Instructional Technology

Who would imagine putting military robots in a production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream?  Evidently a band of performers from Texas A&M University would.  According to Wired’s Autotopia:
The play was a collaboration between the university’s computer science, electrical engineering and performance studies departments. Purists may balk at reworking one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays [...]

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I’m sure you know the works of Paul Rand. I did. But didn’t know who Paul Rand was or that his works were all his.

some of Paul Rand’s notable logos
If you are in the mood for some more information about Paul Rand or just a visit to a really well-designed website, I suggest [...]

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Vodafone New Zealand has produced a really clever little advertisement for themselves using only the text message alert notifications from hundreds of handsets.  The product?  Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture like you’ve never heard it before:

(Thanks, Engadget)

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Of course, digital artists have been painting with computers for years. The Amiga was demoed by Andy Warhol painting Debbie Harry in a famous clash of 80s art and technology:

However, artist David Hockney’s recent Tate & Royal Academy exhibitions were painted entirely using Brushes, an iPhone app. And the pieces he produces are [...]

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A new iPhone app, Phantom City, allows visitors of New York to take a tour of a place that never was. Using location aware tools built into the phone itself, users are presented with information about the areas in which they are standing. This information takes the form of phone calls, text messages [...]

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Artist’s Akiko Ida and Pierre Javelle create light-hearted scenes using small figures and everyday foods in “Art You Can Eat.”

Perhaps some inspiration for your next trip to the WC Dining Hall?
(Thanks, Telegraph.co.uk)

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The Fall looms on the horizon with the promise of many introductions to digital storytelling in tow.  Washington College will be rolling out the new GRW program, a replacement course for CNW.  While CNW stood for “Community Nation World,” GRW stands for “Global Perspectives:  Writing and Research.”  With the added emphasis on crafting “written” projects, [...]

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The 5th Annual 60 Seconds or Less Video Festival celebrated with a reception and awards ceremony on April 7th in Litrenta. 

Students, faculty and staff came to celebrate everyone who was proud enough of their work to enter the contest, not just the lucky few who won.  Special thanks go out to our sponsors and [...]

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Radiant Copenhagen is a fascinating art project that uses Google Maps to depict an alternate reality version of a real place as seen through the eyes of several artists.  It’s an improbable world full of impossibly deep holes in the middle of the dining table and whale sanctuaries in the remains of the subways.  The [...]

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Congratulations to Alex Sobotka, the winning designer in our 2009 60 Seconds or Less Poster Contest. A team of judges from across campus picked Alex’s design out of many exceptional efforts from his peers for its creative take on our 5th Annual 60 Seconds or Less Video Festival theme: “exploring a flat world.”

Alex will [...]

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