Category: News
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Athens Access to Justice Initiative
One of our Fall 2019 Capstone teams recently earned a well-deserved moment in the spotlight. Many of our projects are dedicated to tackling real-world problems for clients, but it’s always a particularly sweet success story when a team can make a local impact. Last semester, a team of five students collaborated with the nonprofit, Athens…
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Making It Work (From Home)
While our classroom doors are closed and the fourth floor is quiet, the NMI hustle and bustle is powering forward as usual! Creating tech solutions for real-world problems is the name of the game here at the NMI, and we’re not letting social distancing slow us down! Over the past several years, the NMI has…
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Tech Travels
New Media Capstone is all about creating a tech-based solution for an IRL problem. When working with a client, students gain invaluable hands-on project experience, expand their professional network, and get an inside look at the inner-workings of an industry partner. This semester, one team is doing just this as they team up with Moxie , an Atlanta-based marketing…
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Collaborating Across Campus
John Weatherford is well-known for his techspertise around the NMI, but recently he’s had a few opportunities to collaborate and innovate elsewhere on campus. First up, John joined forces with other UGA faculty to compete for a national new media spotlight. Comprised of Grady College Dean Charles Davis, the Institute of Artificial Intelligence‘s Ping Ma, and Mr. Weatherford…
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Major Matcher Making Moves
Each New Media Capstone project applies innovative tech, design, and development to solve a real-world problem. After the semester wraps up, some of these solutions get a chance to shine and tackle that problem IRL. That was the case with Major Matcher, an interactive quiz designed to help students “find their fit” at UGA. The quiz…
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Putting the “New” in New Media
Over the last several years, residential development guru, Emuel Aldridge, has spent many hours mastering the art of iOS app development for NMIX 4310/6310: Rich Media Production. While “rich media” has evolved quite a bit over the years, Apple’s most recent Swift iteration drastically changed the game for iOS app development. Last year at WWDC, Apple…
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New Year, New Faculty
Just when you thought the halls of the NMI couldn’t contain any more tech wizardry, we added another code champion to our ranks. Our newest faculty addition, Kyla Sterling, will help the NMI tackle new initiatives and certificate operations in 2020 and beyond. Kyla began her NMI journey in 2018 as an Emerging Media Masters…
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Fundsters, Foundations, and Festivities
Each semester since Fall 2017, we invite our capstone students to commit to the future of the NMI by joining the NMI Future Fund. This opportunity helps provide resources for future students to design, build, and innovate for years to come. Today, we have a total of 83 incredible students in our Fundster family! This…
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Fall 2019 SLAM
A few weeks ago, our New Media and Emerging Media Capstone students made the trek to downtown Atlanta for an evening of showcasing their projects to family, friends, NMI alumni, and industry guests. Whether working with clients or exploring emerging technologies, each Capstone team poured their heart and soul into creating their one-of-a-kind digital solution.…
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TEDxUGA Student Idea Showcase
Last week, the TEDxUGA Student Council hosted the 8th annual Student Idea Showcase. Eight students from across the University took the stage at the Fine Arts Theatre to share their unique ideas worth spreading with the UGA community. In the spirit of TED, this year’s showcase featured talks that examined a wide range of fascinating…