By Jocelyn Sargent LuFei (Vera) Sun is an MFA in Emergent Media student at Champlain College. Vera has been working on curating the ‘Shanghai Digital Artists’ exhibit, bringing artwork from six Chinese artists to display in Champlain College’s Miller Center building. I recently sat down with Vera, as well as Rick Harrington, the Emergent Media […]
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By Keeshawn Nicholson On Monday, there came heavy snow but that was not the only storm that approached us that day. The February 2, 2015 brainstorming session hosted by the Emergent Media Center & Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry took place at Champlain College’s Lakeside Campus. The event called for business leaders, management professors, and students. Altogether, the attendees’ objectives were […]
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On January 16th Terry and the Sandbox Team made their debut at the Helen Day Art Center’s exhibit “Play”. The Helen Day Art Center is a non-profit organization in Stowe Vermont whose mission is to “Enhance the human experience through the visual arts.” The Sandbox team is a group of Champlain College students, led by […]
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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 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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By Keeshawn Nicholson STOP!!! I smell children… On the 29th of October the Emergent Media Center cast a spell on everyone who entered their doors with a double feature of Hocus Pocus and The night of the living dead. The event started at 5:00 pm with Hocus Pocus, a movie enjoyed by everyone, followed by […]
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By Kyle Patterson The 2014 Vermont Tech Jam was held at the Memorial Auditorium right on Main Street in Burlington, Vermont from Friday the 24th to Saturday the 25th! For those that don’t know, it is a two-day job fair and tech expo where dozens of Vermont’s innovative companies and organizations gather and anyone had the […]
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By Keeshawn Nicholson I think it is time we gave a round of applause for Emergent Media Center’s courageous and innovative football game BREAKAWAY and its team! Last Wednesday the game gained awareness through success in the team’s fundraising event at Bluebird BBQ’s community night. BREAKAWAY, a computer game developed by over 120 Champlain College students […]
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By Keeshawn Nicholson Caption for above image: BREAKAWAY character in 3D print Can you believe that there was once no such thing as a place where makers, crafters, inventors, artists and scientists could come together to showcase their contributions to Maker culture? Fortunately, today there is the Mini Maker Faire hosted by MAKE magazine, the […]
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by Giuseppe Liquori “There are limitless opportunities for students to make whatever they’d like.” – Michael Taranto President Laackman sent the tweet that cut the ribbon and marked the opening of Champlain College Emergent Media Center’s Maker Lab! The grand opening ended up being a success. Many people attended to listen to great speakers and experience […]
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