- Projects are Blooming at the EMC
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Projects are Blooming at the EMC
jadrian Mar 18, 2021by Gillianne Ross '22 With the remainder of the Spring semester in front of us, the Emergent Media Center (EMC) wants to give an overview regarding our latest projects and an update for those continuing from past semesters. Roughly a year into remote work, the EMC team has adapted and redefined our community structure to enable us to actively collaborate and work within a virtual format. We have eight teams working at the EMC this semester. The following are highlights from a few of them.&nb… Read More - Flowers in the EMC
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Flowers in the EMC
Sarah Jerger Nov 12, 2020Written by: Carly Freeman '20 I am the Graphic Designer and Installation Artist here at the Emergent Media Center (EMC). I’ve created a lot of fun projects throughout my year at the EMC, but the one that represents the spirit of the EMC most is the Flower Mobile Sculpture. This project has been a great representation of the Emergent Media Center because of the iterative process we use to innovate with. The project began in the Fall of 2019 with an idea that transferred into a sk… Read More - Our Summer of Project Progress
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Our Summer of Project Progress
Sarah Jerger Aug 20, 2020Written by: Gillianne Ross ‘22 It has been a busy summer here at the Emergent Media Center (EMC). While our summer group worked remotely this session, the twenty students who participated in select projects continued to put forth equal effort and enthusiasm for their work. Projects and design challenge teams for this summer session took part in creating a virtual fish tank community, Tank It Easy, for Champlain College, while another proposed ways to share information and news in a post Covi… Read More - Who Is A Scientist
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Who Is A Scientist
Sarah Jerger Jul 13, 2020Written by: Gillianne Ross '22 Even in these unordinary times people continue to innovate ways to enhance our future and positively impact the lives of those both near and far. The Emergent Media Center (EMC) recently conducted a brainstorming session in collaboration with UVM professor Dr. Leon Wells to uncover the potential of creating a tool that would measure implicit bias as it relates to the identification of scientists. While traditionally held in person over one afternoon, this brain… Read More - Semester in Review
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Semester in Review
Sarah Jerger May 1, 2020Written by: Gillianne Ross ‘22 With the Spring semester coming to a close, the Emergent Media Center (EMC) is reflecting back on its progress over the past few months. We have continued to push forward and look with an eye toward future endeavors despite the change in circumstances due to Covid-19. EMC staff, student workers, and interns have been working from home since mid-March, but that has not stopped us from producing some wonderful projects. As we wrap things up for this semester and… Read More - A Mind at Peace: ShamanIQ
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A Mind at Peace: ShamanIQ
Sarah Jerger Apr 2, 2020Written by: Reagan Lee, '22 Edited by: Gillianne Ross, '22 Shamanism is an ancient practice, meant to take the practitioner out of a stressful mindset by introducing them to a meditative state of consciousness. Traditional Shamanism practiced by indigenous people for thousands of years, is a form of meditation used to alter one’s consciousness to commune with a symbolic realm by entering a trance-like state. Using the Shamanistic technique, the hope is for the subject to experience emotional… Read More - Design Challenge: Holy Name Medical Center
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Design Challenge: Holy Name Medical Center
Sarah Jerger Dec 16, 2019Located in the town of Teaneck, New Jersey, the Holy Name Medical Center is a beacon of technologically advanced, compassionate and personalized care that encompasses education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and wellness. The Holy Name Medical Center came to the Emergent Media Center (EMC) with a challenge. The EMC accepted. A team of student workers from different years with different majors came together to tackle the challenge. Together they bring a combination of e… Read More