tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90794024618347821332012-01-04T06:05:54.720-05:00Following and reflecting upon emergent communication technologies and the activities, discoveries and processes of the Emergent Media Center at Champlain College.Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.comBlogger821100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-43005308402571063672011-12-15T10:43:00.000-05:002011-12-15T10:43:24.212-05:00

“Be ready to fail. Make sure you go far enough out of your comfort zone that you are destined to fail.”Chris Thompson, curator of the Burlington City Arts Gallery, spoke with an assurance attainable only by personal experience as he educated the current MFA students about the potential in the degree they are working toward. After twenty years of employment in the business world as a technology

Jillian Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922332787482211401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-80676886165941024522011-12-09T15:33:00.001-05:002011-12-15T10:38:22.101-05:00

The Project Spotlight illuminates Emergent Media Center projects and the students who work on them, a tribute to the talented individuals employed here. This semester we have spoken to graphic designers, game artists, and programmers about their assignments and what they love most about the EMC. Allyson, a senior Graphic Designer, is working on Breakaway's Facilitator's Guide. "I work on the

Jillian Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922332787482211401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-69339083039680250132011-11-14T13:48:00.000-05:002011-11-14T13:48:46.847-05:00

INFORMATION SESSION WITH CLASS EXPERIENCE When: Monday, November 28th at 5:30pmWhere: Burlington City Arts Center- 135 Church StreetInterested in the MFA Emergent Media Program at Champlain College?Then don't miss out on a genuine MFA experience! Join us for a brief information session and the Emergent Landscape class with featured speaker Chris Thompson, curator of the Burlington City Arts

Jillian Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922332787482211401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-28497328706493055882011-11-11T12:19:00.001-05:002011-11-11T14:40:05.756-05:00

With tangible passion and dedication, Adam Rubin spoke to the current MFA students about the state of education.“The United States is forty-eighth in the world in mathematics and science,” he said. “It’s a national security issue.” His firm, 2Revolutions, combines social change revolution and labor market revolution to improve the national education system. In its fourth year, 2Revolutions is

Jillian Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922332787482211401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-10229963802930244352011-11-04T13:46:00.001-04:002011-11-11T12:19:41.038-05:00

Michael Jager—tall, thin, and unassuming—entered the room with a smile.“The human connection seems to be breaking down,” he said, opening his conversation on fearless empathy with a video of a couple kissing passionately.  His mission in the design world is to create things that reinforce and encourage that connection—a connection that stimulates a sensual memory, like a person’s first kiss.In

Jillian Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922332787482211401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-78381698052082078492011-10-12T19:11:00.000-04:002011-10-12T19:11:05.351-04:00

Violence against women and girls is a pervasive global problem, often based in cultural stereotypes. Students at Champlain College's Emergent Media Center are in the process of creating a unique online soccer game, BREAKAWAY, that tackles the issues of gender equality, fair team play, and racial stereotypes, as part of the United Nations' UNiTE campaign to end poverty and violence.Between 15% and

Jillian Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922332787482211401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-81787990133583684652011-09-26T19:47:00.002-04:002011-09-27T11:36:18.395-04:00

What: Michael Jager: Emergent Landscape Speaker Series When: Monday, October 3rd, 2011 at 5:30pm Where: Champlain College's Miller Center: 175 Lakeside Avenue, Burlington As part of the MFA in Emergent Media at Champlain College, JDK founding member Michael Jager will guide a conversation on the theme of "fearless empathy," speaking as part of the Emergent Media Landscape Speaker Series. The

Jillian Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922332787482211401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-42413575497740406392011-04-19T16:18:00.001-04:002011-04-19T16:22:27.462-04:00

Once a year, we have the pleasure of honoring the about-to-graduate senior shining stars of the Emergent Media Center.  Last weekend, during the Communication & Creative Media (CCM) Division Honors Night, we presented the following seven seniors with these well-deserved awards.  Congratulations to all of you! You set the bar high for all of those who follow in your footsteps. Your contributions

Sarah Jergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493228623216560117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-27797314161358428282011-04-05T13:07:00.000-04:002011-04-05T13:07:51.156-04:00

Want a kickin' summer job?! EMC summer job opportunities now listed.  We're looking to fill many various positions:  marketing and communications video writing programming graphic design interactive design art Apply early! You must be a Champlain College student to apply.

