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Austin MGFest :: New Motion Summit :: May 16th

May 16, Saturday, 10am - 5pm at the 501 Studios

501 N IH 35, Corner of E. 5th St. and Brushy

All three threads are united on Saturday for a series of presentations by top artists and designers from around Austin and the globe.


9:30am		Registration opens

10:00am		"We'll do it in Realtime" (pre-recorded) Peter Kirn, Create Digital Motion/Create Digital Music

10:30am		"A New History of Tomorrow's Interfaces" Mason Dixon, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

11:00am		"Active Search Marketing for Online Video" Tex Mitchell, AllCity Technology

11:30am		"Design Practices for Effective Audio" Jason Cobb

12:00pm		"Controlling Natural Phenomena in 2D and 3D Graphics" Arie L. Stavchansky

12:30pm		"Game Development on iPhone and Wii" Jason Asbahr, Monstrous

1:00pm		Lunch Break

2:00pm		"Archiving the New Media Art of the 70's" (pre-recorded) Jon Cates, New Media, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

2:30pm		"Graphics on the move - exploring 3D production in CINEMA 4D" Darrin Frankovitz, Lead Trainer, Maxon

3:00pm		"Collaboration That Works: Tips for Building A Team On Any Job" Ron Pippin, Shiny Object

3:30pm		"Meaningful Software Experiences through Code and Design" Lee Brenner and Hal Saville, thirteen23

4:00pm		"Sketch it, build it, run it: Introducing SketchFlow" Chris Bernard and Sara Summers, Microsoft User Experience

4:30pm		"Hollywood Draws First Blood: Motion Graphics and Media Influences on Future Technologies" Rick Barraza, Experience Architect, Cynergy

5:00pm		Dinner Break

8:00pm		Installation Art Showcase begins...

Also join us for:

Open Collaboration Summit

Sunday, May 17th, 10am-5pm

Hosted by University of Texas, Advanced Communications Technologies Laboratory

All three threads again come together on Sunday for a BarCamp-style open collaborative workshops. Participants are encouraged to bring projects to discuss and work on with other participants. This Motion+Sound+Code BarCamp will be an opportunity to put the new skills acquired during the festival to practical use, cementing the knowledge and sharing the new possibilities.