Moderated by Eric Paulos
Professor in Electrical Engineering Computer Science (EECS) Read more
09 May, 2019
Special Events
Critical Making 2019 Showcase
Check out the incredible projects from NWMEDIA C203, featured in the Jacobs Spring Design Showcase! Read more
02 May, 2018
Special Events
Critical Making Showcase
Come to the free Critical Making Showcase at Jacobs Hall taking place Wednesday, May 2nd from 2-3:30pm as part of the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation Spring Read more
03 May, 2017
Special Events
Spring Critical Making Showcase
Come celebrate the projects of Design Innovation students! Read more
04 May, 2016
Special Events
Critical Making Showcase
Experience this season's NWMEDIA203 Showcase at Jacobs Hall Read more
21 Apr, 2016
Special Events
eLit Final Showcase
Prof. Saum-Pascual hosts a reading from her Electronic Literature: A Critical Making and Writing Course Read more
07 May, 2015
Special Events
Critical Making Course Exhibition
Taught by Instructor Eric Paulos, GSI Emily Chen, and Lab Manager Chris Myers Read more
07 May, 2014
Special Events
Critical Making Final Class Exhibition
Experience this semester's student critiques of new media Read more
26 Apr, 2012
History & Theory
Tactical Media
with Rita Raley, Associate Prof. of English, among other distinguished appointments Read more
21 May, 2021
Congratulating our 2021 Graduates
These students have been pivotal to the new media landscape at Cal, and we are excited to see the incredible future work they undertake in their respective fields.
Check out the stellar BCNM students who were featured on Berkeley's Art + Design book, "Made at Berkeley." Read more
28 Jan, 2020
Announcing Our 2020 Undergraduate Research Fellows
Each year, the Berkeley Center for New Media pairs undergraduates with a graduate student mentor, offering them the chance to complete real, graduate level research while at Cal. We are thrilled to announce this year's Fellows. Read more
19 Nov, 2019
Announcing our 2019 Undergraduate Cohort
We are thrilled to welcome to BCNM these talented students from across campus! Read more
Eyeris, a wearable that aims to tackle the issue of sexual harassment, was created in Eric Paulos' NWMEDIA C203: Critical Making. Read more
12 Feb, 2019
Critical Making at UBI Comp
Critical Making: Designing for Activism, featuring BCNM faculty Eric Paulos and Jill Miller as instructors, will be at the 10th International UBI Summer School in Oulu, Finland. Read more
21 Nov, 2018
Announcing our 2018 Undergraduate Cohort
We are thrilled to welcome to the BCNM these talented students from across campus. Read more
Critical Making students operationalize and critique the practice of making through both foundational literature and hands on studio culture Read more
17 Nov, 2015
Meet Björn Hartmann
08 Oct, 2015
BCNM's Recommended Spring 16 Courses Now Out!
Check out the highlights of new media courses on offer this Spring 2016! And here are a few we're proud to be offering. Read more
06 Oct, 2015
New Spring 2016 Undergrad E-Lit Course!
This upper-division undergraduate course epitomizes digital humanities - literary analysis alongside basic programming skills and DH tools and methods! Read more
Are you an artist? What about a poet? Do you think computers are cool? Do you play with code? Are you a Facebook freak? Come work with Prof. Saum-Pascual!Read more
05 Aug, 2015
Alex Saum-Pascual E-Literature Class Funded by Digital Humanities
We're thrilled to see that Alex Saum-Pascual's (Spanish) new electronic literature course has been funded by Digital Humanities at UC Berkeley! Read more
20 Jul, 2015
Revisited: Critical Making Course Exhibition
Check out photos of amazing student work! Read more
14 Jul, 2015
Hertzian Armor Featured on AdaFruit
Eric Paulos' Spring 2015 Critical Making class gets another shout-out on AdaFruit's Wearable Wednesdays Read more
29 Jun, 2015
Fluxx Featured on AdaFruit
16 Jun, 2015
BCNM Faculty and Students Represent UCB at National Makers Faire
Read more
09 Jun, 2015
Editor's Choice Awards at Bay Area Maker Faire
Three Editor's Choice awards were awarded to NWMEDIA 203: Critical Making projects at this year's Bay Area Maker Faire Read more
02 Jun, 2014
Meet Eric Paulos
We're celebrating our 10th year! Hear how BCNM professor Eric Paulos designs devices that transform how we understand our world Read more
21 May, 2014
Best in Class Award at Maker Faire!
We’re thrilled to announce that BCNM faculty member Eric Paulos’ class NWMEDIA 290 — Critical Making received Best in Class Award for Maker Faire 2014 and will soon be featured on the Maker website! Read more
15 May, 2014
Critical Making Showcase
24 Apr, 2014
Announcing our Spring 2014 Graduating Class
We are proud to announce our latest cohort of graduating BCNM Designated Emphasis and Masters Certificate students Read more
01 Oct, 2012
Spring 2013: Eric Paulos Teaches "Critical Making: Materials, Protocols, and Culture"
Critical Making will operationalize and critique the practice of “making” through both foundational literature and hands on studio culture Read more
Next deadline – 1 November, 2024
Designated Emphasis Program
Next deadline – 1 November 2023
Undergraduate Certificate in New Media
Undergraduate Opportunities
Fall 2023
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Spring 2020
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