BRACAU 27 BLOG'S

How did you spend your summer?

"I've spent most of the summer in New York so far, actually doing some work for Hyper Island! I've been helping them with organizing and planning before and during two Master Classes in July.
It has been very interesting to see Hyper Island in another context. I've also spent a couple of days in Montauk, 3 hours north of NY, a lovely place with a lot of sea food and nice beaches. Going back to Sweden now to hopefully get some lazy days in the archipelago with a DN in one hand and a glas of mellanmljök in the other."

What are you most looking forward to when coming back to Hyper Island?

"I'm looking forward to meet everyone again and to get started with Final Project! I'm really looking forward to start creating something together with a team again."

Foresquare vs Gowalla, what is your take on that?

"I find the services quite uninteresting as they are but using their API for other services can definitly make them more valuable..".

The Digital Media 11 class in Stockholm launched Whydeo at the beginning of May, a project that received a lot of attention from industry press and players. This is the story of the development process:

Whydeo Development Process from Erik Lindebratt on Vimeo.

contagiousmagazine.com writes about the Digital Media 11 students in Stockholm's Whydeo project:

"Now there's nothing we like more at Contagious than championing a bit of young blood - some of the cream of which courses through Sweden's progressive Hyper Island school, headquartered in Stockholm. It is here that a team of digital media students will today unveil a brand-spanking new communication experiment - Whydeo..."
Read the full article here

A combination of Twitter and Chatroulette. That is how the Digital Media students at Hyper Island Stockholm descbribe their new site whydeo.com. Users can record any question they like through their webcam and a video respons to that question can be recorded by another user who believes that he/she has a fun, interesting or relevant answer.

Digital Media Student Elin Aram was interviewed on the project in the Swedish trade magazine Resumé. Read the article here (in Swedish)

The students of Hyper Island are pleased to announce The Experience Animation and Technology Exhibition 2009, an exhibition of interactive and digital art.

The exhibition features the work of 120 students who are currently studying at Hyper Islands long term programs, Digital Media and Motion Graphics in the cities of Karlskrona and Stockholm.

Four weeks ago the students at Hyper Island were introduced to a new assignment.
The assignment was to get into 23 groups and create a solution that involved one or several technical components that was assigned by the school.

The components:
· Wii Remote
· Audrino
· Phidgets
· RFID
· Web-cam

The goal with the assignment was to not have the main focus on digital media and online environments. We were asked to explore an area much more likely to be new to us independently of our background.


Working with tangible technology highlights the importance of creating an experience, one of the key differences between traditional and digital media.

We have now prepared 23 different, exciting and innovative audiovisual installations on a exhibition for everyone to come and explore.
How about getting in physical contact with your distant partner by the use of a new invention. Or how about creating art in Jackson Pollocks virtual studio, both by simply using the wii remote?

Experience these installations and many more...

All students have worked hard with a strong focus on exploration and creativity to create one of the best Hyper Island Exhibitions ever.
So do not miss out on this chance to be a part of new interactive and digital art.

Since this is a big opportunity to network with industry people and potential future students we have put all effort into making this as great as possible.


Also, the best prototypes of the exhibition will be taken to London for a second exhibition after being reviewed by a school jury (exact date to be announced).


The exhibition opens on Saturday October 24th
Gallery hours: 11:00AM. to 5:00PM
Tickets: Free of charge

Address:
Telefonvägen 30
126 37 Stockholm

Subway to Telefonplan


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For further information please contact:
Nina Amjadi
PR - Exhibition Group
nina.amjadi@hyperisland.se
+46 (0) 73 948 80 12

Photo: Stefan Leijon, Digital Media 2011 Stockholm
The Digital Media and Interactive Art Director students in Stockholm are listening to a lecture about the zone between art, technology and biology by Lucy McRae.

Welcome Digital Media 2011 Stockholm, one of Hyper Island's four classes starting this week!


The students come from Sweden, Italy, Ireland, Norway, Spain and the US. We look forward to spending 90 productive weeks together with all of you!