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Georgia Drone Summit: A Success Story
On October 20-21, the Georgia Drone Summit went above and beyond, bringing more than 570 industry professionals, drone enthusiasts and NMI students to a new level of drone knowledge. From entertainment to ethics, the Summit covered it all. Speakers and panelists took the stage sharing valuable insights about the future of drones and their innovative applications. Throughout the…
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What’s New With the Emerging Media Masters
This semester The Emerging Media Master’s program enters an exciting second year! Although we’ve had bittersweet goodbyes with our recent graduates, we are thrilled to say hello to a new group of EM students and a brand new Emerging Media Design Lab. Successfully completing their capstone projects this July, the program celebrated its first graduates. Emerging Media Masters…
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A New Season of Stickers
You may remember that this time last year, the NMI and UGA Athletics teamed up to release the NMI’s first native iOS app and UGA’s first iMessage sticker pack. UGA Stickers takes advantage of the new features added to iMessages in iOS10. The app allows users to “peel” stickers of their favorite Georgia sayings, logos, and images and stick them…
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A Warm NMI Welcome to Dr. Taylor Cole Miller
If you have recently stopped by the NMI, you may have seen a new face in our classroom. We are so thrilled to welcome the newest addition to the NMI team, Dr. Taylor Cole Miller! This semester, Taylor is teaching (and loving!) New Media Production. In the semesters to come, he will be venturing into New…
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Ebb: A Capstone Project Goes Global
The adage “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” proved very true for one of our Fall 2016 Capstone teams. When circumstances no longer allowed them to pursue their project, the team was forced to develop a new game plan mid-semester. Within a week of intense brainstorming and heavy collaboration, an ingenious idea was born.…
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Changing the Culture Behind Concussion Reporting
Concussions are a growing problem in athletics across all types of sports, and convincing athletes to report these incidents and symptoms when they occur has proven to be quite the challenge. The NCAA and the Department of Defense recognized this issue and decided to do something about it. Offering a series of eight grants to various…
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Back in School, Back in Action
As always, the NMI had a busy but exciting summer. Although our fourth floor lab was empty, our instructors were hard at work teaching in less-traditional formats. John taught our largest ever online section of Introduction to New Media, NMIX 2020E, bringing over 100 students into the world of new media. Outside the NMI, both Megan…
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Fave
Everybody is on the hunt to find the very best but this search comes at a cost. People spend countless hours crawling the web and reading reviews from complete strangers in the hopes that they will find a new favorite. They bounce around from site to site to research entertainment, restaurants, travel destinations and more,…
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GemQuest
GemQuest VR is a virtual reality game that starts with the player finding themselves on a fantastical island with their fox companion. To destroy the simulation holding the world captive, players will solve puzzles and battle monsters using full motion tracking and a kickass enchanted sword. As players explore the many worlds of GemQuest VR,…
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Another SLAM Success: Spring 2017
On a balmy Saturday afternoon here in Athens, NMI friends, family and alum came together to participate in the Spring 2017 SLAM! After months of hard work on 15 different projects, our students were eager to show off the creative ways they used emerging technologies to tackle their clients’ needs. We saw city walking tours…