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01/10/2006	Faculty Opening in Theory and Practice of Interactive Media, University of California at Berkeley Center for New Media Theory and Practice of Interactive Media. Tenure track, Assistant Professor position to develop teaching research, and service programs in the production of interactive media. Candidate will be expected to contribute to research and teaching objectives of the Center for New Media (http://cnm.berkeley.edu/). Possible subject domains include visual, acoustic, compositional, dramatic, tactile, and cultural aspects of interactive media, and their inclusion into computational representations (such as personal digital assistants, e-books, interactive educational tools, wearable and other digital art, personal security devices, media-rich cell phones, multimedia tools for the disabled, interactive architectural spaces, etc.) Preference will be given to applicants with a background in and/or research commitment to both technical and humanistic/societal disciplines. Examples of technical disciplines include, but are not limited to, computer science, information science, media technology, and product design. Examples of humanistic/societal disciplines include but are not limited to semiotics, film studies, media studies, linguistics, communication, and social science. Technical expertise should include one or more of the following areas: multimedia databases, metadata for media, computer vision/audition, computer graphics, information retrieval, human-computer interface, game designing, and media authoring systems. Research background should demonstrate integration and synergy between technical and humanistic/societal approaches to the representation of New Media. Successful candidate will be appointed in relevant department/departments; possible primary home departments include Engineering, Computer Science, Information School, Architecture, Art Practice, Music, English, Journalism, Film Studies and Education. Ph.D., MFA or equivalent terminal degree. Applications must include a C.V.; a letter describing the candidate’s background and interests, including a brief description of possible courses; a one-page statement outlining a vision for interactive media in the context of interdisciplinary new media studies, two recent essay-length publications or creative activity demonstrated by video documentation (preferably DVD) in a short 5-minute overview format and an extended format, and names and full contact information for three recommenders. Female and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Application Deadline: March 10, 2006. Mail to: Alice Agogino, Chair, Search Committee, Center for New Media, 390 Wurster Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-1839. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. Keywords: New Media, Design, Communication, Engineering, Computer Science, Architecture, Art, Music, English, Journalism, Film and Education
08/17/2005	New Media selected for Townsend Center Strategic Working Group The Townsend Center for the Humanities has selected New Media as one of two Townsend/Mellon Strategic Working Groups for 2005-2006. The purpose of the SWG is to exchange ideas and come up with recommendations for a curriculum for New Media studies. It is composed of UC Berkeley faculty and students who represent a wide range of intellectual backgrounds, ideas, and interests. The award consists of course relief for one semester for up to 7 faculty, as well as funding for a graduate student researcher (GSR) and for visiting speakers to benefit the group’s discussions. The group is being convened by Professors Yehuda Kalay (Architecture) and Alva Noë (Philosophy), and includes Professors Natalia Brizuela (Spanish and Portuguese), Ken Goldberg (EECS & IEOR), Nancy van House (SIMS), Celeste Langan (English), Peter Lyman (SIMS), Mike Martin (Architecture), Greg Niemeyer (Art Practice), Richard Rinehart (Berkeley Art Museum), Ann Walsh (Art Practice), and David Wessel (Music), as well as post-doctoral scholar Sergey Dolgopolsky. The Working Group will explore questions of the kind: (1) What new affordances does New Media bring to each one of the represented disciplines? and (2) How do these affordances affect each discipline? The questions will help to frame a project for the Center for New Media that differentiates it from other new media centers around the world, and lay the foundations for a course on critical analysis of New Media.
07/17/2005	UC Berkeley and Yahoo launch Yahoo! Research Berkeley Yahoo! Research Berkeley is a new research partnership between Yahoo! Inc. and UC Berkeley to explore and invent social media and mobile media technology and applications that will enable people to create, describe, find, share, and remix media on the web. Prof. Marc Davis, an Assistant Professor at the UC Berkeley School of Information Management and Systems (SIMS), where he directs Garage Cinema Research, and a Co-Founder and Executive Committee Member of CNM, is the Founding Director of Yahoo! Research Berkeley. He is responsible for the technical and creative vision and leadership for the Lab. Yahoo! Research Berkeley combines UC Berkeley's world-class media technology, design, and user research with the scale and impact of the world's leading internet media company. Many faculty and students from CNM will be involved…stay tuned!
05/05/2005	UC Berkeley-USC project to study "digital kids" A grant of $3.3 million was awarded to the School of Information Management & Systems (SIMS) at UC Berkeley to study how young people use digital media and its potential for improving learning. Spearheaded by Peter Lyman, a SIMS professor, the research project will document how youth from ages 10 to 20 are using new digital media to create and exchange knowledge, assess how these phenomena affect learning, and encourage use of its conclusions for the improvement of schools.
09/16/2004	Berkleyan article focuses on CNM Center for New Media boots up: Opening event focuses on French philosopher whose writings on the body and perception shed light on the digital age.
09/01/2004	Intel donates laptops to CNM Intel’s Dana Plautz supports the New Media course “Foundations of American Cybercultures” with a generous donation of 20 Dell D800 laptops. These laptops will be loaned to students on financial aid who cannot afford computers and are committed to the study and production of New Media. The laptops are only available to students of the “Foundations” course.
08/20/2004	CNM receives funding for two GSI’s and installs new computers CNM's new course on Cybercultures has received two important additions: thanks to our Deans Hexter and Breslauer and our Chair's support, we received funding for two GSI's for the course. We also just installed 10 G4 Mac Computers in the basement of Barrows Hall where the 23 AC students (now over 110) can complete their homework. The computers were donated by the Music Department and Laura Kim from IST! Cheers and Thanks to all involved.