DisUpgrade—Allison Priole

Allison Priole creates 3D Lightsaber hilts for children’s white canes, breaking down disability stigmas and connecting kids through shared culture.

“Ripple” initiative aims to connect creators and communities

Organizations working to make a better world may soon get help from students with design and technical skills, thanks to a new initiative from Still Water, a lab at the University of Maine dedicated to studying and building creative networks,

At the Edge of Art by Joline Blais and Jon Ippolito

Can artists help us design ethical technology?

How has the boundary between art and non-art shifted in the Internet age, and what does that mean for design, activism, science, and other creative activities? This question is the subject of a Dario Moalli’s fall 2019 interview with New Media faculty and Still Water co-directors Joline Blais and Jon Ippolito in the venerable periodical […]

Joline Blais and Stephanie Burnett in the Roger Clapp Greenhouse

Student-built app helps Maine farmers grow food year-round

Consumers are increasingly eager to eat local produce, but farm-to-table options in the cold season aren’t always easy to find in a northern state like Maine. That could change thanks to a new mobile app designed to help farmers optimize greenhouse conditions in the winter months, from a team led by New Media faculty and […]

Fort Foster Time Machine – Annie Hepburn

The purpose of this capstone is to engage one of the oldest communities in Maine in a new immersive technology, allowing for preservation of history and education. Keeping with the theme of connecting the old with the new, the plan with this project is to connect this new technology with antique machinery, making for a […]

New Media students craft Covid19 stories

COVID-19 came suddenly and with a wallop, forcing classes to operate remotely, canceling sports events, and leaving campuses empty last spring. Fortunately, New Media faculty and students have already been experimenting with digital tools for collaboration, like e-portfolios, web-based F2F classes, videoconferencing and discussion platforms like Slack.

Coronavirus Tips

How to Manage Your Loneliness April 20, 2020 New York Times The Cigna study indicated that 79 percent of those aged 18 to 22 considered themselves lonely. Among this group, heavy social media users were more likely to say they’re feeling lonely, Dr. Nemecek said, “so leveraging social media in the right way to make […]

Annie Hepburn

I recently graduated UMaine with a double major in New Media and Social Work. After graduation I moved back to my hometown of Eliot, Maine, and have been engaged in freelance work. I volunteered with a nonprofit called “Pathways Thru Aging”, where I helped design a website, logo, and social media marketing plan for the […]

Preview of New Media Capstones

New Media capstone students have developed capstone projects reflecting and extending a range of skills learned in the program including web and mobile app development, AR and VR applications, interactive educational video, and 3D design and printing of accessibility devices. Many of our students are working with outside clients and/or field testing new software platforms. […]

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