Sarah Jergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493228623216560117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-61551729890112875572011-03-25T11:02:00.010-04:002011-03-25T13:25:19.068-04:00

Just the other week, I received the first Twitter “retweet” that was a milestone for me as a student and upcoming professional. As a first year MFA student at Champlain College, I’ve learned lessons both from lecture as well as classroom discussion with my instructors and peers. I initially enrolled in the program with a background in communication theory and hobbies of audio production and

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09680466019195827627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-82969380467770521392011-03-09T21:35:00.014-05:002011-03-24T22:39:03.854-04:00

The Flynn Center for Performing Arts received the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Innovation grant. As a MFA graduate student, I have been given the tremendous opportunity to work with their Innovation Lab through a partnership with the Emergent Media Center.I recently attended their 5-day Intensive Week at the Airlie Center in Warrenton, VA. The goal of the intensive week was to investigate

Shainanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-23202805523141338282011-03-04T10:32:00.011-05:002011-03-10T21:17:43.146-05:00

Can technology change the status of women in the world?That was the underlying question of the workshop I participated in at the United Nations during the week long Commision on the Status of Women conference.All this new technology is great, one participant from Zimbabwe said, but how does it help an impoverished woman from the countryside? An impressively eloquent and passionate high school

Hilarynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-40455907978783398692011-03-04T07:51:00.008-05:002011-03-10T21:19:29.253-05:00

It's been some pretty busy weeks here at the EMC as you can see by the project-personnel boards below. Lots of projects, lots of travel, lots of interesting people coming and going. The students are about to be off for Spring break. Many, including project manager extraordinaire, Lauren Nishikawa, are at the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco. Lauren, Erik Esckilsen, MFA student Hilary

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-89340657631033821482011-03-01T15:42:00.001-05:002011-03-01T15:45:27.088-05:00

Hot off the press! Here's the article from the NY Times announcing The Princeton Review & Game Pro magazine's "Top Places to Study Video Game Design - For Credit." Written by Jacques Steinberg. Source article can be found here. Champlain Game Dev students - head on over to the comments on the NYT blog and let them know what you think! ------ March 1, 2011, 2:18 PM The Top Places to Study Video

Sarah Jergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493228623216560117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-6460179168155991332011-02-22T11:14:00.001-05:002011-02-22T11:15:35.461-05:00

Another MFA Open House is around the corner! Though the application deadline for full financial aid consideration has passed, the program is still accepting applications on an individual basis. If you've been thinking about pursuing an MFA, now is the time to find out more. Thinking about next year maybe? Dip your toes in... get a feel for the program.  Thinking about this year? Dive in and find

Sarah Jergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493228623216560117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-27964536555043041192011-01-28T14:55:00.000-05:002011-01-28T14:55:14.102-05:00

A little EMC word cloud for your weekend... Courtesy of Wordle. No surprises here, but fun nonetheless!

Sarah Jergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493228623216560117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-7576317696165445252011-01-12T13:05:00.001-05:002011-01-12T13:08:31.200-05:00

 Please join us for an MFA Open House!  Meet Program Director Ann DeMarle, MFA faculty, staff of the Emergent Media Center, and current MFA students. This is a perfect opportunity to find out more about the MFA in Emergent Media program and answer any questions you may have. A representative from Graduate Admissions will also be present to talk about the application process. Refreshments will be

Sarah Jergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493228623216560117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-45518103989131771582010-10-20T09:26:00.000-04:002010-10-20T09:26:11.037-04:00

Senator Patrick Leahy introduces the BREAKAWAY panel at Vermont 3.0 Tech Jam on Friday, October 15. Following his speech, students from the Emergent Media Center discussed the development of the game, from research and pitching at UN headquarters to crunch, launch, and beyond.

