ISSUE 40 | May 2024the creative agency of CMDC students...
Welcome to Issue 40 of The Nouspace Student Research Gallery! This edition marks a significant transformation in our approach: a new design that allows us to showcase a larger array of student projects from the Digital Technology and Culture (DTC) classes at WSUV. Our ongoing mission to highlight exemplary student work takes a new turn with increased inclusion, reflecting the dynamic and diverse creations that our students have brought to life over the semester.
This issue features a collaborative project between the Senior Seminar and the WSUV Marketing Department, aimed at boosting student enrollment through innovative digital media. The result is a vibrant mix of a Discovery Tour game, video testimonials by WSU students, and a variety of images of student life. These initiatives not only highlight the practical application of our students' skills but also their ability to influence real-world scenarios through digital creativity.
Issue 40 also introduces an exciting development in our curriculum — the integration of Generative AI tools into several DTC classes. The Special Topics class "AI in the Arts" has resulted in groundbreaking creative research projects that utilize AI as a tutor and assistant across multiple domains, including writing, image and video creation, sound design, and game development. Far from replacing student creativity, these tools have enhanced it, expanding their creative horizons and accelerating skill acquisition. This issue also features 20 diverse works including videos, animations, digital stories, and interactive art and literature, each embodying the innovative spirit of our student body.
The Senior Seminar project, in partnership with the WSUV Marketing Department, designed a website to enhance student recruitment. The initiative produced a captivating game, video testimonials from students, and other media centered around student life.
Color Mixing Game is an interactive digital canvas where users can mix primary colors and apply them to SVG image. It encourages users to apply color theory and provides a platform for learning color matching.
This work presents a dynamic reinterpretation of an excerpt from Anne Sexton's poem "The Starry Night." Crafted using HTML, CSS, and Javascript, and developed with assistance from ChatGPT, the piece visually embodies the essence of the poem, immersing viewers into a continuously shifting starscape.
This is an interactive solar system model, allowing users to observe and interact with the orbital mechanics of planets. It combines HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create a dynamic visualization where planets orbit the sun, complete with controls for animation and scaling, and a starry background to enhance the user experience.
NOISE is an interactive poem based on alternate brain experiences of the world we each navigate. The intention is to share a different "normal" with the participant, and perhaps foster a growth in acceptance of human diversity of mind.
Eclipse
Simone Huynh, Hailey Betts, Autumn Sterle, Tori Black, Neely Ellis
Eclipse is a novella of five separate narratives following a young women's journey through a forest and stumbling upon different creatures of mythos. Using the power of hypertext and image mapping, this work is interactive and nonlinear. With the monsters as inspiration, each pathway alludes to different fears many young women experience in our own reality.
Friendship in Noodles
Kylie Sickles, Nick Robinson, Danny Macias, Bria Neal, and Jayden Krith-Valdez
The user views the story with the use of hand-made digital paintings and text that floats across the screen. This work takes the viewer through the thoughts of Adam as his anxiety spirals. However, he is saved in the end by simple acts of platonic love from his roommate, Dillon, showing that small gestures can create a large impact.
Memory: Eden
Haili Kuanoni, Isaac Syphanh, Sean Andrei Juego, Victoria Clark, Viviana Rodriguez Preciado
‘Memory: Eden’ is a cyberpunk visual novel focusing on the importance of humanity in the memories and experiences we share. By recognizing the human nuances of memories and life experiences, and the unknown implication technological advancement holds for them, ‘Memory: Eden invites players to participate in the unfolding drama that parallels modern reality.
This is a multimedia project created by Kylie Sickles combining a physical acrylic painting with a digital and interactive website that showcases a simple 3D modeled room in Maya. Users can click on the links on the side to turn the cold, dark room into one that is full of light and personality.
Ascending Assumptions shows a glimpse into the lives of seven residents of a hotel-turned-apartment complex in Manhattan's Upper East Side. As the residents' fates intertwine during an elevator ride up to the penthouse floor, this comedic sci-fi horror story invites readers to reconsider their initial impressions and assumptions of the characters.
First Penance
Maya Gibbs
DTC 354, Prof. Dene Grigar
A psychological thriller set in the near future, inside the office of a court appointed psychotherapist. The unstable protagonist of this story explores haunting dreams and struggles to come to grips with the reality they are currently faced with.
a coming-of-age story about two young women who run away from their hometown in search of opportunity and escape. THe project was made and completed in Microsoft Office PowerPoint and is meant to be viewed only in that program.
The In-Between
Mailei Brodniak
DTC 491, Prof Will Luers
Eid is a holiday feast celebrated by Muslims at the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Mailei's video explores the unusual mix of traditions in her own Musilm-American family's celebrations.
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Caleb Stenberg
DTC 491, Prof Will Luers
Heavily inspired by Daniel Liss’s Pandemic Pantheon: A-Z, Caleb chronicles his 23 years in a rapid montage.
Chips
Rylan Eisenhauer, Luke Higgins, Luca Wagner, Rylan Eisenhauer, and Micheal Korock.
Chips is a short series of brief videos comedically expressing how the decisions made between characters Dave (the player) and Conrad (the friend) can cause important changes in the relationship even in casual settings.
Candleburn (Music Video)
Mailei Brodniak
DTC 436, Prof Chris Dreger
The song Candleburn by Rabbitology is a high-octane but also deeply soulful experience discussing themes of religion, faith, and self-restraint. This music video attempts to replicate that experience through the manipulation of still images, text, and short videos, all edited closely in rhythm with the song's lyrics as a way of elevating its core themes.
Song Credit: Candleburn by Rabbitology
Renewal
Isaac Syphanh
DTC 354, Prof. Dene Grigar
Renewal is a short black and white animated story about the journey of rebirth. Follow along with the spirits of this world as they trek a path for themselves, facing the unknown. This project was creating using Microsoft PowerPoint with the use of its animation features as well as Adobe Animate.
Bass Canyon
Joel Hamersley
DTC 336, Prof Chris Dreger
A fun and high energy poster showcasing the vibrant atmosphere that is the Bass Canyon event. This event is all about visual effects as well as bass heavy electronic music. My poster was designed in Illustrator and animated in After Effects.
Arcade Craze
Tobias G. Pacheco
DTC 336, Prof Chris Dreger
An arcade styled animated poster to promote the Arizona game on expo for 2024. This project was created through Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and Illustrator.
Crawling West
Josie Gallaher
DTC 336, Prof Chris Dreger
Western styled poster promoting a country/rock music festival titled Crawling West! The animation is a hand drawn frame by frame creation inspired by old cowboy western films and was made on procreate.
