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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…
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John Strikes Again!
It is no surprise that John is at it again! Recently selected as a 2017-2018 Service Learning Fellow, John will soon become a recognized campus leader in service-learning pedagogy and community engagement. Kicking off in May, the annual UGA Service-Learning Fellows Program is a year-long faculty development program that provides an opportunity for selected faculty…
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Georgia Aquatic Hall of Fame
Overview The new and improved Georgia Aquatic Hall of Fame (GAHOF) website aims to better celebrate the history of aquatics in Georgia and to showcase the achievements of athletes and coaches from the state who have excelled in aquatic sports. The website is now an updated and aesthetically pleasing online hall of fame, which is…
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Big UGA
Turning numbers into stories. Capturing the Journey. Abstract Data is that kid in your class or work place that everyone leans on to get the work done, but never truly appreciates. It is the superstar defender on the soccer team who never gets as much praise as the goalie for the championship victory. It is…