Sarah Jergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493228623216560117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-90568083709629475192010-10-18T15:26:00.006-04:002010-10-18T16:02:27.567-04:00

The EMC was involved heavily with the Vermont 3.0 Tech Jam this year: Students presented about the BREAKAWAY game development process, MFA students talked about their choice in program and outlook on emergent media, Ann DeMarle talked about the future of education and technology, while Tech Jam visitors could try out EMC student created media and games! The EMC at VT 3.0:

Jeremy Gravellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-6123799082073934072010-10-14T12:59:00.003-04:002010-10-14T13:25:08.069-04:00

Champlain College’s Emergent Media Center is proud to be a part of this year’s VT Tech Jam presented by Dealer.com! It is the Vermont 3.0’s 3rd annual fair and is described as “the ultimate job fair.” The idea behind Vermont 3.0 is to raise awareness and promote opportunities in the technology field in Vermont. Hosted at the Main Street Landing building (on the Burlington waterfront), Vermont 3.0

Jeremy Gravellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-89771668503914978362010-09-13T12:26:00.000-04:002010-09-13T12:26:11.972-04:00

We are excited to share with you a news clip about BREAKAWAY, produced by Channel One News.  Channel One is the leading television news network for teens nationwide. Their mission is to "inform, educate and inspire by making news relevant and engaging for young people and sparking discussion around the important issues impacting youth today." Chapter 2 of BREAKAWAY is now live!  Don't worry,

Sarah Jergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493228623216560117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-77798166886804750112010-09-01T14:54:00.000-04:002010-09-01T14:54:52.267-04:00

The Emergent Media Center is now accepting applications for a number of job openings for the Fall 2010 semester.  Applicants MUST be Champlain College students.  There are Work-Study positions, as well as Non Work-Study and Internship positions. Please use the links below to reference full job availabilities and descriptions, as well as specific application procedures.  Note: a cover letter,

Sarah Jergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493228623216560117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-62220831809237641312010-07-16T13:20:00.008-04:002010-07-16T13:34:45.615-04:00

Hard to believe it! But I am writing you today with mixed emotions, I am both very proud and very sad to announce that Ray McCarthy-Bergeron, the EMC Project Manager since its inception, has applied and been accepted to an MFA program in 3D Animation. This summer, he will be moving to Rochester, New York to pursue his long held dream.I still fondly recall the day 10 or 11 years ago, when Ray (

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-54082102950138181502010-05-20T21:04:00.011-04:002010-05-21T08:40:37.024-04:00

So admittedly it has been a long pause since I've posted here last. Yet it has also been a long time since I've gotten serious friend, vacation, or exercise time (not a habit I recommend). Which in some sort of internet way means, I wish I had been sharing all that has been going on at the Emergent Media Center with our EMC followers!Often these days, I wonder if it would be simpler if I just put

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-22072421390907004682010-05-19T16:28:00.002-04:002010-05-19T16:30:15.572-04:00

The EMC is seeking a Web Design & Marketing Specialist for a summer project.  This would be a part-time position (or positions, depending on applicant skills sets) for some or all of the summer semester, and possibly into the fall if needed.  Applicants must be Champlain College students. Here are all the details: Web Design & Marketing SpecialistNumber of Openings: 1-2 (might be split into 2

Sarah Jergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493228623216560117noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-64908812072602769522010-04-07T15:59:00.000-04:002010-04-07T15:59:37.554-04:00

Join our team!  The Emergent Media Center is hiring for late Spring/Summer 2010 positions on the UNFPA/Empowering Play project.  You MUST be a Champlain College student in order to apply. Click HERE for a listing of open positions. Hurry!  Resume, cover letter, and deliverables (if required) are due by Friday, April 16th!

