Panel Discussion: “More Than Entertainment: A Conversation on the Power and Potential of Immersive Media to Create Positive Social Impact"
Panel Discussion: “More Than Entertainment: A Conversation on the Power and Potential of Immersive Media to Create Positive Social Impact"
Join us for a panel discussion with leading immersive media artists from the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore region as they consider the possibilities and challenges of addressing social justice through emerging technology. Our panelists will provide an in depth look at how creative work can join with technology to make a social impact, explore how they approach using emerging technology in their art and discuss how they involve communities as co-creators and partners.
Attend this event in-person at STAMP or watch online via Zoom.
MODERATOR:
Marisa Parham, Professor of English and Director for the African American Digital Humanities Initiative (AADHUM), Associate Director of the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) and Co-Director of the Immersive Realities Lab for the Humanities (irLhumanities).
PARTICIPANTS:
Andrew W. Smith, developer, designer and writer, Immersive Realities Labs for the Humanities (irLhumanities)
Adriel Luis, artist, community organizer and curator with the Smithsonian Culture Lab.
Lisa Moren, multi-disciplinary artist who works with emerging media, bio-matter, public space and works-on-paper. Professor of Visual Art at the University of Maryland Baltimore County
Nancy Proctor, Chief Strategy Officer and founding director of Baltimore’s Peale Center.
This event is a part of The Immersive Media + Arts for All Showcase, a weeklong event produced and presented by the University of Maryland’s Immersive Media Design (IMD) program; College of Arts and Humanities; College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences and Arts for All initiative.
Join us for a panel discussion with leading immersive media artists from the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore region as they consider the possibilities and challenges of addressing social justice through emerging technology. Our panelists will provide an in depth look at how creative work can join with technology to make a social impact, explore how they approach using emerging technology in their art and discuss how they involve communities as co-creators and partners.
Attend this event in-person at STAMP or watch online via Zoom.
MODERATOR:
Marisa Parham, Professor of English and Director for the African American Digital Humanities Initiative (AADHUM), Associate Director of the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) and Co-Director of the Immersive Realities Lab for the Humanities (irLhumanities).
PARTICIPANTS:
Andrew W. Smith, developer, designer and writer, Immersive Realities Labs for the Humanities (irLhumanities)
Adriel Luis, artist, community organizer and curator with the Smithsonian Culture Lab.
Lisa Moren, multi-disciplinary artist who works with emerging media, bio-matter, public space and works-on-paper. Professor of Visual Art at the University of Maryland Baltimore County
Nancy Proctor, Chief Strategy Officer and founding director of Baltimore’s Peale Center.
This event is a part of The Immersive Media + Arts for All Showcase, a weeklong event produced and presented by the University of Maryland’s Immersive Media Design (IMD) program; College of Arts and Humanities; College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences and Arts for All initiative.
Adele H. Stamp Student Union