Transcript Using VR and multimedia in Native American Arts

Using VR and multimedia in
Native American Arts
New Voices and New Visions for Engaging
Native Americans in Computer Science
Workshop
August 21, 2008
UNM Center for High Performance Computing
Native Artists
Guest Artists were invited to present their
body of work to the class, help the students
with conceptualization of their own artistic
endeavors, and also collaborate
and offer technical insight to students for work to
eventually be presented in the virtual worlds the
students created.
Felix Vigil
Jemez Pueblo
• Painter
• Taught the
sandpainting
project in
Semester 1
• Conceptual
Design of virtual
world for
Semester 1
Bruce King
Oneida
• Writer and
Playwright
• Development of
stories and
themes for virtual
worlds
Raven Chacon
Diné
• Composer and
noise artist
• Sound media
development
and editing
• Worked with
students in year
one and year two
Larry McNeil
Tlingit/Nishga
• Digital
Photography
• Native American
digital art and
imagery
• Visual
development and
techniques
Manny Rettinger
Mexican American/Apache
• Ubik Sound Studio
• CD Mastering of
popular music groups
• UNM Recording
Engineer
• Recording Studio for
class audio projects
Joy Harjo
Muskogee Creek
• Poet and Musician
• Professor in English
• Collaborated with
students in
recording studio
with poetry and
original music.
Nick Galanin
Tlingit
• Experimental
Sculpture
• Jewelry
• Digital art and
video
installations
Erica Lord
Athabascan/Inupiat
• Photography
• Performance Art
• Installations and
video projects
• Sculpture with trash
Bunky Echo-Hawk
Pawnee/Yakama
• Painter
• Co-founded the
NVision
Organization,
who reach out
to Native youth
through multimedia.