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Lauren Ruffin, professor of practice with the School of Arts, Media and Engineering will join University of California, Santa Barbara in September during their “Innovation, Culture, and Creativity” series of workshops funded by the National Science Foundation. The seven regional workshops, “convene diverse, multidisciplinary groups of experts and stakeholders with backgrounds in STEM and/or in the production and study of culture, including the academic arts and humanities and the creative industries.”

Ruffin will serve as one of the leads for a workshop in Detroit, Michigan on “Design Justice.” This one and a half day Design Justice Futures workshop and DiscoTech for discovering design will provide an opportunity for community workers, local business leaders, artists, designers, researchers, and activists to imagine and develop plans to shift decision making power and resources in design to be held by the communities they serve. Rather than host a traditional workshop with panels and paper presentations, this workshop seeks to engage attendees with a design justice framework that encourages active participation and generative thinking.

Learn more at links.asu.edu/Ruffin-ICC

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PhD candidate Rachel Kaye and students at Meteor Studio are gaining hands-on experience in developing virtual reality courses for hurricane studies and meteorology. Students collaborate with experts across fields like composition, animation, VR, software programming, and gaming—and even get featured on the news! Watch this video from AZ Family to learn more!

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Watch the video here: links.asu.edu/Kaye-AZFamily

🌪️✨ Step into the eye of a hurricane 🌊💨

Rachael Kaye, a doctoral student in the ASU School of Arts, Media and Engineering, and her fellow student workers in Meteor Studio created “Hurricane Heroes” — a VR experience that allows ASU meteorology students to live through the intensity of a hurricane while learning about extreme weather.

🔗 Read more on ASU News: https://ow.ly/YP2h50T7Rno

Associate Professor Lauren Hayes will soon take the stage at the Southwest Collaborative Music Convergence in Flagstaff, Arizona, from August 30 through September 1, 2024. She will be collaborating at the Coconino Center for the Arts, supporting the electronic arts and sonic events featured at the festival. Fresh from her performances across the European Union and United Kingdom, Hayes recently received high acclaim at the International Society for Contemporary Music's World New Music Festival, where she represented the United States in the Faroe Islands. Students can attend this exciting Labor Day weekend festival for free, and tickets are available on the Interference Series website.

Full details at links.asu.edu/Hayes-Interference

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We are thrilled to have Assistant Professor Christine Tomlinson as a part of the School of Arts, Media and Engineering’s team of experts! Tomlinson recently published a chapter on the topic of games and esports that explores themes in the videogame “House of Ashes.”

From the abstract: “This chapter investigates representations of war and Iraq in the historical narrative contexts of House of Ashes. The analysis is based on a qualitative assessment of game content, including narrative and character elements, in addition to online forum discussions among players about the game. The game and player reactions both suggest uneven changes in the gaming landscape as representations change and video games move away from common conceptualizations of the United States, military force, and people from Arab or Middle Eastern countries. Despite the game’s reliance on some tropes, it also questions common tendencies to present American aggression as justified and propels forward a prominent Iraqi hero who has been celebrated by most players in the study.”

Find the full text available through ASU Library at lib.asu.edu.

The ASU Library Community Driven Archives third annual Black Collections Symposium takes place on Oct. 17 at Hayden Library and Oct. 19 at Burton Barr Public Library. The theme of this year's symposium is the Legacy and Future of Black Student Activism.

CDA is accepting proposals about Phoenix and ASU student leadership and organizing; Northern and Southern Arizona Black history; reclaiming Black Spaces in Arizona; and student movements in Arizona's community colleges.

Symposium proposals are due by Sept. 6 and can include a traditional speaker panel, a creative artistic performance or a workshop. The notification of acceptance will be sent by Sept. 13 and speaker honorariums will be provided.

View the form to submit your proposal today!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKJgUAqRvrfvk5uR2ExWxmMXk9aF4VfByJhuYCpeRul5AbAQ/viewform

Want hands-on experience in emergency rescue support for a hurricane? Through technical skills learned at the School of Arts, Media and Engineering and collaboration with course designers, ASU Online has made this experience accessible!

From ASU News, “Rachael Kaye, a doctoral student in the School of Arts, Media and Engineering, who also taught the Meteorology 101 course this summer, created the “Hurricane Heroes” experience with her fellow student workers in Meteor Studio.

… The ASU Online class, open to students in any major, has a lab that includes the immersive module, called “Hurricane Heroes.” Students can choose to use a headset, which is mailed to them, for a three-dimensional experience, or watch a two-dimensional version on their computer screens.”

Learn more at news.asu.edu/20240820-science-and-technology-virtualreality-lab-puts-asu-meteorology-students-eye-hurricane

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On Monday, August 26, 2024, Associate Professor Kristy Kang will participate in a roundtable via Zoom with special guest speakers from universities across the nation to discuss the collaboration between technology and the humanities.

“Data + Feminism = Equality”

“We thought it fitting to mark the occasion by bringing in some of the most innovative thinkers on linking data and feminism. We are hopeful that with a growing feminist injection in DH that we might get closer to realizing intersectional feminist futures, but also seek to foster critical conversations about the complexities of doing feminist work and engaging public audiences in digital spaces. In this moment, we especially want to draw focus to the creation of data using a feminist praxis that fosters feminist imagination, introspection, and inclusivity.”

To register for the Zoom event, visit: links.asu.ed/Kang-Equality

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PhD Candidate Shomit Barua selected to install art at Los Olivos Park for City of Phoenix.

