LCC EVENTS
Living Game Worlds IV: Interplay, December 1 -2, 2008
Location: Technology Square Research Building, 85 Fifth Street
Living Game Worlds IV will focus on networked play and engage dialogues on multiplayer games and virtual worlds, including online networked entertainment as well as pervasive, mobile and tangible gaming. The symposium will explore various aspects of networked play (historical, cultural, technological and design perspectives) as well as current and future trends such as user-created content and the rising use of virtual worlds in the workplace.Keynotes: Raph Koster, Christopher Klaus, plus a "Pioneers" panel featuring people who made it all possible: Richard Bartle, Brian Green, Chip Morningstar and Randy Farmer, and Pavel Curtis.
Confirmed sponsors:
Turner Broadcasting
Georgia Film, Video and Music Office
Living Game Worlds, a symposium presented by the Experimental Game Lab, the School of Literature, Communication and Culture, and the GVU Center of the Georgia Institute of Technology, brings together luminaries from academia, industry and the arts to explore topics related to research, design and cultural practices of digital games.
For details and registration, visit Living Games World
For sponsorship info, contact celia.pearce@lcc.gatech.edu
Spring 2008 Demo Day
Location: Wesley New Media Center, School of LCC, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Science Fiction Author Q&A, Thursday March 6, 11-12
Location: Library East Commons
Come meet international award-winning science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson in an intimate setting. This event, which is open to all, will begin with a brief interview for the Sci Fi Lab on WREK radio and then open to a general discussion with Robinson.This event is hosted by the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture with the participation of WREK radio and the Georgia Tech Library.
Learn more about Kim Stanley Robinson at
Wikipedia .
Open Lecture by Science Fiction Author Kim Stanley Robinson, Thursday, March 6, 4-6
Location: Clary Theater, Bill Moore Student Success Center
Come hear international award-winning science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson talk about representing abrupt climate change in science and science fiction. This event, which is hosted by the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture as part of the LCC Speakers Series, is open to all Georgia Tech faculty and students as well as the general public. This lecture will last approximately one hour, with a reception to follow.Japanese Film Festival: Ghosts, Legends, and Technology in Japanese Cinema
Location: Press Rooms A and B, 2R Level, Student Success Center
The festival, which is sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan, the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Literature, Communication and Culture and the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Modern Language, is co-curated by Angela Dalle Vacche, Allison Whitney, Andrea Wood, and Olga Solovieva. Each film will be introduced by a faculty member.All screenings are free and begin at 7 p.m.
The series includes Kenji Mizoguchi’s ‘Ugetsu,’ regarded by some as one of the greatest Japanese films ever made, Masaki Kobayashi’s masterpiece ‘Kwaidan,’ five years in the making, and Cannes International Film Festival winner Kiyoshi Kurosawa’ s ‘Pulse.’
Tuesday, March 25: UGETSU (Stories of Moonlight, 1953, 94 minutes, black and white)
Thursday, March 27: KWAIDAN: Parts 1 and 2 (1964, 85 minutes, color)
Friday, March 28: KWAIDAN: Parts 3 and 4 (1964, 85 minutes, color)
Monday, March 31: KAIRO (Pulse, 2001, 118 minutes, color)
There will be a closing reception from 6-7 pm in the Hall of Success, Student Success Center before the March 31 screening.
For information about film events at GA Tech, please visit Film .
Science Fiction Film Series
Location: Library East Commons area, 7 pm
Brittain Fellow, Allison Whitney is hosting a science fiction series in conjunction with her English 1102 class "Science Fiction - Image, Sound, Text." These screenings are free and open to everyone at Georgia Tech.January 22 - Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)
January 29 - The Day the Earth Stood Still (Robert Wise, 1951)
February 5 - THX 1138 (George Lucas, 1971)
February 12 - Solaris (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1972)
February 19 - Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977)
February 26 - Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)
March 25 - Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)
April 1 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron, 1991)
April 8 - Trekkies (Roger Nygard, 1997)
Japanese Film Series: Legends/Ghosts/Technology
Location: Student Success Center: Clary Theatre 7-9pm
March 31 Mizoguchi Kenji, Ugetsu, 1954April 3 Kobayashi Masaki, Kwaidan and Ghost Story, 1964
April 7 Kobayashi Masaki, Hoichi, The Earless and Weird Tales, 1964
April 9 Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Pulse, 2001
All films are free and open to the campus community.
