No DBB (4/14/09)

Yes, we are saving up all our speakers for a mega-dose at "Technology for the Turnaround" (http://www.mynmi.net/Tech4Turn/) on Saturday, 4/25. So no Digital Brown Bag on Tu, 4/14. Instead of one guest, we will have over 30 technowledgeable people sharing their vision of the future. Don't miss it. Everyone is invited and it is FREE!

Tech4Turn 4/25 -- New Media Project Demos

Crystal balls are so 1990's! If you want to see the future, look at what college students are doing. At Technology for the Turnaround (http://www.mynmi.net/Tech4Turn/) on Saturday, 4/25 we will be showcasing over 15 new media student projects. Here is a teaser with a partial list of the kind of stuff you can see.

And remember all of our projects start with five words
"Wouldn't it be cool if ..."

• ... you could take a picture of a bar code (ok, QRCode) with your smart phone (ok, iPhone) to get backstage info during your tour of the Georgia Aquarium? (project = MyAquarium)
• ... you could access a mobile site to hear (yeah, audio) about the local scene from local experts -- who just used their phone to record their inside info? (project = Neighborhood)
• ... you could create and distribute a local music show -- in just two hours using just a phone? ( project = ListenUpLocal)
• ... your iPhone could help you enjoy the Athens Twlight (http://www.athenstwilight.com/) even more with live pictures, maps, and video? (project = Twilight)
• ... you could discover nature using on your TV, computer, and iPhone? (project = US Fish & Wildlife)
• ... you could see video explorations of how digital media is changing the way we live our lives? (project = digital story telling)
• ... you could build a playable videogame in just 48 hours? (project = Global Game Jam)
• ... you could help fight AIDS with a cellphone? (project = AIDS Personal Public Service Announcement)
• ... you could peek inside a game development project to see how games get built? (project = GameLab)
• ... you could watch real BROADCAST TV on your cellphone? (project = MobileTV)
• ... you could see all of this and a ton more?

You can experience all of these projects and a bunch more at Technology for the Turnaround. And RSVP at http://www.mynmi.net/Tech4Turn/) because we want to involve you in a cool way to forecast the digital media future. Yeah, if you are registered you get to invest -- our money (don't get too fired up -- it is not real)!

Athens GGDA Speaker -- Al Meyer, CEO ReinventED Technologies (Tu, 4/14, 6:30P, Gameday Pub)

The Athens Chapter of the Georgia Game Developers Association (GGDA) will host a talk by Al Meyer on Tuesday, 4/14 (6:30P at the Gameday Pub). Mr. Meyer was one of the founding members of Turner's GameTap and now his new company is working with video games, virtual worlds, social networks, and a lot of other cool digital media. You can read more at http://gamelab.uga.edu/ggda/?p=26.