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With a firm grounding in the liberal arts and sciences, a Pratt education blends theory with creative application in preparing graduates to become leaders in their professions.
Pratt enrolls a diverse group of highly talented and dedicated students, challenging them to achieve their full potential.
Pratt Institute and the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership (the Partnership) recently announced a collaboration to expand the reach of PrattCard, Pratt’s student and faculty identification card, to businesses on the Myrtle Avenue commercial corridor at the start of the Fall 2009 semester. Once in place, Pratt students, faculty, and staff will be able to put a cash balance on their cards similar to a debit card that can be used to shop or dine at participating Myrtle Avenue businesses.
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Pratt Institute Center for Sustainable Design Studies (CSDS) and the Pratt Incubator for Sustainable Design Innovation will partner with Pratt Towers housing cooperative to hold a community “design jam” on Saturday, July 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Pratt Towers located at 333 Lafayette Avenue. Members of the community are invited to brainstorm possible residential uses for 60 square feet of unused space behind the towers that has remained empty for 15 years.
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Pratt Institute President Thomas F. Schutte and The Board of Trustees of Pratt Institute will hold a dinner to celebrate the establishment of The Marc Rosen Distinguished Visiting Chair in Design on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at The Gramercy Park Hotel Roof at Two Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. The event will include a cocktail reception at 7 p.m. followed by dinner, and will celebrate the first endowed professorship in the history of Pratt Institute.
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Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman, a Pratt alumna and fashion design executive with over 15 years of experience, has been named acting chair of the Institute’s Fashion Design Department. Pailes-Friedman, who has taught in Pratt’s fashion and industrial design departments since 1998, will begin her appointment July 1, 2009. She replaces Rosie DePasquale, who is stepping down after serving as chair of the Fashion Design Department since 2000 to work on the launch of her yoga accessories and clothing line. DePasquale will return in the spring 2010 semester as a full-time professor.
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Pratt Institute department of fine arts graduate students Charlotte Meyer
and Kris Scheifele won 2009 Joan Mitchell Fellowship Awards for their accomplishments in sculpture and painting, respectively. Through this award program, Meyer and Scheifele will each receive a $15,000 grant and will also participate in a group exhibition at the Cue Art Foundation in Chelsea, New York in
spring of 2010.
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Digital Arts Lab
The Digital Arts Lab is a research facility dedicated to the interdisciplinary exploration, invention, study and creative inquiry at the nexus of the arts, technology, and culture through rigorous scholarly research and innovative thinking to establish new knowledge and forms of creative expression.
Tools
WiiCam and WiiMote Server for Maya
Wiimote Server for Maya allows a Wiimote controller and an optional nunchuck controller to communicate with Autodesk Maya. It is a simple integration of the WiiYourself! library by gl.tter with Maya's built-in mocap server. Wiicam for Maya is an accompanying mel script which sets up connections between a Wiimote and a Maya camera. It allows the user to control a camera with a Wiimote to simulate the look of a handheld camera. Users can capture these movements for use in animation.
Download: http://highend3d.com/maya/downloads/mel_scripts/animation/Wiimote-Server-and-Wiicam-for-Maya-5117.html
Source: http://www.parismav.com/tech/wiicam/
openPipeline
openPipeline is an open source framework for managing animation production data and workflow. Its first implementation is a MEL-based plug-in for Autodesk Maya that handles specific aspects of production: automatic directory structures, file naming conventions, revision control, and modularity that makes multi-artist workflows possible.
mayaExportSTL
A quick MEL script that exports selected polygon objects to a specified STL ascii file for use with 3D printers and rapid prototyping.
MIDI Tools for Maya
The MIDI Tools plug-in for Maya allows users to import MIDI files into a scene and associate note events with animation clips in an intuitive and versatile way. It is designed to give animators the freedom to experiment with different approaches to musically-driven animation.
Digital Arts Research Lab
Pratt Institute
ISC 101A
200 Willoughby Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205
main: 718-399-4280
fax: 718-399-4282
- info@dal.pratt.edu
Animation Technologies for Scientific Inquiry (O'Neill)
Topics include: morphometric analysis and evolutionary morphing, biomechanical simulation of fossil specimens, and emerging interfaces, tools, and displays for data visualization including the use of game engines as an environment for data visualization. Coupled with these methods of inquiry is the generation of artistic artifacts based on data culled from scientific collaborations. These will take the form of animation, prints, and rapid-prototyped sculptures.
Character Technology Initiatives : Digital Character Development: Theory and Practice (O'Neill)
A platform for character research and development that puts the power of procedural constraints in the hands of the user and allows for creative development of new techniques for character setup in a world of black-box third party software
Rob O'Neill
Acting Director + Research Associate
roneill[at]dal[dot]pratt[dot]edu
Rob O'Neill is an artist, programmer and researcher working at the intersection of art and science. He holds an undergraduate degree in anthropology from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York where he focused on anatomy and biological anthropology. Rob holds an MFA from Parsons School of Design in Design and Technology with a focus on visualization. Previous professional experience include: researcher in Cultural Resources in the Division of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History; Production Fellow at Eyebeam; Character Technical Director at PDI/Dreamworks on 'Shrek 4d', 'Shrek 2' and 'Madagascar'; Character and Research Technical Director at Charlex/Launch; and Studio Technical Director at Eyebeam. Rob's work has been shown in collaboration with Kidrobot at Visionaire Gallery and most recently as part of the Exit Art 'Studio Visit' show. Current research threads include: character technology initiatives, animation technologies for scientific inquiry (and sci-art collaborations), and open-source software for animation production. Rob has various articles and a textbook currently in development.
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George is a musician and artist, currently working on his MFA in Digital Arts at PRATT Institute. He holds an undegraduate degree from St. Martin's College, UK, where he studied Applied Imaging. Past experience includes commercial work, music videos and architectural visualization. His interests lie in exploring digital emotion visually and aurally, as well as creating new tools to convey it.
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Michael J. Horan is a musician and artist based in New York City. His work explores the relation between sonic perception and space, with an emphasis on interactivity
Feel free to contact Michael at yobitch[at]yobitches[dot]com.
Paris is currently pursuing an MFA in Digital Arts at Pratt Institute. His previous experience includes working as a programmer and designer, as well as composing music and producing content for radio. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from Brown University.
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