Sarah Jergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493228623216560117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-48960652330994952502010-01-18T14:19:00.005-05:002010-01-18T14:43:12.578-05:00

Finally you can learn all about it!!!! We will be hosting an Information Session about the new Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Emergent Media that will launch in Fall 2010!!!! Anyone interested in finding out more about the program may attend this information session. You will get to hear from Mark Milne of graduate admissions on the ins and outs of applying, Ken Howell and myself on what the degree

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-34285415543639918472009-12-23T22:41:00.014-05:002009-12-24T00:47:55.144-05:00

The portion of the EMC team that traveled to Saint Lucia this past week has returned to Vermont. Our tests went well on our game being created with PMC and sponsored by the UNFPA. When I returned it was wonderful to be back in the crisp, snowy air of Vermont.However our team shall not soon forget Saint Lucia. If you weren't able to follow our activities there pleas visit our sister blog: http://

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-44005297273227032632009-12-15T23:12:00.003-05:002009-12-15T23:17:38.221-05:00

The Emergent Media Center at Champlain College has been mad with activity this last month- as I know many of you may have been as well. Students are working hard towards finals and those on the UN project to end violence against women have also been insanely working to complete the rough cut version of Episode I by the first of the year! Monday morning at 5:30AM, 12 of the 38+ team flew to St.

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-39994571956708735132009-12-04T16:37:00.010-05:002009-12-04T23:51:32.465-05:00

Excuse a bit of copy and paste from our other blog but part of it is so relevant here:"In the game industry "crunch time" is the "critical period of time in which it is neccesary to work hard and fast" usually before a final milestone or shipping. Here's a link to a fun definition in Urban Dictionary, read the first one: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crunch%20time "That is where

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-25698824535620396092009-11-11T11:17:00.000-05:002009-11-11T11:17:49.176-05:00

Congrats Learning 2009 team on a big success! Lots more pictures and updates!

Sarah Jergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493228623216560117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-36146820552530938502009-11-11T09:28:00.000-05:002009-11-11T09:28:26.823-05:00

Here's a refreshing gadget of our Twitter backchannel!  Lots of conference goers are tweeting their support... and we GREATLY appreciate it!

Sarah Jergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493228623216560117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-29219934038140055062009-11-11T08:06:00.004-05:002009-11-15T08:30:04.433-05:00

Well the students are still working and it is 8:00am. Some of us got a bit of sleep. The designers, Alison and Heather, got three hours of sleep. The artist, Mike, got four hours sleep. The programmers took shifts. Bryan got two hours sleep. Jeremy got an hour and a half.As for Sarah and myself, we got three hours sleep and Ray I believe got one.SO where are we. Well we may have the two apps -

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-18216723060758710652009-11-11T01:08:00.006-05:002009-11-11T01:55:56.626-05:00

Time is ticking down and our eye lids are getting heavier and heavier! It has been a very full and productive day!This morning we had the wonderful opportunity to hear Captain "Sully" Sullenberger III ( the captain who safely landed the jet in the Hudson!). He epitomized the essence of who we wish our students could become—thoughtful, well-read, creative, skilled professionals—able to make the

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-61743580206968836172009-11-09T23:34:00.002-05:002009-11-09T23:37:53.115-05:00

The evening is winding down for most of the conference goers at Learning 2009 but the Champlain team is still at work. Here's a video update from this evening around 7:00PM.

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-52296173111199793742009-11-09T15:04:00.004-05:002009-11-09T16:13:39.748-05:00

The students are working very fluidly on developing the first pass at their first mobile app to be presented at 4:00. This morning they presented their concept for the "Onboarding" app before the assembled 1300 Masie attendees. The audience responded to their youthful enthusiasm and their identification of the central framing concept. The students identified "story" as key both from the new hire

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-8189277714705777032009-11-09T08:58:00.004-05:002009-11-09T09:29:23.895-05:00

Ah its November and the Champlain College Emergent Media Center team is in Orlando again. This means that we are very fortunate to have been invited once again for an amazing live experiment at the Masie Learning 2009!We are part of an incredible conference that includes Malcolm Gladwell (Tipping Point), Betsy Myers (COO of Pres. Obama's team), Julie Clow (Google), Laura Fitton (Twitter for

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-38279353975264960352009-11-03T11:25:00.002-05:002009-11-03T11:26:46.441-05:00

