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• Digital Media Alum Offers Advice For Incoming Students On School, Scope, and Success

  December 2, 2019

  

  Overall, I’m grateful for the possibilities and perspectives the people in Digital Media have opened up for me. I wouldn’t be here without them.

• From Student to Service Designer: Digital Media Alum Michelle Partogi On Her Career At Mayo Clinic

  November 21, 2019

  

  During my Mayo Clinic interview, I said, “I want a job where I do similar things to my master’s project but I’m part of a larger team.” I’m happy to say this is my everyday.

• HeartSense: Digital Media Student Christina Bui Explores Feminism, Embodiment, and Biometrics

  November 11, 2019

  

  Digital Media Student Christina Bui (M.S. 2020) is working on HeartSense, a collaborative biometric experience, under the guidance of Dr. Nassim Parvin of the Design & Social Interaction Studio.

• From Econ Student to Game Editor: Digital Media Alum Edward Zhang Tells His Student Story

  November 7, 2019

  

  Edward Zhang (M.S. 2019) believes in the power of progress. As a recent graduate of the Digital Media program, he understands what it takes to work for the job you want while appreciating the process of self-growth.

• How to Groove: Digital Media Student Christina Bui Speaks on Her Summer Assistantship

  November 4, 2019

  

  Over the past summer, Christina Bui worked in the Expressive Machinery Lab to create the web interface and user experience for GrooveMachine, a musical coding education tool.

• Welcome to Walmart: Digital Media Alum Ricky Yu Shares His Student Experience

  October 29, 2019

  

  Referring to the Digital Media Graduate Program as a “good starting point to my career,” Fangxiao “Ricky” Yu (Digital Media MS. 2019) does not see any endpoint in sight. And nor would he want to.

• PhD Student Alyssa Rumsey Awarded Best Paper For Study On Wearable Tech

  October 21, 2019

  

  Digital Media PhD Student Alyssa Rumsey won Best Paper for her research titled “Clearing the Smoke: The Changing Identities and Work in Firefighting”

• From Intern to Imagineer: Alum Ashley Jennings Reflects On Her Digital Media Experience

  October 16, 2019

  

  From intern to Imagineer, Digital Media (DM) alum Ashley Jennings (M.S. 2016) has quite the Georgia Tech tale.

• Digital Media Student Presents Research at 4S Conference

  September 30, 2019

  

  Digital Media PhD Student Firaz Peer attended the 4S Conference for the first time in New Orleans, LA this month.

• Ivan Allen Faculty and Students Receive GVU and IPaT Research and Engagement Grants

  August 22, 2019

  

  Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts faculty and students are recipients of research and engagment grants for 2019 – 2020 from Georgia Tech’s GVU and Institute of People and Technology (IPaT). 

• The Safety Show – A Performance that Blends Virtual and Augmented Reality with Theater

  February 27, 2019

  

  Last week the Georgia Tech’s DramaTech Theatre performed The Safety Show which was a collaborative effort between the Office of the Arts and TSRB’s Augmented Environments Lab.

• Adriana Alvaro Garcia selected as UN Data Fellow

  February 25, 2019

  

  Adriana Alvaro Garcia, PhD student at the Digital Media program, was recently selected as a Data Fellow by the United Nation.

• Doctoral Student Adriana Alvarado Garcia Selected as UN Global Data Fellow

  February 18, 2019

  

  Adriana Alvarado Garcia, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Literature, Media, and Communication’s (LMC) Digital Media program, recently attended the inaugural workshop of the United Nations (UN) Global Pulse Data Fellows initiative. LMC is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. 

• LMC Professor Lisa Yaszek Featured on Vice News Science Fiction Miniseries

  January 10, 2019

  

  LMC Professor Lisa Yaszek is a featured guest expert on the Vice News miniseries, “How Sci Fi Has Changed Your Life, Even If You Don’t Realize It.”

• Film by DM Alumna Ayoka Chenzira Selected for National Film Registry

  December 19, 2018

  

  A film by Ayoka “Ayo” Chenzira, an alumna of the Literature, Media, and Communication PhD program in Digital Media (2014) has been placed on the National Film Registry. Chenzira’s Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy-Headed People was selected along with 24 other films for 2018, including Orson Welles The Lady from Shanghai and Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park. The Registry “showcases the range and diversity of American film heritage to increase awareness for its preservation.”

   

• ACM Interactions “How Was it Made” Feature

  November 28, 2018

  

  Ph.D. student Anna Weisling featured in December 2018 ACM Interactions Magazine

• Smart Cities project highlighted on local news

  September 12, 2018

  ​​​​​​​Associate Professor Le Dantec was interviewed for a WSB-Atlanta story on how researchers at Georgia Tech are leading efforts to make cities and communities around Georgia Smarter.

• Magerko Named Director of Georgia Tech Graduate Studies in Digital Media

  August 28, 2018

  

  Brian Magerko, professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC), has been named director of the School’s influential Graduate Program in Digital Media (DGS). The program encompasses master’s and Ph.D. studies, nine labs and research groups, and research strengths in civic media and digital expression.

• Why We Love Han Solo

  May 22, 2018

  

  The rogue space jock was born in science fiction long before Harrison Ford grabbed a blaster and met Luke Skywalker. Science fiction expert Lisa Yaszek explains his appeal and the history of one of science fiction’s oldest archetypes.

• ART+TECH Festival in San Francisco

  May 3, 2018

  Improvisational dance AI installation accepted to international arts festival