Georgia Tech Digital Media and Entertainment News

Researchers Work to Improve Mobile Device & Cellular Network Security

Abby Vogel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Georgia Tech computer science faculty members recently received a National Science Foundation grant to develop tools that improve the security of mobile devices and the telecommunications networks on which they operate.

eStadium Application Brings Multimedia Sports Features to Smartphones

Don Fernandez — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Professor Ed Coyle, director of the Arbutus Center for the Integration of Research and Education, is unveiling a new application that allows fans sitting in the stands of an athletic event to access video replays, up-to-the-second statistics, player bios, play-by-play analysis and a wealth of other information designed to enhance the thrill of the game.

When a City Gets Too Smart ?

David Terraso — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

David Jimison, Ph.D. candidate in the Digital Media program at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, is exhibiting "Too Smart City" at The Urban Center in Manhattan. The exhibit asks the question, "what happens when technology runs amok?"

Zombies vs. Robots at Le Flash 2009

David Terraso — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Carl DiSalvo, assistant professor of Digital Media in Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College, and David Holstius are debuting their work We Are Survival Machines at Le Flash 2009 on October 2.

Conference Launches Initiative to Shape Georgia\'s Role in Future Media

John Toon — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The FutureMedia Initiative will kick off October 15 with a day-long conference aimed at encouraging dialogue about what Georgia needs to do to create an open innovation ecosystem for developing media of the future.

Motorola Veteran Joins Georgia Tech to Head FutureMedia Initiative

John Toon — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Renu Kulkarni, formerly vice president for technology partnerships at the Motorola Corp., has been named to head Georgia Tech's new FutureMedia Initiative.

Can Video Game Testing Spark Interest in Computing Among Black Youth?

David Terraso — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Glitch introduces teenaged African American boys to the gaming industry as game testers for companies such as Electronic Arts, Game Tap and Cartoon Network. Researchers are finding that more than half of the game testers are now interested in furthering their education in computer science.

Teaching Young Artists to Design Robots

David Terraso — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Carl DiSalvo and Jonathan Lukens at Georgia Tech are working with Youth Art Connection and the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta to teach middle school and high school students interested in the arts and humanities how they can use their skills to create innovative uses of technology, not just build the technology.

Korean Government And Georgia Tech Form Historic Partnership

John Toon — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

A team of Georgia Tech faculty has formed a historic partnership with the Korean government, industry, and universities to develop a single platform where multiple multimedia functions can take place.

CDC Art Show Exhibits \'Consequential Matters\'

David Terraso — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Ivan Allen College assistant professor Carl DiSalvo and doctoral candidate Jonathan Lukens show their piece, "Smog is Democratic" in the CDC's art show "Consequential Matters" through September 11, 2009.

Programming Tools Allow Use of Video Game Processors for Defense Needs

Abby Vogel — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Georgia Tech researchers are developing programming tools to enable engineers in the defense industry to utilize the processing power of GPUs without having to learn the complicated programming language required to use them directly.

Celebrate Bloomsday with Performance Twitter

David Terraso — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Ian Bogost recreates the "Wandering Rocks" chapter from James Joyce's Ulysses on Bloomsday, June 16.

Students Make Atari Games Look Like Atari Again

David Terraso — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Ian Bogost's students re-create visual artifacts of old TV video games for the flat-screen age.

Georgia Electronic Design Center To Hold Industry Research Review

Don Fernandez — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC) will hold its semi-annual Industry Review in its Technology Square headquarters on April 8 from 8:50 a.m. to 3 p.m..

Game Studies Download 2009: Top 10 Big Ideas in Gaming

David Terraso — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Thursday at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, game studies researchers presented their list of the top 10 most unexpected findings for video game designers over the past year.

Georgia Tech Announces Winners Guthman Musical Instrument Competition

Matthew Nagel — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Georgia Tech's Center for Music Technology announced Jaime Oliver's Silent Drum won first place in first Guthman Musical Instrument Competition. The competition, supported by the philanthropic family of Tech alum Richard Guthman, showcased new uses of technology to enhance participation in music performance and music creation.

Georgia Tech Joins Industry Alliance to Help Build the Mobile Internet

Don Fernandez — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

True mobile Internet capability for wireless devices

Ian Bogost Discusses His Latest Book, Racing the Beam

David Terraso — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

Ian Bogost talks about his latest book, Racing the Beam about the Atari Video Computer System.

New Wireless Standard Promises Ultra-Fast Media Applications

John Toon — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

Ultra-high-speed wireless connectivity

Students Launch Audiball, an Xbox Community Game

David Terraso — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

Most students like to play video games, but Georgia Tech students Holden Link, Cory Johnson and Ian Guthridge have built and are selling their own. Their game, Audiball, was launched during the first week of Xbox Community Games in November.

Student Helps Bloggers Overcome Writers Block

David Terraso — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

Student Paul Stamatiou has created Skribit, a blog that helps other blogger's overcome writer's block. The site currently has more than 4,000 blogs using it and receives more than 4 million hits per month.

Video Game Experts Converge on Georgia Tech for Living Game Worlds IV

David Terraso — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Digital gaming luminaries will gather at Georgia Tech on December 1 and 2 for Living Game Worlds IV, a symposium featuring gaming pioneers such as Raph Koster, lead designer of Star Wars Galaxies, and Chris Klaus, founder of Kaneva.

Georgia Tech Launches Center for Music Technology

Matthew Nagel — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Georgia Tech today launches the new Center for Music Technology with more than 20 researchers from the arts, sciences and engineering. Several interdisciplinary projects already in progress will be demonstrated today at an exclusive launch event for potential collaborators

Georgia Tech Savannah Focuses on Educational and Sensing Research

John Toon — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

David Frost wants to change the idea that Georgia Tech only means Atlanta. He believes Georgia Tech

Videogame Makers Should Market to Women

David Terraso — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: Videogame Makers Should Take a Lesson from Nintendo and Market to Women.

Georgia Tech Boosts Video Gaming Industry

John Toon — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

The video gaming industry is growing, with U.S. sales expected to hit $15 billion in 2010. Georgia Tech is playing an important role in supporting the new industry.

Research Boosts Wireless Data Transfer

John Toon — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

New research at the Georgia Institute of Technology could soon make that tangle of wires under desks and in data centers a thing of the past.

Big Game to Take Over Atlanta This Summer

David Terraso — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

"Can a game change the world?

Tech Leads Debate on Games Addressing Social Issues

Elizabeth Campell — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

As video games take their place in popular culture, new genres are emerging that take games beyond entertainment. Georgia Tech presents Living Game Worlds III, a symposium of game developers, scholars and activists discussing nonfiction games.

Composing Music For the Next Generation

Matthew Nagel — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

Georgia Tech professor and composer Jason Freeman is bringing his musical passion to the Internet and letting his audiences shape the music they