An outcomes document from the Interface Design for Mobile Devices workshop is now available [5.7 MB PDF].
Teams developed projects in user interface design and information structures for using mobile devices to explore a physical location, the Serralves Foundation in Porto. The workshop was held October 7-9 at Serralves as part of the Future Places festival.
With Richard Garriott making headlines for his trip to the International Space Station, readers may be interested in learning more about his past. Last Fall, veteran video game executive Warren Spector invited several industry luminaries to come to UT to speak in his video game master class.
Video podcasts of several of the sessions are now [...]
Hey everyone!
What a nice surprise reading so many enthusiastic posts.
It was an honour receiving the UT students in our hometown, as well as the great works they produced, which contributed for the quality of the screenings.
The success of UFRAME wouldn’t have been possible without their participation!
We close this first edition with a feeling of accomplished [...]
My experience this year as a filmmaker at UFRAME was AWESOME! For a first year film festival the staff and volunteers at UFRAME really seemed to know what they were doing, and created a great overall environment for their participants and audiences. As a student it was interesting to have both the worldly experience of [...]
I recently got back from the U.Frame Conference in Porto and one of the things I first noticed was the tilework (azulejos) that covered so many of the buildings. Here is a taste:
http://wall-eye.com/photos/porto.html
For anyone who is considering entering the UFrame festival: Do it! This opportunity to travel to another country, experience another culture, and few your film alongside those from other students around the world is incredible, and one of the few times you may have the chance to do it. Everyone involved with the festival was [...]
I think I have finally caugh back on sleep after the trip and I now have time to share a bit of my experience in Porto last week. First I want to thank UT and the Uframe organization for the opportunity. It was great for all of us to show our films to an international [...]
Hey everyone, it’s Ryan Parma here, and I just wanted to write a little something explaining the incredible trip me and ten other UT students got to experience. First off, I have to say, this was probably one of the best trips that I have ever experienced in my life. The care and hospitality offered [...]
I cannot agree more with my fellow U.Framers when they say that the first installment was divine. The programming was super, the accommodations comfy, the city fabulous, and, above all, the hosts hospitable. I too feel as if I got to know Porto and the Portuguese well in a short amount of time and want [...]
Virtual Campaign
This week, US citizens began noticing billboards promoting Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. This would be nothing new, except the billboards appear in the XBox 360 game “Burnout Paradise.” The Obama campaign has sunk a portion of its funds into advertising in online games. The skeptic in me doubts that these ads would have much [...]