Dwelling Machines Symposium in January 14, 2008
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This symposium asks whether and how technology might alter the way we perceive dwelling. Of particular interest are the aspects of experience that become impermanent or disrupted thanks to technology.To understand dwelling technology in the broadest historical and material senses, machines discussed range from the earliest tool to the modern computer, from the mundane job to the extravagant meal.
Speakers will be drawn from Georgia Tech LCC and Architecture faculty (Jay Bolter, Ian Bogost, Ron Broglio, Hugh Crawford, Carl Disalvo, Sabir Khan, Ken Knoespel, and Ali Mazalek) as well as a special guest from Emory, Drew Whitelegg, the author of _Working the Skies_.
Attendance is open to anyone, but we will only provide a limited number of box lunches available. If you would like to attend and eat lunch, you will need to RSVP by emailing ibogost@mac.com with your name and any sandwich preference.
Episode Three of The Sci Fi Lab
Location: WREK Radio (91.1 FM) on Sunday, November 25 from 7-9 pm.
The Sci Fi Lab is a joint production of WREK and LCC. Sunday's episode focuses on science fiction music and will include interviews with Michael Liebmann of the Greater Atlanta Filkers and Prof. Jason Freeman of Georgia Tech's music technology program, a feature on _Forbidden Planet_, and lots of moog and theremin music.Those of you living in the Atlanta metro area can tune in live on 91.1 FM. Long distance friends can stream the show from WREK . It will also be available for your listening pleasure in the WREK archives for one week after the live broadcast (check us out under "Sunday Special"). After that, you'll be able to download mp3s of the show from LCC Creative Projects and Nophi Recordings Nophi .
Communication Colloquium: Research into Teaching
Location: Skiles 002
Speakers:Francis Desiderio, "Building Writers: Space and Place in the Writing Classroom"
Todd Reynolds, "Of 'False Dawns' and 'Industrial Fourth Dimensions': The Penitentiary and the Motion Picture at the Turn of the Century."
Critical Response by Hugh Crawford, Associate Professor, LCC.
All IAC faculty and staff are invited to attend.
Please bring a brown bag lunch. Beverages and desserts will be provided.
Sponsored by the Georgia Tech Writing & Communication Program and by the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture.
For further information, please contact Benjamin J. Robertson at
benjamin.robertson@lcc.gatech.edu
LCC Exhibit for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week at Georgia Tech
Location: Skiles Courtyard
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The Mad Housers, a non-profit corporation engaged in charitable work, research and education, are perhaps best known for their hands-on, pragmatic approach to providing shelter for homeless people, in particular through the design, construction, and provision of small (6'x8'x10') frame-and-plywood huts. These shelters, though not meant as permanent housing, provide privacy, security, stability and protection from the elements-- all of which the organization believes are vital in helping people escape homelessness.
The Mad Housers were founded by Georgia Tech College of Architecture graduate students Michael Connor and Brian Finkel to address the problem of homelessness in Atlanta. Mad Houser shelters are provided free of charge or obligation to their inhabitants.
In addition to research on homelessness in general, the class has been archiving newspaper articles and photographs, conducting audio and video interviews with Mad Houser clients and with current and former members of the group, as well as participating in some of the builds. They hope their work will provide a central archive for helping people to understand the goals and activities of this charitable group.
LCC Speakers Series:Kim Stanley Robinson to come to Tech March 5-7
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Robinson is an American science fiction writer, probably best known for his award-winning Mars trilogy. His work delves into ecological and sociological themes regularly, and many of his novels appear to be the direct result of his own scientific fascinations, such as the 15 years of research and lifelong fascination with Mars which culminated in his most famous work. He is particularly interested in issues of ecological sustainability and social power relations.On Thursday, March 6, Robinson will be working with Professor Yaszek's science fiction seminar and delibering a lecture on environmentalism at 4 pm that same day.
