early stage along with all the considerations and issues that have to be addressed in order to produce a successful project.
Rebecca Allen is an internationally recognized artist and pioneer in 3D
computer graphics, human motion simulation and interactive media. Her
work is inspired by the potential of advanced technology, the aesthetics
of motion and the study of behavior.
While on leave from UCLA from 2003-2005, Rebecca served as Senior
Research Scientist and Director of the Liminal Devices research group at
Media Lab Europe in Dublin, Ireland. From 1996-2002 she directed the
Emergence Project at UCLA, an Intel funded research effort involving
artificial life, 3D virtual environments, augmented reality and unique
multimodal interfaces.
Previously, Allen was Creative Director/Executive Producer and 3D
Visionary at Virgin Interactive Entertainment; she was a member of the
world-renowned NYIT Computer Graphics Laboratory and MIT's Architecture
Machine Group(predecessor of MIT Media Lab). She has designed and
directed research-oriented projects for numerous clients including CBS,
NBC, FOX, PBS, BBC, TVE (Spain), Time Warner, Island, Mattel, Philips,
Nintendo, Seville World Expo, Apple and DARPA. Rebecca received a BFA
from Rhode Island School of Design and MS from Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. Her artwork is part of the permanent collection of the
Whitney Museum and Centre Georges Pompidou. Awards include an Emmy.
All lectures are free and take place in the EDA, room 104 Kinross, 11000 Kinross Ave in Westwood. Light refreshments will be provided.
If you cannot join us in person, connect via live video streaming:
http://www.eda.ucla.edu/main/index.php
Parking is $2/hour or $8 all day, and is available in the pay by space parking spaces in structure 32, adjacent to the building. For more information, call 310.825.9007.