Empowering Play: Helping End Violence Against Women is holding a fundraising R A F F L E THIS WEEK! Wednesday – Friday, November 4-6 11 am – 2pm IDX Atrium, outside the dining hall on Champlain College campus Come do a little thing that’s powering BIG change! (And get some holiday shopping done while you’re at it!) YOU could win: Scott Sheela Skis, Prizes from the Flynn Center, Vermont

Sarah Jergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493228623216560117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-70589903197587462182009-10-28T11:44:00.000-04:002009-10-28T11:44:59.305-04:00

Happy Halloween!!!!!! Ghoulishly yours, The EMC Staff: Ann, Ray, Sarah, Ken & Lauren

Sarah Jergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493228623216560117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-17082034903017808432009-10-22T13:24:00.001-04:002009-10-22T13:25:17.376-04:00

Come check us and lots of other creative/tech companies out at the Vermont 3.0 Innovation Jam on Monday! Sheraton Burlington 10 am - 6pm, free admission! We'll also be handing out information about 2 positions we are currently hiring for to work on the Empowering Play (UN) Project. IT Technical Advisor Artistic/Technical Lead If you want to see what we've been up to lately, check out the

Sarah Jergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493228623216560117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-80919887071590271662009-09-11T10:02:00.005-04:002009-09-11T10:18:44.193-04:00

It was a year ago that the EMC team moved into the Winooski Mill after returning from our research trip to South Africa for our UNFPA game project to end violence against women. A year ago that we bagan on our project with Dr. Peter Bingham on two concept games for children with Cystic Fibrosis! A year ago that we were working on the Google Earth Project to map the Champlain campus core - which

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-72680318166449546582009-08-21T16:07:00.012-04:002009-08-21T21:34:05.841-04:00

Shhhh! Its been busily quiet here at the EMC this afternoon. Ray and Ken are out, Lauren's not here today either, leaving just Sarah and myself behind the "glass".There have been about 15 students silently, thoughtfully working away. It's a funny thing —I'm so fond of each one of them. I can recognize their hopes, their anxieties, their passions, and most importantly their spirits and bright

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-68067372650275903952009-08-12T20:56:00.009-04:002009-08-12T21:48:50.454-04:00

Summer is nearing an end—our Fall semester starts again in less than 3 weeks!!!! Being so Sarah, Ray and myself just returned from vacation. Ken is off for another week. Interestingly enough he's in Nova Scotia where I just returned from. Ray just returned from the "original" Scottish coast! So in essence the three of us visited Scotland of sorts.I was far from connectivity except upon return on

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-5929244286973260572009-07-22T21:45:00.006-04:002009-07-23T00:24:43.549-04:00

Reflecting on today, I would define leadership as a mix of three essentials: vision, communication, and decision-making. Vision is based upon wisdom—borne of actively listening, keenly observing, and reliably projecting into the future (often bred by experience). Communication is more difficult as it depends on hearing, balancing, and clearly elaborating. Decision-making is tougher. Often it can

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-50916411493314265702009-07-14T21:04:00.005-04:002009-07-14T21:35:07.535-04:00

There can be long stretches when life is too frantic there is no time to write. There are other times like today, when so much is happening that one has to record at least the main points. Today is such a day. It was fully a "meeting day" today and tomorrow promises to be much the same. Meetings can be soooo frustrating as there seems to be stacks of work that NEEDS to be done and meetings

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-27987397840020829562009-07-09T11:05:00.004-04:002009-07-09T11:23:39.546-04:00

It was such a jammed packed school year that we are finally catchin gour breath at the EMC. Not to say that we still don't have a lot going on but there is more time to spend on each project and to get out and play!Many of us just coompleted the Governor's Institute of Vermont in Information Technology. Eight faculty members, ten Champlain college students as Resident Advisors((RAs)one of whom

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-18457606728023657322009-04-24T00:35:00.005-04:002009-04-24T07:49:20.935-04:00

