Tod Machover's opera Skellig opened to full houses, standing ovations, and rave reviews in its premiere performances from November 24–29, 2008 at the Sage Gateshead (Newcastle, UK). The Times (London) says Machover “captures the tale's eerie essence... while remaining accessible and fun”, the Telegraph (London) calls it “alluring and intriguing,” while the Herald (Glasgow) calls it “nothing less than a dramatic expression of the spiritual sustenance of music.”
Past Talks and Colloquia
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Nov 24 08 12:00am - Nov 29 08 12:00am
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Oct 27 08 1:30pm - 2:30pm
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Joseph Paradiso: "Sensor Networks for Linking Virtual and Real Worlds"; 1:30 PM-2:30 PM; Fiatech Annual Meeting; Hyatt Regency Hotel, Cambridge, MA. |
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Oct 20 08 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Speaker:
Scott Snibbe Based on ten years' experience developing interactive camera/projector systems for art, science, and culture museums, Scott Snibbe will discuss a distinct form of augmented reality focused on social interaction: social immersive media. His work builds on the language of cinema, casting users as actors within simulated narrative models. |
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Sep 15 08 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Speaker:
David Merrill Host/Chair:
Pattie Maes
Participant(s)/Committee:
Joe Paradiso Scott R. Klemmer The graphical user interface has become the de facto metaphor for most of our diverse activities using computers, yet the desktop environment provides a one-size-fits all interaction. |
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Sep 15 08
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Ramesh Raskar: "What is Next in Augmented Reality"; 8th Brazilian Conference of Design Research and Development - P&D DESIGN 2008; Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
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Jun 24 08 12:00am - Jun 26 08 12:00am
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 Over 300 participants from all over the world sharing ideas on the Scratch programming tool for kids. |
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Jun 20 08 8:00am - 6:30pm
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 A symposium celebrating the career of Glorianna Davenport. |
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Feb 24 08 12:00am - May 12 08 12:00am
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
Over the past twenty-five years, people have weathered dramatic changes in their experience of time, space, matter, and identity. Individuals cope daily with a multitude of changes in scale and pace—working across several time zones, traveling with relative ease between satellite maps and nanoscale images, and being inundated with information. |
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May 09 07
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 A one-day symposium exploring the innovative research focused on human 2.0—the new science of human adaptability, hosted by John Hockenberry. |
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May 10 04
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 A symposium hosted by the MIT Media Lab and the Consumer Electronics Association, hosted by Walt Mossberg. |
