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AI Enables New Lens on Acting History
New Media alumnus John Bell has won a Mellon grant to reveal how acting styles have progressed through AI analysis of classic films and TV, while some of his fellow alumni have gained attention for their novel approaches to creating imagery.
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New Media alumni share the secrets of a successful career in 2022
New media careers in 2022 Thursday 20 January 12:30-1:30pm EST View interactive recording Join us for a free webinar with alumni of UMaine’s New Media program, who will share practical advice for choosing and sustaining a creative life in the 21st-century job market. The career landscape of 2022 offers a rich array of options for […]
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Alumnus Ryan Genz wins Time magazine Invention of the Year
Alumnus Ryan Genz and his partner Francesca Rosella of CuteCircuit have won one of Time magazine’s Best Inventions of 2020. Their “SoundShirt” is outfitted with 30 tiny haptic motors that vibrate according to sound, enabling the wearer to feel music “in a visceral way.”
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“Knowledge Bites” webinars offer digital skill-building, career advice
Following the success of New Media’s December “Knowledge Bites” webinar on coding a mobile app, this webinar tackles a topic requested by three-quarters of respondents to our recent poll: how to find and get jobs that make creative use of digital media and computing. The presenters will be recent graduates of the University of Maine’s […]
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Sounds of Maine-Eliza Bennett
At the core of every interaction between human, object, and space is an intricate relationship that continuously shifts and changes in the face of modernization and technological advancements. Everyday, humans develop new requirements and fresh needs that require improvements to build better experiences with technology as the most powerful driver for change. This […]
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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 […]
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