Tag: Tech

  • Athventure

    Athventure

    How many places around Athens have you always wanted to visit, but never got around to? Wouldn’t it be nice if there were an app that would help you keep track of your Athens bucket list, record your memories, and even reveal hidden gems? Meet Athventure – UGA’s very first bucket list app for students.…

  • Safe Drivers Make Successful Designers

    Safe Drivers Make Successful Designers

    A foundational value of the NMI is the power of connecting students to industry and real-world learning opportunities. We’re embedding more opportunities to expand knowledge and skills beyond the classroom by encouraging students to submit their work in a series of industry and academic competitions. These competitions allow students to receive external feedback, build portfolio…

  • Walking in a Metropolis Wonderland

    Walking in a Metropolis Wonderland

    As an Innovation District client, Metropolis has been working closely with the NMI throughout the year to change the game of healthcare recruiting. From coordinating student-led projects to facilitating job opportunities, NMI Innovation District Faculty Advisor Chris Gerlach has connected Metropolis to the NMI talent pipeline, specifically to two NMI student techsperts: Nicholas Kreitz and Aries Aviles who’s Metropolis journey was recently…

  • Recording in Progress

    Recording in Progress

    Can you hear us now? Coming to you live on the podcasting airwaves, it’s 404: Studio Not Found! The idea for an on-campus studio, available to students and faculty, was forged through a collaboration in early 2021 between the NMI’s John Weatherford and Dr. David Sutherland, a recently-retired Senior Lecturer with the Entrepreneurship Program in Terry College. Initially announced…

  • Sugar, Spice, and Everything NFT

    Sugar, Spice, and Everything NFT

    At the NMI, we’re all about exploring new and emerging technologies, no matter the absurdity. As non-fungible tokens have been rapidly gaining in popularity, we found it fitting to present certificates to Capstone students as NFTs at SLAM! In addition to their old school paper New Media Certificate, students had the option to acquire an…

  • Let it SLAM, Let it SLAM, Let it SLAM

    Let it SLAM, Let it SLAM, Let it SLAM

    While 2022 is already shaping up to be a monumental year (can we get a GO DAWGS!), the New Media Institute ended 2021 with a bang at SLAM! Here’s a recap of the jam-packed weekend. We kicked off Friday, December 10, at Mini-Merge. This newly introduced annual event marks the halfway point in the Emerging Media…

  • Code for Athens

    Code for Athens

    Code for America is a non-profit organization that helps to connect people in communities with their local governments. They help break down barriers in America’s systems, such as the criminal legal system, by using the practices of the digital age to improve how the government serves the public. For example, Code for America’s “Clear My…

  • LavendAR

    LavendAR

    Anyone who has ever interacted with kids understands the struggle that is keeping their attention for a long period of time, especially when it comes to school. Teachers are struggling to keep their students engaged and excited about new material and students are struggling to retain information for a full class period. With the rise…

  • Live Cards

    Live Cards

    AR and App Clips are two relatively new technologies in iOS, and both have been very recently made compatible with one another. AR imposes 3D images on top of a camera image, making them appear as though they are in the ‘real’ world. App Clips are essentially ‘bite-sized’ versions of an app that can be…

  • Realistic Powered by Shaw

    Realistic Powered by Shaw

    Realistic is an application that creates a virtual experience of sensing flooring samples through haptic technology. Haptics is an emerging technology which uses vibrations to allow mobile device users to gain a sense of touch of an object or surface. Shaw Inc. had a primary need of providing flooring samples to clients virtually. Through partnership,…