French and African Film Series: GAMES OF LOVE AND CHANCE (L'ESQUIVE, Kediche, 2003, 117mn) – DATE MOVIE – Thursday, October 25 - 7pm
Location: CLARY THEATER OF THE GEORGIA TECH STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER
Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Most Promising Actress (Sara Forestier), César Awards (2005)Set in a bleak suburban housing project, Games of Love and Chance follows a group of teenagers, poor and immigrant for the most part. Many are involved in a class production of Marivaux’s 18th-century classic “Les jeux de l’amour et du hasard.” The rehearsals, both in and out of the classroom, are often the stage for their daily interactions. Krimo, whose dad is in prison, leaves his long-time girlfriend to pursue Lydia, a petulant girl who plays the lead role. Although he has no theater experience and the performance is days away, his infatuation leads him to take the part of Arlequin to play opposite Lydia – making a fool of himself in the process. Arguments among the group quickly surface as Krimo’s sudden love interest turns into a source of gossip and tension.
“Using non-professional actors who are astonishingly fresh and vigorous, [Abdellatif Kechiche] manages to mesh reality and hope together. “Games of Love and Chance” describes the world as it is and dreams as they should be.” Pierre Murat, Télérama
Film at Tech
LCC Speakers Series: Dudley Andrew
Location: Friday Dec. 7 Skiles 02, 2pm
Andrew's areas of research include World Cinema (special attention to West Africa, France, East Asia, Ireland), Aesthetics (theories of the image, Film among the arts), and French cinema and culture. He has published The Major Film Theories, Concepts of Film Theory, and Andre Bazin, all with Oxford UP. Another set of books explore key films and filmmakers: Film in the Aura of Art, a source book on Mizoguchi , a presentation of Breathless, and a "BFI classic" on Mizoguchi's Sansho Dayu. His most ambitious works deal with France in the 1930s: Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film (Princeton 1995) and Popular Front Parisand the Poetics of Culture, co-authored with Steven Ungar (Harvard, 2005). He has edited an anthology The Image in Dispute (1997), has programmed films for The Guggenheim museum, and served as a film festival judge. He is the recipient of the Guggenheim and several NEH fellowships and was named Chevalier--later Officier--de l'ordre des arts et des lettres by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. In 2006 he was inducted into the America Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is is the R. Selden Rose Professor of Film and Comparative Literature at Yale and serves as Director of Graduate Studies in the Film Studies Program.Campus Visit: Dec 6 - 9
The Science Fiction Lab on WREK Radio
Location: WREK Radio (91.1 FM) on Sunday, July 22, from 7-9 pm.
The Science Fiction Lab, an NPR-type variety show features sciencefiction music, interviews, pop histories, movie reviews, and original fiction readings. The premiere show will feature live interviews with Lisa Yaszek, Ken Knoespel, and STAC senior Betsy Gooch. It will also feature pre-recorded pieces by STAC alumni Jason Ellis and Amelia Shackelford.
The show is hosted by STAC alumna Katie Owens.
If you miss the premiere broadcast, you will be able to download the show from WREK's archives for the following week at WREK ; after that, you can download it as a podcast from a site yet to be determined.
Drama Tech Production of "What Happened to Mr. Sugarlumpkins," Summer 2008
Location: DT Main-stage
June 27, 28, July 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12 - 2008Drama Tech Production of "Urine Town," Spring 2008
Location: DT Main-stage
April 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19Drama Tech Production of "Macbeth"
Location: Drama Tech Main-stage
October 26, 27, 31, Nov 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 - 2007A Talk by Andy Wilson, from Microsoft Research: Surface Computing and Other Projects in Using Sensing to Enable New Form Factors and User Experiences
Location: Tuesday, January 24, TSRB 132
Recently the Surface Computing group at Microsoft announced Surface, its first product. I will talk a bit about how Surface made its way from a modest research prototype to one of the most talked-about launches in the company's history. I will also present a number of research projects that share the Surface Computing vision but push in somewhat different directions. For example, PlayAnywhere is a compact tabletop projection-vision system which explores a number of new interactions on everyday surfaces, while TouchLight combines a transparent projection screen material with computer vision techniques. Finally, I will describe some recent work involving applying newly developed range-sensing cameras to enable new interactions. All of these new systems have the potential of changing the way we relate to computing, but they also pose serious challenges because they are so different from today's desktop computing.Andy Wilson is a member of the Adaptive Systems and Interaction group at Microsoft Research. There he has been applying sensing techniques to enable new styles of human-computer interaction. His interests also include machine learning, gesture-based interfaces, inertial sensing and display technologies. In 2002 he helped found the Surface Computing group at Microsoft. Before joining Microsoft, Andy obtained his BA at Cornell University, and MS and PhD at the MIT Media Laboratory. Publications and a few videos of his work are located at http://research.microsoft.com/~awilson.
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