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X|Media|Lab Singapore Media Arts and R&D Sep 28-30 |
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Written by Aran Major
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Sunday, 16 September 2007 |
You can now nominate your project idea to work directly with the amazing line-up of digital media stars at the Singapore X|MediaLab, or simply register to attend the Professional Day Conference as a delegate.
http://www.xmedialab.com/
Singapore is one of the world’s leaders in digital media. Government policies and major investments in media arts, research and development, education, and the digital media industries are producing a young, confident, vibrant, and well-resourced creative community.
X|Media|Lab Singapore “Media aRt&d” highlights these intersections between the creative and the technological – the interplay between the freedom of art and the precision of engineering. Turning creative digital media ideas into R&D projects, and then into successful Intellectual Property.
International Mentors at the Conference and Lab include a range of outstanding media arts, R&D, fashion, and business people from all around the world, including:
- Michael Naimark - Co-Founder of the MIT Media Lab, Apple Lab, Atari Lab, and Lucas Arts
- Suresh Seetharaman - Founder and President, Virgin Animation and Virgin Comics
- Isaac Kerlow - Dean ADM NTU, Board Member MDA and NRF
- Jyri Salomaa - Head of Research Nokia China
- Lin Hua - Dean of Continuing Education, Arts - Tsinghua University
- Lev Manovich - The world’s most widely-read “new media” theorist
- Anina - Catwalk Model and Techologista - 360 Degrees FashionGeoff Lillemon One of the world’s leading net artists
- Ou Ning - Founder,Get it Louder - China’s hottest contemporary art festival
- Assia Grazioli-Venier - Ministry of Sound TV and Digital (London)
- Dave Vroney - Creative Director, Microsoft Advanced Technology Center, Beijing
- Deborah Todd - Renowned animation and games writer and producer
- Sujung Hur & Soh Yeong Roh Directors, Nabi Art Center – Seoul
- Amit Anand - Founder Venture Gurus
- Lynda Brown - President, New Media BC
- Gokul K. - Director, Whistling Woods International (Mumbai)
- Rahil Puri - Director, Mukta Arts
The Pro Day Conference on September 28th concentrates on four specific areas: Media Arts; R&D; New Media, New Geographies; and Creative Ideas and Business Plans. The Conference Day is an information-rich, densely packed, series of set-piece keynotes from the International Mentors coming to the Lab. No time-wasting panel discussions, just high value information from some of the most qualified media arts and R&D people in the world.
The Lab on September 29-30th is seeking 12-14 great digital media project ideas that intersect "media arts" and/or "research and development". The companies and project teams selected will work one-on-one with each of their chosen Mentors on their own project ideas. It's an original and highly productive format that creates an environment where great ideas and high-value international networks are created. Lab participants (and Mentors!) always rave about their experience. Nominate your own digital media project idea for inclusion now! Get expert help on your idea, and meet some of the world's best and most influential digital media practitioners and power-brokers.
The Singapore Lab will be held at the fabulous new Art, Design and Media (ADM) Building at Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
X|Media|Lab's international partners are Nokia "Connecting People", Media Development Authority Singapore, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, the Beijing Film Academy, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, FICCI Frames and NASSCOM (India). X|Media|Lab Singapore is supported by STOMP (Straits Times Online Mobile Print).
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 18 September 2007 )
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