BURLINGTON, VT (10/22/2015) – Film enthusiasts attending Vermont International Film Foundation’s (VTIFF) upcoming 30th anniversary festival will have a new way to show their support for Vermont filmmakers. Developed in partnership with students at the Emergent Media Center (EMC) at Champlain College, VTIFF is launching a mobile-friendly website feature for filmgoers to vote for their […]
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by Giuseppe Liquori Burlington, VT- If you attended the 2015 Art Hop or have visited the new Center for Communication and Creative Media building recently, you may have seen pixelCloud showing off overhead. pixelCloud is the brainchild of Ken Howell, according to Terry Sehr, an MFA student who worked extensively on the project. “Ken wanted […]
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By Giuseppe Liquori and Keeshawn Nicholson Burlington, VT – It’s September, which means students are back on campus and it’s time for a new semester. In addition, September is the month where Champlain College’s Emergent Media Center, located at the Lakeside campus, prepares for and attends some of Burlington’s biggest events in maker culture. Today, […]
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by Giuseppe Liquori Burlington, VT – This summer is going by fast! It seems like yesterday the spring semester ended, yet the EMC team has accomplished quite a bit in the past few weeks. Since our last update, we’ve had more QA sessions, visitors, and another cross-team critique. At the end of June, our MFA students […]
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by Giuseppe Liquori Burlington, VT– After a long, cold winter, it’s finally time for summer and a quick EMC update! After a short break at the end of the semester, EMC work resumed mid-May. Teams dove headfirst into their projects: The Enter the Cave team is in the midst of developing its game for a […]
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By Kyle Patterson For this throwback Thursday post we are focusing on the Wealth Builders game created by Champlain College’s Emergent Media Center with the Ford Foundation Project and Yellow Wood Associates. You can play Wealth Builders at this link. From the Emergent Media Center’s Gallery: Background: In the summer of 2011 the Emergent Media Center began working on […]
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By Gabe Carey It’s hard to believe how quickly Thanksgiving Break is approaching us. Just last week we were gaming away at the first-ever EMC Gaming Event, celebrating the recently released Halo: The Master Chief Collection and promoting our social justice-centric game projects to an assortment of new faces. There was pizza to be eaten, […]
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By Kyle Patterson A student-team worked with IBM Fellow, John Cohn, to create an interactive multimedia companion piece for an electronic game that IBM developed for Engineering Week 2008. The educational product is delivered in a multimedia of ways that kids relate to and it illuminates what makes up an electronic game and what courses […]
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By Kyle Patterson Back in 2008 during the Summer and Fall Semesters, The Emergent Media Center at Champlain College participated in a friendly competition between two teams of Champlain students. Two teams of Champlain students were challenged to create a polished, playable mission level under the guidance of AA’s development team. The Mission Editor, a […]
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By Gabe Carey While Xbox One owners are currently rejoicing in response to the imminent release of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the EMC is preparing for a celebration of its own. Next week, on November 14th, 2014 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., we’ll be hosting a gaming event on our premises at Lakeside campus. […]
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