Thursday, April 3, 2014

Special Topics in Interactive Media Arts: Class Presentation Part 1



Rebecca: Scott Snibbe
  • Born august 20 1969 in New York City
  • Graduated from Brown University and became a computer scientist at Adobe
  • He became a professor of media art experimenatl film at Brwon university, The San Francisco Art institute, and many more.
  • Joined the research group at Brown University.
  • Founded Sonamo collaborative media, Sona Research, Snibbe interactive, and Snibbe Studio.
  • Snibbe's personal mission: "The purpose of my work is to bring meaning and joy to people's lives."
  • His most famous piece of work is biophilia (2011)
Kevin: Norman White
  • Born in texas, but grew up in Boston and studied Biology in Harvard.
  • Intended to become a fisheries biologist, but decided to travel.
  • Became an electrician where he developed his love for electronics.
  • Known for works like "The helpless robot", "Hearsay", and "Them fucking robots"
Jacob: Wafaa Bilal
  • Born in Najaf Iraq, June 10 1966
  • Dreamed of becoming an artist but was prohibited in Iraq
  • Secretly study art but was arrested as a dissident for his art critical of Saddam Hussein
  • Created a computer game based on Nght of Bush Capturing: Virtual Jihadi but it is a modified version of a game called Quest for Bush.

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