May 3-8, 2010 Over the years, the number of students I help support has grown, especially when the Visualization Program became its own department. To be honest, I like all the chaos because there’s never a dull moment. The madness seems to peak at the end of each semester and spring-2010 was the craziest one [...]
December 9-11, 2009
Throughout the semester, I’ve been pushing the idea that our students should start producing video and animated work at resolution levels within the currently established “high definition” standards.
November 20, 2009
It’s always fun to have former students come back to the Viz Lab. Most of the time the former students return to talk about the movies their currently doing, review the work of the current students, or conduct interviews for job openings or internships.
July 31, 2009
Disney in Aggieland
At the beginning of the summer, I mentioned that our department remains very active all year. During the summer sessions, our students participate in an industry-animation-course…
June 11, 2009
When the recent swine-flu pandemic became big news, I believed everyone started overreacting. The university canceled all business travel to Mexico, and most public areas on campus were plastered with flu-prevention propaganda.
June 2, 2009 A Busy Summer Every year, when the spring semester has come to a close, someone will say “I bet you’re glad summer is here so you’ll have a break.” *LAUGH* Whatever! Our department remains very active all year. During the summer sessions, students in the lab get the opportunity to participate in [...]
May 6-8, 2009 Business at the Viz Lab has been both exciting and exhausting. Why? Because we’re growing. Without any major increases in our budget (or staff) we’re supporting our existing graduate program and our new under-grad program. All of the students’ hard work was showcased is the VIST show (for the undergrads) and Viz-a-go-go [...]
This year, my birthday fell on a Friday! That morning, I went to work the office with my head held high. I was determined not to be one of those people afraid to be 40. I’m going to be like Molly Shannon’s character from Saturday Night Live who was proud of her age….”I’m 40 years old and I’m lovin’ it…lovin’ it….lovin’ it!”
