The ACTLab New Media Talk Series is a set of lectures designed to bring the university together with industry in the New Media space focusing on new developments in the field and how they relate to your research and fields of study. We will take a non-traditional approach, featuring three lecturers/guides who will take the group through the history of New Media, how it has and is being used, and how you can use the information provided in the series to advance your research.

Dates: April 4, 11, 18

Time: 6:30pm

Place: The ACTLab (CMB Studio 4B)

Three special lecturers will present these talks:

 

Brandon Wiley has worked as the Director of Product Management for BitTorrent Inc. and as senior engineer for Swarmcast Networks, two of the world's leading peer-to-peer companies. Brandon has an undergraduate and graduate degree in New Media from the University of Texas and over 8 years of professional experience in the field.

Joseph Lopez’s research focuses on low cost multimedia production, the history of high fidelity and music distribution, pedagogy, the digital divide, and hybridity theory. He also runs a technology consulting business. Joseph is a PhD. Student in New Media at the University of Texas at Austin.

Dustin Younse is a copyleft and opensource system theorist and advocate, Dustin currently serves as computer administrator for the Germanic Studies Department at the University of Texas at Austin. Dustin has been active in the New Media field for over 8 years, both on the studies and development side. He is regularly involved with the 2600 group, Blackhat Conference and other cyberliberty groups. In his free time he works as the film editor for Birdnose Productions and dabbles in media creation under the moniker of Ulit House Productions.

 

April 4th-

Music, TV and Film on the internet- Have you ever wondered how the media landscape washed into the Internet Sea? In this lecture/seminar we will look at the current state of MTF on the Internet and how technology is changing the way industry, consumers and content creators deal with distribution and consumption.

 

April 11th-

Online Communities- People keep talking about online communities, but what are they, exactly? In this lecture we will take a look at the various online communities (social, gaming, gaming/social and virtual communities). We will show how the internet has created a space for social interaction unlike anything seen before, we will review the various types of communities and also address how to start thinking about what's next. We will also talk about current research, and you might discover that you're already doing online community research without knowing it!

 

April 18th-

Peer-to-Peer networks, From Napster to Today- Peer to Peer networks have had a huge impact on how New Media studies have progressed, how individuals consume and companies think about their markets. Come to this talk to get the low down on how peer-to-peer networks function, how they are being used and how they might relate to your research.

contact: jtl333@mail.utexas.edu

 

 A Special Thanks to Sandy Stone for her facilitation of the talk series. Professor Stone is at the forefront of New Media art and theory. She has a well rounded background doing development for Bell Labs on Touch Tone and memory core, running the boards for Jimi Hendrix and working with Donna Haraway and Gloria Anzaldúa at the History of Conciousness program at UCSC. Professor Stone is always at the forefront of new and emerging media and willing to lend a helping hand in both development and theory.