NMC Campus Observer

Special Session: Unexpected Artist As Critic

CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) : Oct 20, 2006 06:05pm

It was just announced this morning, but we had a great turnout for a 4:00 PM presentation by Jared Pixel on Unexpected Artist and Critic. Jared is always an engaging, powerful, and edgy speaker in person, and in online web conferences, and of course, his avatar was true to form in SL:

To survive the ocean of media we need to understand how we make choices. In the new world of ubiquitous authorship only those with new-media literacy will succeed. This presentation examines our ever-evolving relationship with media as both viewer and creator.

Jared Pixel begins his presentation.

Drawing from his passion for art, music, video in its most vibrant forms, Jared makes a strong case for rethinking our concepts of artists, what they do, why they do it.

We know this was a late addition, but we did grab the audio from his session:

Unexpected Artist As Critic

And then he blew us away by doing a post presentation of the custom whiteboard (see photo) he brought with him- beyond just flipping slides, it as an echoing feature that would echo on screen all the text from the chat area.

And there is no rest for the Symposium organizers! In about 8 hours, we’ll be launching into the SLATENIGHT array of sessions–every 30 minutes is something different!

• 7:00 - 7:30 The Avatar as Communication - Dr Angela Thomas, Sydney University (Anya Ixchel, editor of Slatenight)
• 7:30 - 8:00 Fashion parade: Fashioning the Avatar - showcasing some of the unique identities in SL
• 8:00 - 8:30 Remediation of the Art Space in SL - Christy Dena, Sydney University (Lythe Witte, writer for Slatenight)
• 8:30 - 9:00 Panel Discussion: Music in SL, with Silas Scarborough, ZeroOne Paz, Mel Cheeky, Cybster Curtis and Billy Thunders
• 9:00 - 9:30 Live music! (spun by Cybster DJ a.k.a Cybster Curtis in SL; also featuring the angelic tones of Mel Cheeky and the eclectic stylings of Cletis Carr (Billy Thunders))
• 9:30 - 10:00 Future Perfect: Imagining a Better World: Dell Wilberg (Dell Wilberg, creative designer and writer for Slatenight)
• 10:00 - 11:00 Engaging the Disengaged: Using SL to Revitalize the Undergraduate Classroom Danielle Mirliss, Seton Hall University (Danielle Damone, writer for Slatenight) and Heidi Trotta, Seton Hall University (Heidi TeeCee, writer for Slatenight)

Right after that, we will be giving away L$10,000 in prizes for the Impact of Digital Media photo contest — all of the entries have been flashing on stage at Gonick Ampitheater since mid-day today.

Then take a short break, but come back at 1:00 PM for the premiere of Camp Global Kids 2006 “The Year of the Hippo” video.

In Camp GK, 14 teens from 3 countries spent 3 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 4 weeks, learning about global issues and building a challenging maze to end child sex trafficking.

There will be a live panel discussion via NMC streaming server in the Gonick Ampitheater.

So spend all day at NMC Campus!

Story filed under: Arts, Audio / Video, What's Happening

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