demarle - the emergent media center at champlain college - 2013

Ann DeMarleDirector Emergent Media Center, Champlain Collegeemail: demarle@champlain.edutwitter: @anndemarle

A studio-based academic center whose mission is to educate and inspire next generation media creators and leaders by addressing and creating solutions to the “wicked problems” facing our collective future. Through a collaborative, exploratory design cycle, the EMC transforms education, processes, and media while enlightening our college community, our partners, our global communities, and ourselves.

Process

• Brainstorming

• Prototyping & Proposal

• Iterative Design

• Production

• User Testing

• Refinement

• Release

Conceptualization & Prototyping

Demonstrations:• Center for Integration of Medical & Innovative Technology • Digital Now,• Kingbridge Summit

Brainstorming:• Archer Mayor• Echo Lake Center• Money Magazine• Rice for Life• Xerox

Prototyping Jams:• Learning 2007-2010• Meeting Professional International

MPI and Masie Learning Summits: Game Simulations

Masie Learning Summits: Learning Apps

Development & Release

City of Burlington, VT: Sketch-up/Google Earth

State of Vermont: Virtual Archeology Museum

ViewBoost Tourism App

Center for Integration of Medical & Innovative Technology: Emergency Response Simulator

IBM:Game Tomorrow

IBM:Open Sims Business Solutions

Planned Parenthood: Mobile Patient Intake Form

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Innovation Grant:University of Vermont

Cystic Fibrosis Breath Biofeedback Games

Ford Foundation:Rural Economic Equity Game

“It has shown me that it is not about how good your soccer skills are. It is about attitude, teamwork and determination. What you do when you are not on the pitch is important as well.”

—Foluso, age 13, England United Nations

Top 20 Countries:

US UKCanada American Samoa Albania & India (tied)AlgeriaBrazilAustralia, France & Pakistan (tied)Malaysia SpainPhilippinesMorocco & South Africa (tied)IranJapanMexicoIndonesia

Challenges: a World Audience•Technology—delivery system•Universal story—theme•Setting—could this be every boy’s home turf?•Ethnicity — stereotypes•Clothing — religion—cool factor•No romantic or sexual implications•Portrayal of girls•No portrayal of violent actions•Language & localization •No PR partner•Funding gaps

What’s Next?

The Emergent Media Horizon1. Visualization will help solve challenges of big

data,

2. Mobile computing will meet the cloud,

3. The need will grow for next-gen mobile computing,

4. The Internet of Things will change how consumers and enterprises use technology,

5. Public interactive displays will become more common,

6. New multimedia applications will emerge for 3D printing,

7. Haptics will become more useful for rehabilitation.

http://www.computer.org/portal/web/pressroom/IEEE-Computer-Society-Announces-13-Technology-Trends-for-2013

Examples of Student Content

Coby Brownell, mobile virtual history

Tara Gordon, Interactive childrens’ books

Jacob Neville, physical computing meets interactivity

Game Studio at Champlain College

Ann DeMarleDirector Emergent Media Center, Champlain Collegeemail: demarle@champlain.edutwitter: @anndemarle