EECS 498: XR Showcase

Visualization Studio April 19, 2024 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Professor Austin Yarger’s EECS 498 students will showcase their virtual and augmented reality projects in the Visualization Studio on April 19th. Students will have VR stations set-up for visitors to experience their projects. Visit the Visualization Studio webpage to read about

Something Weird

CCA Student Gallery April 8 – 30, 2024 Something Weird will feature work from the Juno Collective, a student arts organization based in the Digital Media Commons. The exhibit will be on view from April 8-30, in the CCA Gallery. Located in the Central Collaboration Area. Contributors: Madison Dennis Hana

Living ArtsEngine Exhibition

Duderstadt Center GalleryApril 6-11, 2024 UARTS 175 “Collaborative Creative Projects” brings interdisciplinary Living ArtsEngine teams together in the planning, creation and iteration of artistic, argument-focused creative projects. Teams employ the iterative design process to develop their projects in an efficient, feedback-informed fashion, culminating in this public exhibition.

Every Brilliant Thing

Every Brilliant Thing Graphic
RECENT EVENT – Duderstadt Center Video Studio March 15, 2024 7:00 p.m. You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says “she’s done something stupid”. She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world. Everything that’s worth living

Science as Art

Science as Art Poster
RECENT EVENT – CCA Student Gallery February 12 – March 7, 2024 Award Ceremony and Panel Discussion Friday, February 16, at 3:30 pm. The annual Science as Art competition features student artwork inspired by and demonstrating scientific ideas and principles. Awards are given for Best in Show and a range

All In Your Head

Neuroarts Performance Poster
RECENT EVENT: Duderstadt Center Video Studio Friday, February 9, 2024 6:00 p.m. An interdisciplinary performance presented by NeuroArts Productions. Live stream available. What if we moved beyond the one-size-fits-all treatment system in mental health care? What if we began to bridge the gap between a individual’s unique brain makeup, their

Design for Participation – World Wide Tea [2]

Poster for World Wide Tea 02.13 - 23.2024
RECENT EVENT: Duderstadt Center Gallery February 14 – 23, 2024 Opening Reception: Friday, February 16, at 5:00 p.m. Our UARTS Faculty Engineering/Arts Student Team (FEAST) explores the Design for Participation theory and practices. We ideate, prototype, and test interactive models to advance this design domain. Presently, our team is exploring

“Pivot” a Virtual Reality Dance Gallery

Pivot Poster
RECENT EVENT: Duderstadt Center Gallery January 10-21, 2024 Opening Reception: January 14, at 12:00 p.m. The University of Michigan Department of Dance presents Bachelor of Fine Arts capstone project Pivot. The walk-through exhibit features choreography filmed for virtual reality by graduating senior Rileigh Goldsmith. Rileigh Goldsmith’s senior dance thesis project

Making Motanka-Ukrainian Guardian Dolls

RECENT EVENT: Design Lab 1 December 8, 4-6 p.m. Instructor: Barbara Melnik Carson. You are invited to learn the ancient art of making Ukrainian Motanka Dolls. Motanka-making is an ancient practice. Motanka knotted dolls are thought to carry the power of ancestors as guardians. They protect your home, and support

Guardian Passage

Guardian Passage Poster
RECENT EVENT: Duderstadt Center Gallery December 6 – 22, 2023 Opening Reception: Sunday, December 10, 2-4 p.m. In Guardian Passage: The Power of Ukrainian Cultural Memory in the Face of War, artists Irina Bondarenko and Katya Lisova employ the tools and imagery of traditional Ukrainian art forms to face down

Friday Night Films

January 19th, 2024 – Animated Films (Rescheduled from December 1st) Design Lab 2 8:00 – 9:00 pm Fridays The Digital Media Common’s CCA Gallery student staff are partnering with the Ann Arbor Film Festival (AAFF) crew to present films from the AAFF archive. The screenings will highlight similar themes that

Emerging Technologies and Media & Studio Arts bring Unreal Engine to Virtual Reality Production Platform in the DC.

image of still frame from "Peace" using DC/DMC Virtual Production immersive 3D VR environment
The DMC’s Emerging Technologies Group and Media & Studio Arts Group have co-developed a powerful new platform, using the powerful rendering capabilities of industry-leading Unreal Engine, enabling students, faculty, and staff to create advanced photo-real 3D virtual environments for a new generation of learning, instructional, and research applications. The two