Wow it is hard to believe but a year ago Sarah and Ray were newly hired at the EMC. We were not in the Champlain Mill. We did not know Michel. We were not working with Peter Bingham on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to create games for patients with CF. We were not working with the marvelous crew at Population Media Center and Aminata and Leyla at the UNFPA on the game to address

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Pardon me if this post is due to flights of fancy resulting from a mere four hours of sleep (ah weather and air flight!)...or perhaps to thoughts tossing in my head like bright fall leaves in a windstorm:  Red Burns—her life discoveries critically shaping "computational media"; our soon-to-be graduating seniors—we will miss these key individuals who in growing have shaped the EMC and us alongside

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It has been quite a while since I last posted. Partly this has been due to the fact that SO much has been going on, partly due to the pressure of insuring the EMC finds financial stability, partly to insuring that the students, project teams and partners are supported in non-financial terms, partly to insuring that projects  in-house deliver and are completed, partly to seeking funding to support

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Listen Monday, February 23rd for Ann DeMarle and students, Lauren Nishikawa and Wesley Knee as they talk with Jane Lindholm on Vermont Public Radio. If you miss the broadcast or would like to hear it again listen at http://www.vpr.net/episode/45488/ by clicking on "Listen" in the side bar. Excerpt below from VPR website:Vermont Edition 12 noon-1 p.m. Weekdays on VPR E-Games: New Image, New Roles

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What do you get when you combine:40+ Students...7 Large Pizza's from Papa Franks in Winooski...96 cans of soda, 4 pounds of candy, 100 mini bags of chips, 36 bottles of water, 72 cookies...The Emergent Media Center Lab computers loaded with the America's Army Game...America's Army Game Schwag......And 2 Champlain College Student maps that have been released through America's Army Game website?A

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I knew that being involved in the Emergent Media Center was going to be an excellent opportunity to get involved in a creative and technical field with greater, social purpose that feeds my soul.  I’m not the only one as 60+ students who work at the center feel the same way during the time I interview them for positions prior to hiring them. Being part of a young generation who can have the

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Yesterday we celebrated all the work of our marvelous students, staff and faculty with an Open House Event! News coverage has been incredible and I would like to share it with you. Wonderful is that, in the varying publications and video coverage, you can hear and see many of our students and our team. It was great for the students to connect up with industry, government and community to share

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It is fall in New England. There couldn't be a more beautiful experience. The entire world explodes into flaming oranges, reds and golds before going quietly to sleep. Change and intensity are in the air—life at Champlain is fully awake from the summer's slumber and all is aflame on the learning fronts. I wonder if the students sleep at all during this time. It is insightful to read the student

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This is an invite to all our readers. Next week, Aminata Toure, our UN sponsor will be speaking at Champlain College, Burlington, VT in the Hauke Conference Room at 5pm September 30. Furthermore an exhibiton of photos we took while in South Africa is on display at the Emergent Media Center's new home in Winooski, VT—the Champlain Mill. Please stop in and visit during office hours. Below is the

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Robben Island, S.A.: site where ANC prisoners did hard labor and yet undermined the system. Referred to now as their "university" and place of triumph. Most of the blogging I have done recently is captured in our blog: EMC: Games Take On Violence Against Women . We returned from South Africa just three weeks ago. Exhausted, exhilarated, and needing time to readjust. Instead we jumped right into

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The other night, I collapsed. Not physically, but psychically. There has been ALOT going on—all good, just a lot. I needed a down night and luckily for me, my husband Jim took over, dinner and serenade by accordion. By the next day all was well. So what is the lot—wonderful things. The summer projects: America's Army, the student teams (pictured above) have passed their first review, final

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Is it providence, magic or a process of generational learning? Either way, I'm a lucky one! The first thing I was blessed with, before even breathing the oxygen of this existence, were my parents, Dave and Trudy DeMarle. Last week I was fortunate to be able to spend my vacation time with them in Vermont and my home state of New York.To this day they are an example of respect and care,

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Tonight I wish I could share with you the loveliness of the early evening from my front porch. Before me are hills, a farmer's fields, a small NE-style housing development under construction, and thunder clouds wrapped in sunset hues. Behind me, hundreds of acres of woods and the evening song of birds—like wood winds on the night air.In my mind however is Africa, the US, gender, the nature of

