Atlas in silico:
Immersive Visualization Laboratory, Friday, Nov. 2, 7:00-10:00 p.m.
"Atlas in silico" is an immersive installation that combines science, art, and the moving images. Metagenomics data collected from the world's oceans, and relevant to biodiversity and global climate, is presented as luminous forms on the Varrier 100-million-pixel autosterographic display in a radically new mode of experiential animation. http://atlasinsilico.net/

4 K animation--Screening of ultra high-definition 4K animations:
Calit2 Auditorium, Friday, Nov. 2, 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., 2 shows
"4K cinema" is ultra-high definition video, roughly 4000x2000 pixels, or four times the resolution of high-definition television. Selected animations reflect on computer-mediated modes of interaction, demonstrating the impact of viewer perspective on the derivation of meaning in art forms that are influenced by technological innovation.
Animating Cinema Panel Discussion Speakers:
Michael O�Pray
Visual Theories and Research, University of East London
Lisa Cartwright
Professor, Communication and Science Studies; Affiliated Faculty in Critical Gender Studies,
University of California, San Diego
Lev Manovich
Associate Professor, Visual Arts, University of California, San Diego



Address:
La Jolla: University of California, San Diego. For directions go to http://maps.ucsd.edu/Directions.html
Parking:
Parking permits are required on weeknights, and can be purchased from any parking kiosk on campus. Attendees are encouraged to purchase their permits and proceed to lot P502 to park.
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Parking is free on the UCSD campus on Saturdays. Attendees can park in lot P 502.
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Questions, please contact crca@ucsd.edu or 858-534-4383

The Animation: From the Avant-Garde to Popular Culture Symposium is hosted and presented by the San Diego Museum of Art; John C Hench Division of Animation & Digital Arts, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Visual Arts, University of California, San Diego; Center for Research and Computing in the Arts, University of California, San Diego (CRCA); California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, University of California (Calit2); and Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego.

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