In October 2023, Bloomberg Philanthropies selected Phoenix as one of eight winners of its Public Art Challenge. This unique grant program, launched in 2014, awards $1 million to support temporary public art projects that address important civic issues in cities nationwide and showcases the potential of artists to act as civic leaders. Phoenix's project, "¡Sombra! The Celebration of Shade" has commissioned nine artists to create shading and cooling installations in response to extreme urban heat. In the summer of 2025, the installations will be temporarily located in neighborhood parks throughout Phoenix. In fall 2025, they will be reinstalled at Steele Indian School Park for a free, one-day festival celebrating the community's resilience to heat and the critical importance of shade in Phoenix.

Learn more about ¡Sombra! at phoenix.gov/arts/sombra.

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Check this out! Assistant Professor Jaime Kirtz of the School of Arts, Media and Engineering is currently collaborating with a workgroup at the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics that is navigating the complex ethical challenges arising from the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence.

Learn more about the workgroup, Kirtz’s contributions and their recently published White Paper, “AI and Higher Education: Trajectories and Questions” by visiting lincolncenter.asu.edu/workgroups.

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08.26.2024: Data + Feminism = Equality event! Free tickets now available!

🎮✨ “This is about what we can do to create superior learners, and we’re using games as a medium to do that,” says Mark Ollila, the newly appointed Director of ASU’s Endless Games and Learning Lab.

With a robust background in gaming and media, Ollila joins the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts to lead projects that harness the power of games to transform education and drive innovation.

Ollila is also a professor of practice in the ASU School of Arts, Media and Engineering. Welcome to the Herberger Institute, Mark Ollila! We’re excited for the groundbreaking work ahead.

Read more on ASU News: https://ow.ly/2BHx50T2iLP

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Attention aspiring actors! The Office for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement (OVMAE) is seeking talented individuals to join our upcoming World War II love story play, to be performed during the OVMAE's Salute to Service event. This poignant production tells the heartwarming and compelling story of a World War II soldier and his love, a dedicated nursing student. We are particularly interested in casting student veterans for these roles.

Auditions will be held August 27-29 from 6-10 p.m. at ASU Tempe campus' J. Russell and Bonita Nelson Fine Arts Center in room 132. Please prepare a short monologue and submit your application by Monday, Aug. 26 to links.asu.edu/tidworth-auditions or to [email protected] .

Roles Available:
⭐Bill Barker, World War II Soldier (Lead Male)⭐
Description: A brave and honorable soldier serving during World War II. He is dedicated to his country and deeply in love with his sweetheart.
Age: 18-30
Characteristics: Strong, courageous, compassionate.
Requirements: Preferably a student veteran.

⭐Mary Giambrione, Nursing Student (Lead Female)⭐
Description: A resilient and loving woman studying to be a nurse, who waits for her soldier to return. She is a beacon of hope and strength throughout the play.
Age: 18-30
Characteristics: Caring, determined, supportive.
Requirements: Preferably a student veteran.

Join us in bringing this heartfelt story to life and honoring our veterans' legacy. We look forward to seeing your talent!

We are excited to share that our very own Professor of Practice, Donald Marinelli, is leading the way in revolutionary student education with Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Point Park University at the Center for Experiential Narrative Technologies!

As CENT continues to develop, further opportunities will be given to Point Park students to gain hands-on experience that prepares them for careers at the intersection of technology, media and storytelling such as:

Immersive Media Development:
Virtual reality (VR) developer
Augmented Reality (AR) developer
360° video production
Interactive Storytelling

Interactive narrative designer:
Transmedia storyteller
Experience designer
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science

AI/machine-learning engineer:
Data visualization specialist
Computational narrative analyst
Digital Media and Live Entertainment

Live experience design and production:
Digital media producer
Game designer

Learn more at links.asu.edu/Marinelli-CENT

Photo: Enterprise Brand Strategy and Management, Sabira Madady, Heidi Easudes

It's official, Sun Devils, is coming to Tempe! 🏜️🔥🔱😈

Visit eoss.asu.edu/fest-tickets

🎉 Exciting news! Clinical Assistant Professor Seth Thorn has secured a $296,239 National Science Foundation grant, shining a spotlight on the School of Arts, Media and Engineering at ASU!

🌟 Through the CHIPS and Science Act, this project will empower neurodivergent youth to explore the world of semiconductors and increase interest in STEM careers, fostering creativity and hands-on learning that will resonate in the future of tech. 🚀

Read more about the grant at links.asu.edu/Thorn-EAGER.

Photo: Brandon Sullivan/ASU

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Great panel with Center for Public History and the Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality at the University of Houston featuring our very own, Associate Professor Kristy Kang!

08.26.2024: Data + Feminism = Equality event! Free tickets now available!

Families of incoming Sun Devils are invited to a festive in-person Family Welcome event during move-in weekend, Aug. 16-18! Hear from university leadership, meet representatives from your student's college and campus, connect with other parents and family members while learning about opportunities and resources.

Learn more and register: links.asu.edu/famwelcome2024

Craving a new book to add to your list? Check out “The Taste of Water: Sensory Perception and the Making of an Industrialized Beverage” by Associate Professor Christy Spackman! She recently met with Wellington Square Bookshop for this interview that dives into the topic of her new book and brings new thoughts to surface!

Visit links.asu.edu/TasteOfWater to learn more!

It's the dog days of summer. ☀️

Are you dreaming about the end of hot summer days? This relaxing day by the swimming pool is from the Herbert and Dorothy McLaughlin Color Photography Collection in the Greater Arizona Collection.