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At JFK once again, and again with delayed flights. But it is not as bad as it seems. I know I will get home. And at this point JFK feels like home, I've spent so many recent hours here. Even the media boards are saying "Welcome Home, CBS 4 New York". It does give me time to collect my thoughts.This week I've been at Games for Change. There is a reoccurring group of people at these conferences for

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Just quickly I added two new sidebars. One is for my presentations given in the last year and a half. You can find the Vermont Business Expo and IBM presentation, last week's IEEE CS Tech Summit talk and others. The Kingbridge GameChange Summit was really the questions for a discussion John and I led. Likewise the GDC Building Partnerships guided a workshop and includes the output of the groups.

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I am REALLY tired. So tired that I had to type my own blog address in three times before I got it right. So tired that when I hit the Google site, the graphic looked beautiful...Spring and sunshine :-) I have been once again flying coast to coast and working at breakneck speed. Too many cool things to share. So please excuse the length and seeming random nature of the delivery. One thing that

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Spring is finally happening in Vermont. For me it is a time of paying attention to the light of the day, whether it shall rain or not, how the ground feels—is it a planting day?However this Spring I am not getting much soil turning done. Instead seeds planted years or semesters ago are fruiting and I am busy—and not in Vermont.Tonight I am learning from one of those seeds planted years ago! As I

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It's spring and that means the school year is shifting. Accepted student days. End of projects. Finals. Awards events. Soon graduation. Much of this season is about illuminating the talent of the students and what they have achieved. They continue to amaze me.Last night, the "IBM" student team and EMC staff traveled to Underhill, for a final post-mortem on the IBM project (see project below in

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My class is down to the wire in Game Production I. Seems like yesterday the local paper, Seven Days, wrote about our second class.  It is amazing how quickly a semester flies by! Equally amazing is how deep the learning is for the students and myself. The goal of the class is to conceptualize and build a game in 14 weeks. The students (artists, designers, programmers) learn how to construct a

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Just a quick find, Kevin Kelly (Shift Happens) on Ray Kurzweil (Singularity is Near) http://www.veneermagazine.com/01-18/01/the_group/singularity.htmlWe could broaden the definition of intelligence to include evolution, which is, after all, a type of learning. In this case, we could say that intelligence has been bootstrapping itself with smarter stuff all along, making itself smarter, ad

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I may be late to the party in seeing this, but John sent the link to this video to me today. It visually and beautifully captures much of what we've been working for in the Emergent Media Center. It needs to be shared. Many thanks to its creators, Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod. For more background info there is a wiki at http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com/

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It has been a while and there has been so much that I've been meaning to write about. All I must find time to get back to. Foremost and giving me hope—the earth trembled at GDC in 2008, though the impact will take a while to be realized. The focal point was the Game Designer's rant with designers Clint Hocking, Jenova Chen, Jane McGonigal, Jon Mak, and Daniel James. All innovative creators in

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Thoughts in flight, crossing a continent, returning home—this time after attending and speaking at the Game Developer’s Conference 2008. Finally I have time to organize my thoughts. Connection points and potential are the threads twisting through my head. I originally attended GDC in 2001 with the intention of learning how best to construct a degree program for this nascent industry. It set in

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This time we are flying home to Vermont—a tired but successful bunch. It will be lovely to be back again. This has been an intense process—uprooting, forming bonds, learning from strangers, grasping concepts, filtering to find the solution, implementing, adjusting, and then the presentation—within the hectic, unnatural environment of the conference floor.Game time was at 4:00PM. The team

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Minus one hour and seven minutes to launch. Coincidentally in game development "launch" is the same term as applied in Houston, home of NASA's Mission Control. It looks like Mission Control here—the students' eyes glued to their screens, clicking and typing furiously. A larger monitor allows us to see their progress. Our new colleagues, the attendees who have assisted the process, keep checking

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Ben, Chris, Emily, Lauren, Vanessa and Wes have been through a whirlwind, kept their heads and straight forwardly went upon their mission since we have arrived. This is despite meeting the MPI Board of Trustees, being photographed and videotaped and then projected to the assembly of 2000+.They have gone straight to work creating their games brainstorming, investigating, reaching out to attendees

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Seems like we've been here before. Oh yes we were! Weather turned blustery yesterday afternoon as we were attempting to travel to Houston for the Meeting Professional International conference. We had to rebook and were at the Burlington airport by 4:15 am. The students will be creating two games in the next three days: one on convening meetings that more effectively reach organizational goals.

