Author: emmapo
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“Citizen Kane” in Virtual Reality: The Great Hall Recreated
The 1941 film “Citizen Kane” may have been originally filmed in Hollywood, California, but University of Michigan professor Matthew Solomon and Western Michigan professor Vincent Longo (PhD ’22, University of Michigan) decided to bring the movie’s iconic sets right here to the Duderstadt Center — in virtual reality. In their
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Celebrating 30 Years: When Design Lab Housed CTools
In 2016, the University of Michigan began implementing a new technology, called Canvas, to house its courses online. Up to that point, the online learning platform used University-wide was called CTools, an online learning management system developed at U-M whose management worked out of what is now the Duderstadt Center’s
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Celebrating 30 Years: Where 2D Becomes 3D
From 2008 to 2019, the Duderstadt Center’s 3D-related technologies could be found in a space called the 3D Lab, which was preceded by the Virtual Reality Lab or VRL, located in the DC since 1997. The 3D Lab housed many different ways to make two-dimensional objects in three-dimensions through virtual
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The Forum Files: The World of Ancient Coins
For many people, the Roman Empire is their Roman Empire. For University of Michigan professor David Potter, the statement is much the same. As a Francis W. Kelsey Collegiate Professor of Greek and Roman History as well as Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, David Potter knows a thing or two about
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Celebrating 30 Years: Expanding Access to Tomorrow’s Technology
Over its thirty years of existence, the Duderstadt Center has created a space where state-of-the-art technology meets student, faculty, and staff creativity. Couple Yuqing Melanie Wu, a 2004 College of Engineering Ph.D. graduate, and Qiang Lin, a 2001 College of Engineering Masters graduate, recall their experience with the Duderstadt Center’s
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Duderstadt-Shot Film Wins Regional Emmys at 48th Annual Gala
Inside the Fillmore Detroit Last month, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Michigan Chapter presented the 48th Emmy Award Gala at the Fillmore Detroit, in Detroit, Michigan. This year, the Duderstadt’s Video and Audio Studio Teams had the pleasure of attending the event as many were nominated for
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Celebrating 30 Years: Walking Through Immedia
In the early 2000s, the Duderstadt Center held an annual event in February called Immedia in which students, with the support of faculty, directed a three day event for audiences to see their work. From 7-10pm, visitors could walk around the Duderstadt Center looking at student-lead work across a diverse
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Technology Supporting Rehabilitation in Stroke Patients
A bright green avatar stands motionless on the TV screen, mirroring the person standing ten feet away. Above the avatar, a digital Block “M” flag hangs attached to a digital brick wall. This is not the newest video game. This is the newest generation of rehabilitation. For the past ten
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Celebrating 30 Years: Looking Back at the Visualization Studio
The Visualization (Viz) Studio has seen technology maneuver through time, with the walls changing as much as the technology changed itself. What now comprises the Viz Studio at one point used to be four different rooms, each with a different purpose. There was one room for ArtsEngine, one room for
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Creating 3D Printed Texture
Whether it is Ohio’s own Cedar Point or the larger-than-life Walt Disney World in Florida, there are places that immerse park-goers into a world of unforgettable experiences. One of the key aspects of these theme parks are their physical sets, whether it is a jungle or a fantasy village. For
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DC Studio Team Wins Multiple Michigan Emmy Awards
This past Saturday, June 13th, the University of Michigan’s Duderstadt Center Studio Production staff won multiple Emmy awards from the 2026 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the Michigan Chapter. They were awarded for their outstanding work on How Do We Begin, a 49-minute film created by the Center
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Duderstadt Center Studio Production Team Nominated for Multiple Michigan Emmy Awards
The University of Michigan’s Duderstadt Center Studio Production staff and students have been nominated for the 2026 Michigan Chapter Emmy Awards for their outstanding work on How Do We Begin, a 49 minute film by the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching Players (CRLT Players). The Duderstadt staff and
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Snakes So Real, They Could Bite!
Thanks to the University of Michigan’s Museum of Zoology (UMMZ) Mike Hogan, in collaboration with Ramon Nageson and Alison Davis Rabosky, printed detailed 3D snakes using some of the Duderstadt Center’s 3D printers. Hogan, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, printed a total
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Coltrane Gilman’s Tremendous Work on University Film Project
Over this past summer, senior Coltrane Gilman helped edit How Do We Begin, a drama film rooted in fact that uncovers the University’s historical prejudices. CRLT Players, or for the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, were the creative visionaries, taking cues from the stage play, How Do We
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Renata Schmult’s Tremendous Work on University Film Project
Over the summer of 2025, University of Michigan Performing Arts and Technology senior Renata Schmult began working as the Post-Production Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer for the project How Do We Begin– a feature film adapted from a stage play by Jordan Harris, initially inspired by 2020 book by Matthew
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Bat-Signal? No–Button System.
For every question in the Duderstadt Center, the new button system has made it easy to get an answer. Once pressed, the button, or the interface at the information desk in the Duderstadt Center that allows users to call for staff to help, sends a Slack message to a team
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Making a Difference: Honoring Kati Bauer’s Legacy at the University of Michigan
Not many employees at the University of Michigan have had the journey that Kathleen “Kati” Bauer has had on this campus. This January, people across the U-M campus and community gathered to celebrate Bauer’s retirement after 50 years of working for the university. Beginning as a clerical assistant for the
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Beyond XR: Planting a Perceivable Garden
After eight hours of scanning the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Architecture student Jared Jenkins took a week to edit and render his data to fit into the Michigan Immersive Digital Experience Nexus, or MIDEN, housed in the Duderstadt Center. Now, he has a full scan and is able to virtually walk
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Women of the Kahn Family
For anyone who has walked around the University of Michigan campus, they have definitely passed by a building designed by the architect, Albert Kahn. From the grand Hill Auditorium and the Burton Tower behind it, to the beautiful William L. Clements Library, 19 out of 23 Kahn-designed buildings remain on
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FTVM 350 Special Project: An Up-to-Date Conjurer
“There’s literally no place in the world where you can take this class, except here,” says professor Matthew Solomon about his Film Television and Media course, FTVM 350. During the last Winter semester, FTVM 350 released their first-ever recreation of the 1899 Georges Méliès French film An Up-to-Date Conjurer, as