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5/1/2008
BALL STATE U is building a digital cinematography course in Second Life.
ART AND TECHNOLOGY MEET IN SL. Ball State University's (IN) Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts and Animation (IDIAA) is leveraging years of innovation in 3D animation and virtual applications to support the university's entry into Second Life. One of IDIAA's first academic projects in SL, "The Aesthetic Camera," is drawing on experts in art and technology to develop a course in cinematography. Student avatars will interact with photographic and lighting equipment that has been virtualized and scripted in Second Life, and will practice concepts such as three-point lighting techniques, on a virtual studio set. Read more here.
FILTERING WEB 2.0. Moravian College (PA) is currently using the Webgate security gateway from Mi5 Networks to protect its network from web malware and to filter malicious URLs, spyware, viruses, and inbound/outbound botnet communications. But in light of the emergence and proliferation of Web 2.0 applications on campus, the college plans to evaluate a new, updated version of Webgate announced this past March. Version 4.0 adds control for more than 100 web applications and protocols, including instant messaging, peer-to-peer, voice over IP, and streaming media.
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SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL ACCESS. The Johns Hopkins University (MD) Associate Dean of University Libraries Sayeed Choudhury has been named to the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access. The 15-member panel, funded by the National Science Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, includes librarians and experts in digital technologies from the US and the UK who will discuss and offer recommendations for the future of digital archiving. Editor's note: Choudhury will present a session on academic cyberinfrastructure at the Campus Technology 2008 annual summer conference, held in Boston July 28- 31.
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