22 Apr, 2021
History & Theory
with Elizabeth LaPensée
Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
Co-sponsored by the Department of Art Practice.
Image credit: Elizabeth LaPensée Read more
05 Apr, 2021
Art, Tech & Culture
with Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Artist, Dubai
Co-sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Arts Research Center, and the Department of Art Practice Read more
11 Mar, 2021
Conference
Fandom + Piracy: Fandom & Race Panel
with andré carrington, Racquel Gates, Alfred Martin, and Rukmini Pande Read more
in 5 days
Conference
Fandom + Piracy Keynote: “Studies in Unauthorized Reproduction”
with Kavita Philip
Professor of History & affiliate faculty in Informatics at UCI Read more
in 2 days
History & Theory
A Conversation on Wildfire Ecologies
with Margo Robbins
Co-founder and President of the Cultural Fire Management Council
and Valentin Lopez
Chair of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band
Presented in partnership with Berkeley Arts + Design as part of Arts + Design Mondays.
Read more
3 days ago
Conference
Fandom + Piracy Keynote: “How should we theorize injury in fan studies?”
with Rebecca Wanzo
Professor and Chair of the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Washington University in St. Louis Read more
03 Feb, 2021
History & Theory
Indigenous Cyber-relationality: Discerning the Limits and Potential for Connective Action
with Marisa Duarte
Assistant Professor, Arizona State University
Co-sponsored by the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society, the School of Information, American Cultures, and the Center for Race and Gender. Read more
16 Nov, 2020
Commons Conversations
Blockchain Chicken Farm and Grass Mud Horses
with Xiaowei Wang
Writer and artist; author of Blockchain Chicken Farm
& An Xiao Mina
Writer and artist; author of From Memes to Movements Read more
07 Nov, 2020
Art, Tech & Culture
The Sinofuturist Trilogy: Sinofuturism (1839-2046 AD), Geomancer, and AIDOL
with Lawrence Lek
Artist, Filmmaker and Musician
Co-sponsored by the Arts Research Center and the Department of Art Practice. Read more
05 Nov, 2020
History & Theory
World Re-Building: Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace and the Initiative for Indigenous Futures
with Skawennati
Artist & Co-Director of Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace
Co-sponsored by the Department of Art Practice and the Townsend Center for the Humanities.
Image credit: Skawennati, "Renewal" 2016 Read more
25 Oct, 2020
Special Events
Crisis and Creativity: Virtual Artists in Residence at UC Berkeley South Asia Art Initiative
With Mithu Sen
Performs conceptual and interactive multi-format byproducts which include drawing, poetry, moving images, sculptures, installations, sound
And Brendan Fernandes
Canadian artist working at the intersection of dance and visual arts Read more
12 Oct, 2020
Commons Conversations
Cultural Heritage & Cultural Consumption
with Gu Jiang
National Center for Industry Research
Nanjing University Read more
08 Oct, 2020
History & Theory
POSTPONED: Advancing Hollow Bone Narratives through Media Platform Connectedness
with Ruth Hopkins
Dakota/Lakota Sioux writer Read more
21 Sep, 2020
Art, Tech & Culture
Notes on the Role of the Artist when the world has always been on fire??
with Pope.L
Artist, Chicago
Presented by the Department of Art Practice Read more
15 Sep, 2020
Special Events
SweetWire by Greg Niemeyer Live
with Greg Niemeyer
Read more
10 Sep, 2020
History & Theory
A Conversation with the Sogorea Te' Land Trust
with Corrina Gould
Lisjan Ohlone leader and co-founder of the Sogorea Te' Land Trust
moderated by Marcelo Garzo Montalvo Read more
13 Apr, 2020
Art, Tech & Culture
ONLINE: Neural Abstractions
*Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) precautions, this event has been moved to the online platform Zoom*
with Tom White
Artist and Researcher
Victoria University of Wellington School of Design
Cosponsored by Autolab and the CITRIS People and Robots (CPAR) and held in conjunction with the DH Faire.
