Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Call for Entries!

April 6 and 7, 2010
The Eighteenth Annual
Richland College Computer Arts Festival

Presents


Call for Entries:
Deadline March 24 -April 1

Attention all current Multimedia and Game Design students.

  • Submit your web-ready animations, web comics and videos OR
  • Submit your high-resolution Digital Art files for large format printing.
  • Files can be up to 18 x 24 inches at 200 DPI. Accepted works will be displayed on the web or laminated and displayed in the Lago Vista Gallery during the 2010 Computer Arts Festival.
  • Works must be original and the property of the student.
Prizes: $150 First Place, $100 Second Place and $50 for two honorable mentions based on originality and creativity.

Entry Forms available at the front desk in the Multimedia Learning Center.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Multimedia Staff Members Nominated!

Multimedia Learning Center full-time staff members Steve Dupuis and Joe Vines were members of a team nominated to receive the Learning Technology Innovation of the Year!



Sadly, the Innovation did not win.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Multimedia Students Turn Sculptors!

Dallas, TX experienced its first blizzard in years in February 2010 right before Valentine's Day. Richland College closed but that didn't stop the Multimedia students from getting out and being creative!




Monday, February 1, 2010

the power of imagination in Second Life



The blog might be closed now, but it has LOTS of SL information and images for you to enjoy: http://npirl.blogspot.com/

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Top 10 Skills in Demand in 2010

Dan Dao, Game faculty, shares an interesting article from Global Knowledge, http://www.globalknowledge.com/training/generic.asp?pageid=2568&country=United+States about the top 10 skills in demand in 2010.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Multimedia Student receives TCU Scholarship!




Richland Multimedia Student Phat Du has received a full tuition Graphic Design scholarship at Texas Christian University! Phat answered a few questions for us:

Q: So I heard you just got some scholarship to TCU, can you tell me more about it?
A: Texas Christian University in Fort Worth offered me a full tuition to join their Graphic Design program for 3 years, starting in January. I’m really excited about it. Their football team got
really good this year.

Q: How did you get this scholarship?
A: Well, they looked at my college essay, my letters of recommendation which were written by Dr. Sherry Dean and ex-gallery director Randall Garrett from the Fine Arts and Humanities department, then my resume including leadership of the Student Visual Arts Club, awards such as Photoshop World scholarship, runner up for student category 4th Annual Photoshopuser Awards, 1st place digital art category Richland Annual Art 07-08 and 08-09, exhibitions from the Computer Arts Festival, etc.

Q: That’s cool! They must really like your portfolio!
A: That’s a statement not a question.

Q: Sorry, did they look at your portfolio as well?
A: Yes, but that was after the scholarship. They wanted to make sure my classes are good enough to transfer. TCU grad alumni, new Richland gallery director, Ryder Richards took me there last month to do the portfolio review. It was a fun trip.

Q: Any other comments?
A: I would like to thank Richland Multimedia Department for providing me a strong foundation with their challenging courses, the long-open-hour lab where I built most of my art works. Special thanks to Mr. Dwayne Carter for his help with the art club and letting me use the school’s equipments, Mrs. Debbie Smith, Noah and Matt for their laughs and humors, Miss Marry Benedicto for the ride home at nights earlier this year. Lastly, I hope my story will be an inspiring legacy for future students at Richland.



Congratulations, Phat!