Digital Technology and Culture
A blog for students and friends of Washington State University Vancouver's Digital Technology and Culture Program
Name: Dr. Dene Grigar
This blog is maintained by Dr. Dene Grigar, WSUVancouver. Contact me at grigar@vancouver.wsu.edu
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With the introduction of the many production courses offered now in the DTC Program, it has become imperative that we ensure accessibility to computers and assistance with learning software programs outside of class time.
Update on Computers
Many of you know that when we created the new Mac Lab we also ordered six Macs for the various Drop In Labs on campus. They are finally installed now in the labs located in VMMC, the library, and in VCL. The two Macs in VMMC have Final Cut installed. All six of them have the CS3 package (Flash, Dreamweaver, PhotoShop, etc.)
Additionally, we have order After Effects for the Digital Narration course that is being taught this spring by Peter Burr. Copies will be installed in all computers in VMMC 111 and all computers in the Drop In Labs––and the Mac in VMMC 103 and in my lab (VCL 3).
Open Lab in VMMC 111
During Spring 2008 Dr. John Barber has volunteered to offer a special Drop In lab on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to noon. All DTC students are invited to take advantage of this opportunity to use the computers outside of class time with special assistance from him. This means that those of you creating projects using Final Cut or Flash do not have to move from the computer you use in class––a problem that arose in the fall for many of you in Advanced Multimedia Authoring. Those of you registered for John's Multimedia Authoring course (DTC 355) this spring will be able to complete assignments easily before your class begins at noon.
Okay, DTC students, below is an announcement for a YouTube video contest sponsored by WSUV's Marketing and Communications department. It is open to ALL WSUV students, but truly if one or more of you guys can't win, it would be embarrassing. Please enter. The DTC's honor is at stake since you guys are the media artists around here:) Contact me if you need more information.
--Dene
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WSU Vancouver Student YouTube Video Contest
The Office of Marketing & Communications is conducting a YouTube video contest. This is an excellent opportunity for you to exercise your creative skills, showcase your work in a public forum, and share your school pride with the world! All videos submitted by WSU Vancouver students will be uploaded by the Office of Marketing & Communications to both YouTube.com as well as to WSU Vancouver’s iTunes U site.
Contest Rules
Participants: All WSU Vancouver students are invited to participate.
Content: Videos must address the theme, “What I like most about WSU Vancouver.” Videos must be original in nature and presented from a first-person perspective.
Style: Videos must be candid, reflect the individual student’s experience at WSU Vancouver and be representative of the individual student’s artistic interpretation. NOTE: videos with offensive or illegal content will not be accepted.
Length: Videos must be no longer than 5 minutes in length. Videos exceeding
5 minutes in length will be automatically disqualified.
Credits: Students must list their names in the credits of their video.
Contest begins: January 5th, but students can get started over the holiday break.
Due date: Submissions are due no later than Feb. 15th. Judging begins February 25th.
Format: Please submit videos in QuickTime format to Joe Winton in the Office of Marketing & Communications, winton@vancouver.wsu.edu
Awards Ceremony: The ceremony will take place Tuesday, March 4th, 11:30am – 1:00pm in the Firstenburg Student Commons. Bring a brown bag lunch, and preview the videos before they go live on YouTube! Contestants need not be present to win.
Prizes: Prizes for winning videos include Apple video iPods, WSU Vancouver merchandise and more!
Judging: Videos will be judged by a jury of media specialists from both within and outside of the WSU Vancouver community.
All DTC Majors, Minors, and Friends are invited to the DTC End of Semester Party, sponsored by the DTC Club.
When? Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 6 p.m.
Where? Tommy O’s Lounge (801 Washington Street, Vancouver, WA 98660, (360) 694-5107)
When? 6 p.m.
For more information, contact Mark Oliver at mao2233@msn.com
WSUV Marketing & Communications is currently looking for a person to fill a 6-month temporary Web Content Specialist position. The pay is $16/hr.
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/adm/hrs/temporary.htm
You must have finished your degree, but there are several of you graduating this fall who may like to take this position for the experience.
--Dene
The Digital Technology and Culture Program announces its 2007 Fall Student Showcase.
Animations created for the Clark Country District 11 Fire Department, video podcasts for iTunes University, a short film based on the legend of D.B Cooper are among the work on display.
The event takes place in the VADM Gallery on Wednesday, December 5 from 1:25-2:40 and Thursday, December 6, from 1:25-5 pm.
Come by and see what students in DTC 477 Advanced Multimedia Authoring, DTC 476 Digital Literacies, and FA 434 Time Based Media learned this semester.
