Isadora, New media, Projection Mapping, vvvv
Chris Macmillan
BFA, University of Auckland
Chris has worked in the event industry for the last five years creating content and technical systems for large format video projection using the Adobe suite, Cinema 4D and Dataton Watchout. He is a sought-after Watchout operator and has worked on events in Tokyo, Paris, London, across Australia and New Zealand.
Outside of corporate events, Chris has collaborated with Dub Module and Pitch Black on video installations and live stage sets using VVVV and Isadora.
He recently formed Mulk as an outlet for new media work with the goal of bringing more interactivity and artistry into the world of corporate events.
Chris is currently investigating physical feedback through Arduino with a view towards tactile video sculpture.
Gaming, New media
Daniel Cermak-Sassenrath
Daniel Cermak-Sassenrath is a Lecturer at the Interdisciplinary Unit at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. For several years he has been teaching courses on computer games, tangible interaction, and new media at different Universities. In his dissertation thesis he thought about play as a perspective for the everyday interaction with the computer. The topics of his interest include game theory, art and play, tangible interaction. More info at www.dace.de.
.NET, New media, Software developer, tagtool
Daniela Zimmermann
Daniela holds a double degree in Biology and Media Programming. She has been working as a software developer on a worldwide project of car safety electronics production in the automotive sector for the last five years.
This gives her an excellent background in flexible enterprise applications with C#.NET and webservice technologies. Still aware of her media roots she visited Node08 (a festival of digital arts in Frankfurt) and became enchanted by the possibilities of visual and interactivity programming.
Since then she has been engaged with new media programming languages and projects like vvvv, arduino, openFrameworks and processing. At the end of 2009 she organized an open session with the tagtool which is a tool for live performances of drawing and animation.
Daniela recently convinced her employer in Frankfurt, Germany to let her go on a sabbatical year to Auckland. Now she is looking for a collaboration with an artist on an inspiring project to fill her spare time when she is not improving her surfing or bikepolo skills.
community media, Design Theory, Digital Storytelling, DVD Production, Education, New media, Oral History
Dr. Alan Young
Alan Young received his PhD in Communication Design at RMIT University, Australia. He has worked as project manager/designer for a number of community based art and design projects. Most recently he produced a DVD, titled Equal Service, on Melbourne’s Homeless community for the Department of Justice, Victoria, and has had a series of digital films from the DVD Unreserved: Tales from the Explosives Reserve, accepted for the collection at the Australian Centre for Moving Image.
Alan is a Senior Lecturer in the Graphic Design Department at AUT University and as well as supervising postgraduate students, continues his own research, writing peer reviewed articles and presenting regularly at national and international conferences on design theory and digital storytelling. Alan has been peer reviewer for a number conferences and journals and is on the editorial board for Antipodes journal.
Arduino, Arduino users group, audio-visual, New media, New media enthusiast, VJ
Kim Newall
Kim Newall is the CoLab Interest Group Coordinator for the 'Arduino Users Group' that supports people using Arduino, a physical computing platform based on an open hardware design. The Arduino project makes low-cost, flexible and easy-to-use tools available for artists, designers and hobbyists. It also provides a great introductory platform for learning about microcontrollers and may be of interest to technology teachers interested in robotics, e-textiles and interactive systems. Kim Newall is a also Multidisciplinary artist and has been part of the New Zealand VJ scene since the late 90s and is a co-host of a monthly audio-visual evening at MIC.
3D Visualisation, eLearning, Enterprise Knowledge Networks, Interactive Communication Portals, Interactive Training Development, Mobile Technologies, New media
Brenda Frisk
Brenda has worked extensively with digital technologies in commercial, education and not-for-profit communities. She holds a Masters degree in Communication and Technology, Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Human Ecology, Vocational Certification in Adult Education and numerous digital media, advertising and marketing certifications. Brenda has worked with education communities around the world to support and enthuse educators and students with the use of new media and cutting edge technologies. She took her passion of technology and people into the commercial sector to work with organization to create interactive solutions that encompass end user and business requirements and strategies. She has designed interactive Knowledge and Training Frameworks and is focusing on how organizations can leverage Knowledge Portals throughout their communities to aspire to best practice and innovation. Brenda is also presently developing mobile technologies to support these Knowledge Frameworks.