Read more
06 Apr, 2020
Art, Tech & Culture
POSTPONED: Notes on Recent Work of the Past Five Years
with William Pope.L
Artist, Chicago
Presented by the Department of Art Practice Read more
12 Mar, 2020
History & Theory
ONLINE: Feminist Open Access and Internet Publishing
*Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) precautions, this event has been moved to the online platform Zoom*
with Francesca Coppa, co-founder Organization for Transformative Works
and Kristina Busse and Karen Hellekson, co-founders Transformative Works & Cultures
Co-sponsored by the Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities, the School of Information, the D-Lab, UC Berkeley Libraries, and the Department of Film & Media Read more
27 Feb, 2020
Special Events
with James Hodge
Associate Professor, Northwestern University
Sponsored by the Department of Film & Media as part of the Berkeley Film & Media Seminar
Read more
24 Feb, 2020
Art, Tech & Culture
In Search for My Robot: Emergent Media, Racialized Gender, and Creativity
with Margaret Rhee
Assistant Professor, SUNY Buffalo; Visiting Scholar, NYU
Co-sponsored by the Department of Ethnic Studies and the Department of Comparative Literature Read more
27 Jan, 2020
Art, Tech & Culture
Dancing with Robots: Expressivity in Natural and Artificial Systems
with Amy LaViers
Robotics, Automation, and Dance (RAD) Lab
Co-sponsored by the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies and CITRIS People and Robots (CPAR) Read more
04 Nov, 2019
Art, Tech & Culture
Transience, Replication, and the Paradox of Social Robotics
with Guy Hoffman
Robotics Researcher, Cornell University
Co-sponsored by the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies and CITRIS People and Robots (CPAR) Read more
21 Oct, 2019
Art, Tech & Culture
with Leonel Moura
Artist, Lisbon
Co-sponsored by the Department of Spanish & Portuguese, CITRIS People and Robots (CPAR), and FLAD — the Luso-American Development Foundation. Read more
23 Sep, 2019
Art, Tech & Culture
The Copper in my Cooch and Other Technologies
with Marisa Morán Jahn
Artist, Cambridge, MA and New York, NY
Co-sponsored by the Wiesenfeld Visiting Artist Lecture Series and the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation Read more
09 Sep, 2019
Art, Tech & Culture
Robots Are Creatures, Not Things
with Madeline Gannon
Artist / Roboticist, Pittsburgh, PA
Co-sponsored by the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation and CITRIS People and Robots (CPAR) Read more
29 Apr, 2019
Art, Tech & Culture
Adam Savage
Mythbusters, CA
a conversation on the past and future of spacesuits with
Nicholas de Monchaux, Professor, UC Berkeley
In partnership with the Department of Architecture's Studio One Read more
11 Apr, 2019
Special Events
Sarah Winchester and the Origins of Silicon Valley
with Homay King
Bryn Mawr College
Presented by the Berkeley Film & Media Seminar. Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for New Media. Read more
01 Apr, 2019
Art, Tech & Culture
with Rhonda Holberton
Artist, Oakland
Presented in partnership with the Wiesenfeld Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Read more
18 Mar, 2019
Art, Tech & Culture
On Digital Colonialism and 'Other' Futures
with Morehshin Allahyari
Artist, New York
In partnership with the Wiesenfeld Visiting Artist Lecture Series, the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and Stanford University Read more
18 Mar, 2019
Commons Conversations
Video Games Have Always Been Queer
with Bonnie Ruberg
University of California, Irvine Read more
04 Mar, 2019
Art, Tech & Culture
A Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor
with Nnedi Okorafor
Artist, Olympia Fields, IL
In partnership with the Department of Architecture's Studio One,the Department of African American Studies, and the Department of English Read more
25 Feb, 2019
Art, Tech & Culture
In and out of the Body and into the Machine
with Chico MacMurtrie
Artist, New York Read more
11 Feb, 2019
Art, Tech & Culture
News of the Future and the Future of News
with Kevin Delaney
Editor, Quartz
In partnership with the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Read more
08 Feb, 2019
Special Events
HIGH/LOW: Taste, Quality, and Resolution
Film & Media Graduate Student Conference
February 8-9, 2019 Read more
03 Dec, 2018
Special Events
Questioning New Media Performance Night
Join Professor Jill Miller’s Questioning New Media class for a thrilling evening of final presentations/performances. Read more
19 Nov, 2018
Art, Tech & Culture
RESCHEDULED: Daemons Tools Art Tech
Due to air quality issues, this talk is being rescheduled for September 23rd, 2019. Please check back soon for more information! Read more
29 Oct, 2018
Art, Tech & Culture
The Good Anthropocene: Terraforming Earth
with Kim Stanley Robinson
Author, Davis, CA
In partnership with the Department of Architecture's Studio One
Read more
15 Oct, 2018
Art, Tech & Culture
with Kerry Tribe
