NMC News
What's In the News?
Posted February 5th, 2007 by NMCHere you will find a wide array of regularly updated news on NMC projects, events, and initiatives. As we build this area out, we hope to include announcements and stories as well from our members.
Invitation to visit University of Pacific in Second Life
Posted September 5th, 2008 by Alan LevineOne of the NMC Virtual Worlds projects this year was construction of the virtual campus for the University of the Pacific which included a mixture of replication of campus structures, such as Burns Tower, and creation of new spaces which only exist on the virtual campus.
Since the ribbons were cut May 7, 2008, faculty and staff at the University have been busy using the space and developing new applications for therr virtual learning space.
They are inviting you to learn more about their Second Life campus and how it has already been put to use in this new machinima video:
Ball State Digital Artists Showcased in Second Life on NMC’s Ars Simulacra
Posted August 21st, 2008 by Larry JohnsonImagine flying over a pyramid shaped boat as a variety of tones from the engine combine to create a melody. That is just what visitors will get when they interact with the new virtual art collection created by Ball State University faculty in Second Life.
John Fillwalk, Ball State associate professor of art, and director of the Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts and Animation (IDIAA), is the lead artist on a project that will be showcased in Second Life beginning Sunday, Aug. 24 2008, and run through September.
The NMC offered Fillwalk and the IDIAA the chance to transform an entire Second Life island with interactive virtual art. The collection, which will be up for a month, is part of a series of installations hosted by NMC throughout the year.
Announcing the NMC Jam Pack!
Posted August 20th, 2008 by Larry Johnson
As many of you know, as past of the NMC's 15th anniversary celebration going on all year, participants at the NMC 2008 Summer Conference had a special opportunity to visit the John Lennon Bus - a world class audio/video studio on wheels-- and spend 15 minutes laying down a lick, a groove, a vocal, or other gem that was then processed by bus staff as Apple Sound Loops. The loop files are designed to be used in audio editing software to mix and match in tracks to generate new songs.
The loops are now ready at http://www.nmc.org/jampack, and we're are issuing a call for musical compositions using them as part of NMC@15-- it's time to put your jam on!
Third Annual Pachyderm Conference - Registration is Now Open!
Posted August 8th, 2008 by Nancy ReevesRegistration is now open for the Third Annual Pachyderm Conference scheduled for September 22-24, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas!
2008 Pachyderm Conference to Be Held in San Antonio, Texas
Posted August 2nd, 2008 by NMCThe 2008 Pachyderm Conference will take place September 22-24, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas. This is the third annual Pachyderm Conference.
The focus of the conference is to bring together Pachyderm authors, developers, and others in an ongoing conversation about how to communicate effectively with digital media. The conference provides a forum for beginners to learn from established experts, and for those with more advanced skills to exchange ideas and gather inspiration from their peers.
The theme of this year’s conference is the power of story. Highlights will include final details about the next release of Pachyderm, as well as a special showcase of presentations that demonstrate the deep connection between story and audience.
Results of NMC 2008 Member Organization Survey
Posted August 1st, 2008 by Alan LevineAs part of its role in benchmarking the field of New Media, the NMC is sharing the results of its annual survey of member organizations.
Between January and April 2008, we surveyed 276 NMC institutions to collect information on services provided, technologies used, current projects, and staffing. Below you will find the results of this survey, including data on use of NMC benefits media services provided, exploration of new technologies, support for technologies, projects in virtual worlds, use of open-source tools, and staffing/salary data.
Download NMC 2008 Member Organization Survey Summary (1.4 Mb PDF)
Reflections on the Horizon.au Project Meeting
Posted July 28th, 2008 by Alan LevineAfter a full day of brainstorming and discussion to generate the first short list of topics for the first Horizon.au report, participants gathered at the University of Melbourne for an evening reception. We took the opportunity to ask several participants what they thought were highlights of the day, which you can hear in this podcast.
We also hade made a version of this as an enhanced podcast with pictures of the participants who spoke to us - you can watch/listen in iTune:
http://media.nmc.org/2008/07/horizon-au-reflections.m4a
ePortfolio Use
Posted July 28th, 2008 by Alan LevineA few weeks ago we posted Collaborating without Email as an idea how to gather information from NMCTAB withoutn the usual round of long emails needing manual compilation. A member had asked to poll the NMCTAB on use of ePortolio software and whether that as a resource had been used in an accredidation process. We did this by setting up a form in Google docs that populates an online repadsheet.
The results included 25 responses collected in 9 days, without one email filling up the NMCTAB listserv. The results are available at http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=prvl0yLfIeb5nQKy_I253HA
Howard Rheingold's Technosocial Koan
Posted July 21st, 2008 by Alan LevineHoward Rheingold continues to explore new forms of media expression in his new Vlog site including this new video, Rheingoldian mashup: A Technosocial Koan, 1977-2008
An experiment: This brief video mashes up remarks I made in previous episodes to convey a meta-message: From The Martian Report (1977) to The WELL(1989) to TED (2005) to the New Media Consortium (2007) to Jim Lehrer’s 2008 Newshour documentary, By The People, to my recent remarks to the Korean people.