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It is ironic. There has been much to think about and to share. However the reality is I've been too busy to reflectively record what has been happening and how I've been thinking about it all. One of the elements that has been capturing my energy is the start of the semester and teaching a course that I've haven't taught before. Last semester I was not in the classroom but our dean, Jeff

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-19669898611148332992008-01-10T19:17:00.001-05:002008-12-09T02:15:55.762-05:00

By now, reading this, it's readily apparent how avid I am about our young people's destinies and the future role of interactive communicative technologies. There is another devotion I must share. I am passionate about Vermont. Though not born here, in my adulthood I've grown up here. The opportunity to move to my mother state of New York was presented two years ago. Even as excellent 

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-17762997120869038612008-01-05T11:11:00.000-05:002008-12-09T02:15:57.152-05:00

Champlain College is awakening back to life. The students who are taking mentorship positions are back to campus in training. Likewise faculty and staff are preparing to welcome the students into this shining new semester. An amazingly full plate confronts us at the Emergent Media Center with a very busy upcoming week.This past week a small team of faculty and myself have been crafting a new

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-81057483394715022002007-12-28T11:54:00.000-05:002008-12-09T02:15:58.764-05:00

Officially I am on vacation today, as I have been all week. But I am also back to my computer which has led me to lurking among news sites and other interesting bits and pieces. As it is nearing the close of the year this means lists of top 25's in the game industry, in education and in games of course.My sister, Mary DeMarle, pointed me to the Next Generation—Top 25 People of 2007 list. This

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-16814021775213816592007-12-14T22:54:00.000-05:002008-12-09T02:15:58.940-05:00

Phenomenal day today. It was a day in which brilliant minds convened and shared concepts with the aim of transforming education. At Champlain, Robin Lane, Joe Manley and myself, under the encouragement of CCM dean Jeff Rutenbeck, are embarking on creating a new degree program that hopes to offer a new, life impacting, form of education for young people engaged in new media, discovering themselves

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-11767232135846088812007-12-13T01:52:00.000-05:002008-12-09T02:16:00.435-05:00

Today, a visit to the Boston Museum of Science, a place I have visited before—what do I finally see? An Aztec calendar with a pendulum. The main floor exhibit masterfully positioning my questions about a long ago culture that is no more. I've just returned from that 14 hour day to Boston and back. Hope Martin and I had two meetings mid-day. One with Kangmei, the other with Emily, both have

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Today has been that type of busy day that it is difficult to assess if anything has been accomplished. The students are very busy with end of term projects and besides brain storming on various projects, production has been halted until they finish finals. What is interesting is that many of the students I work with are under pressure not from their exams but from their class projects.All the

Ann DeMarlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020386797956162696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079402461834782133.post-90026351751226637022007-12-05T16:16:00.002-05:002010-08-26T10:29:45.458-04:00

A Ritual to Read to Each Otherby William Stafford, from The Way It Is; New & Selected Poems, Graywolf Press, 1998If you don't know the kind of person I amand I don't know the kind of person you area pattern that others made may prevail in the worldand following the wrong god home we may miss our star.`````Above is a bit from a thought provoking poem that I was introduced to 2 weeks ago at an

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** * **It’s a snow day here in Vermont. The first major event of the winter, school’s been canceled. It’s an official day of play. From my kitchen table vantage point, I can see children and dogs, parents and grandparents convening over sleds, snow banks and snowmen.**It’s a perfect day to reflect on the nature of play and community, about games and business. A larger global event in the world of

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