How 'Noise-scapes' Are Affecting Us
c2meworld.com: Chances are you are reading this article in a noisy environment. You may be aware of the noise level, or you can push the noise into the background—for the most part. There is also a very good chance that this noise is impairing your productivity, negatively impacting your normally pleasant disposition, and even eroding time off your lifespan.
Eight new programs combine design, art, and technology
The Tartan Online: Last year, about 100 Carnegie Mellon faculty sat down to decide what Carnegie Mellon does best. The list was narrowed down to eight discreet categories that have become the eight concentrations available in the Integrative Design, Arts, and Technology Network (IDeATe) program.
In this program, students from any academic background can choose from one of eight interdisciplinary concentrations, which include: animation and special effects, entrepreneurship for creative industries, game design, intelligent environment, learning media, media design, physical computing, and sound design.
The Tech Behind Super Bowl XLVIII
c2meworld.com: The biggest tech changes for this year’s Super Bowl match-up between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks on February 2 will be the scale of the production that Fox Sports is putting together, with coverage of various events from multiple venues on a slew of channels.
“Because we are programming for multiple channels, the scope of this thing is huge,” explains Jerry Steinberg, senior VP of field operations at Fox Sports. “It is no longer simply preparing for a huge game on Sunday.”
'King Kong' Will Stomp Onto Broadway in December, Producer Says
NYTimes.com: The next big-budget musical heading to Broadway, “King Kong,” featuring a 20-foot-tall puppet in the title role, will open at the Foxwoods Theater in December, according to the chairman of the Australian production company mounting the show.
“Kong,” which is running in Melbourne in a $30 million production, will take over the cavernous Foxwoods from another special-effects-laden show, the $75 million “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” which closed earlier this month.
These Intricate Collars Look Like Fish Bones, Are Actually 3D-Printed
gizmodo.com: These complex collars look like like they're made from freaky shark jaws or the skeleton of some crazy underwater menace, but they were actually borne directly from a 3D printer. MadLab designer Madeline Gannon did start with an aquatic inspiration, though—the virtual movement of a digital squid.
Sunday, February 02, 2014
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