Artist & Filmmaker, Los Angeles
In partnership with the Wiesenfeld Visiting Artist Lecture Series Read more
08 Oct, 2018
Art, Tech & Culture
The Networked Avant-garde
with Kelani Nichole
Director, The Current; Founder, TRANSFER
In partnership with the Wiesenfeld Visiting Artist Lecture Series Read more
10 Sep, 2018
Art, Tech & Culture
with Roxane Gay
Author, Indiana Read more
21 Aug, 2018
Special Events
BCNM Fall 2018 Open House
Join the BCNM for our annual open house, filled with art, demonstrations, and new media programs from across campus! Read more
27 Apr, 2018
Special Events
Berkeley Conference on Film and Media: Medium/Environment
Berkeley Film & Media’s 4th biennial conference seeks to bring together leading international media theorists working on questions of “environmental media” broadly conceived Read more
09 Apr, 2018
Art, Tech & Culture
new art, flag art, good art, portal art
with Ian Cheng
Artist, Los Angeles, CA
Presented in partnership with the Wiesenfeld Visiting Artist Lecture Series, and as part of the Arts + Design Monday Nights at BAMPFA program. Read more
05 Mar, 2018
Special Events
Brotherhood is Powerful: The Pornography and Video Art of Norman Yonemoto
with Nguyen Tan Hoang
Associate Professor, UCSD
Co-sponsored with the Department of Ethnic Studies, Performance Studies Graduate Group, the Department of Film & Media Read more
01 Mar, 2018
History & Theory
with Warren Sack
Chair and Professor of Film + Digital Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz Read more
23 Oct, 2017
Art, Tech & Culture
Socially Engaged Internet-Art: Aesthetics of Information Ethics
with Paolo Cirio
Artist, NY
Presented in partnership with the Department of Art Practice Read more
17 Oct, 2017
History & Theory
Between the Digital and the Political: New Ecologies of Mind
with Erich Hörl and Yuk Hui
Panel Discussion with Luciana Parisi, David Bates & Warren Sack
with support from the Townsend Center and the Dean of Arts and Humanities Read more
12 Oct, 2017
History & Theory
Datasense: Sensor Technology and the Mediation of Sentience
with Natasha Schull
Associate Professor in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU
Presented in partnership with the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine, & Society
Read more
25 Sep, 2017
Special Events
Tool Talk — Mario Krell, "Field Studies with Multimedia Big Data"
Learn about a new tool that allows researchers to leverage large user generated data, such as Flickr, without being experts in data processing. Read more
02 May, 2017
Workshops
Scalar for Multimedia Digital Projects
Hosted by Stacy Reardon and developed by the Alliance for Networking Visual Culture, Scalar is a web platform for multimedia digital projects and academic texts. Read more
19 Apr, 2017
Special Events
Conveying Climate Change: New Media Art, Science, and Activism
17 Apr, 2017
Commons Conversations
with Ashley Hunt
co-director of the California Institute of the Arts' Photography and Media Program Read more
04 Apr, 2017
History & Theory
Digital Doomsday: A Perspective from the Pathology Called Europe
with Jan De Vos
Postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University (BE) Read more
21 Mar, 2017
Special Events
Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Drop in anytime; stay as long as you'd like! Read more
15 Mar, 2017
Commons Conversations
Wild Robots: Bodies & Signs
with Ian Ingram, LA-based artist Read more
03 Mar, 2017
Commons Conversations
with Joris Maltha, CatalogTree co-founder Read more
01 Mar, 2017
Commons Conversations
Radical Technologies: The Design of Everyday Life
with Adam Greenfield, information architect and designer Read more
13 Feb, 2017
Commons Conversations
with Geoff Manaugh, NYT best-selling author Read more
17 Jan, 2017
Art, Tech & Culture
Collecting the Uncollectible
with art collectors Pamela and Richard Kramlich in conversation with Larry Rinder, BAMPFA Director Read more
08 Dec, 2016
Art, Tech & Culture
Designing Spatiality for New Media Art
with Andrew and Deborah Rappaport,
founders of the Minnesota Street Project Read more
28 Nov, 2016
Art, Tech & Culture
Deep Dreams: Between Inspiration and Hallucination
Mike Tyka in conversation with Josette Melchor Read more
13 Nov, 2016
History & Theory
Video Analytics: From Keywords to Keyframes
with Virginia Kuhn,
Associate Professor in the Division of Media Arts + Practice and Associate Director of the Institute for Multimedia Literacy in the School of Cinematic Arts at USC Read more
10 Nov, 2016
Special Events
Sex, Lies, and Data Mining
with Luke DuBois, co-author of Jitter, a software suite for the real-time manipulation of matrix data Read more
03 Nov, 2016
Special Events
Books in Browsers VII—Telling Small Stories
Don't let yourself or any book lover you know miss this summit in San Francisco, CA at the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts! Read more
17 Oct, 2016
Art, Tech & Culture
Sculpture. Simulacrum. Ritual.
