Next meeting: January 15
- Autodesk software has arrived
- Motion Capture equipment update
- the order for new equipment is in
- machine is scheduled to be available for use mid-late January
- Discussion about possibly having New Media graduate students come in and speak about strengths of the New Media Program
- Discussion about CRC (Canada Research Chair)
- may be influential for students
- Further discussion about New Media space
- report about space issues to be filed in January
- 2010 Game developers student road trip will not take place this year
- New Media and Education
- discussed the difficulty of getting into Education because New Media is not a teachable subject area (must go into Art)
- discussed how Art Education is going through a new curriculum
- more information from Government of Alberta: http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/finearts/program-updates.aspx
*proposed changes are available for online review and discussion until January 31, 2010
- further discussion on how New Media can be integrated into Art Education and CTS
- NMED 3680 (Interactive Sequencing) and Pre-requisites/Co-requisites
- discussion on how basic New Media courses are required
- students are running into problems because of trying to avoid required courses
- Level 7 Gallery logo/signage
- Level 7 Gallery requires a clear, consistent branding to differentiate from Art Department's galleries
- Some questions asked:- Should the logo be allowed to constantly change?
- Should previous or existing logos be used?
- Should students submit new ideas and samples?
- Should the signage in the gallery space be a permanent design?
- Global Game Jam 2010 (January 29-31)
- great experience and exposure for New Media students
- "Create, Design, Build"
- have 48 hours to create a 5-minute interactive game
*Global Game Jam is an event outside of the University (it is not held/hosted by the Department of New Media)
more information:
http://www.globalgamejam.org/
http://www.creativecalgary.ca/
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