Tom Sachs
Sculptor, NY
In partnership with the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the Art Practice Department Read more
14 Oct, 2016
History & Theory
Technology, Space, Reason: Infrastructures of Knowledge in the Anthropocene
with Paul Edwards
A continuation of the Symposium, sponsored by the Townsend Center for the Humanities. Read more
13 Oct, 2016
History & Theory
Technology, Space, Reason: Infrastructures of Knowledge in the Anthropocene
with Paul Edwards
Sponsored by the Townsend Center, the Dean of Humanities, the Berkeley Center for New Media, and the Department of Rhetoric. Read more
29 Sep, 2016
History & Theory
A Workshop on Network Analysis for Film & Media
with Miriam Posner Read more
07 May, 2016
Special Events
"Souvenir" is a multimedia performance inspired by the Aimee Suzara's work Read more
03 Mar, 2016
Special Events
A conversation with Jeffrey MacKie-Mason & Brewster Kahle Read more
02 Mar, 2016
Special Events
with Brewster Kahle
The Founder and Digital Librarian of the Internet Archive brings an insightful lecture to BCNM, as part of the Regents Lecture Series. Read more
01 Mar, 2016
Special Events
Locking the Web Open: A Call for a New, Distributed Web
with Brewster Kahle
Founder & Digital Librarian, Internet Archive Read more
22 Feb, 2016
Art, Tech & Culture
with Hito Steyerl, renowned German artist Read more
30 Nov, 2015
Art, Tech & Culture
Material Evidence: Scientific Inquiry, Sensory Experience, and the Creative Process
with Adrien Segal
Oakland-based sculptural data artist and designer Read more
02 Nov, 2015
Art, Tech & Culture
Working the Stack: Exploits, Topologies, Ontologies
with Julian Oliver, a New Zealander, Critical Engineer and artist based in Berlin Read more
28 Oct, 2015
Special Events
Manufacturing Transparency Conference
An exciting, interdisciplinary symposium on secrecy, publicity, and authenticity Read more
17 Oct, 2015
Workshops
2015 Queerness and Games Conference
QGCon is now in its second year of celebrating LGBT identities in gaming. Free to public. Read more
15 Oct, 2015
Special Events
Precarious Aesthetics Conference
Join us as we interrogate the historical, theoretical, and philosophical implications of precarious aesthetics Read more
12 Oct, 2015
Special Events
Non-existent at 82° 30′ N 108° 22′ W: Mirages, Digital Maps, and the Historical Problem of Location
In this time of hyper-locatability via digital maps, what kinds of places and things might still remain lost? Read more
28 Sep, 2015
Art, Tech & Culture
Everything I Know Will Be Yours: Surveillance In Plein Air
with Vito Acconci, American designer, architect, performance and installation artist Read more
31 Jul, 2015
Special Events
Books in Browsers Request for Proposals Deadline
The succesful conference is back for its sixth year. And it wants your submissions! Read more
15 Jun, 2015
Special Events
The Queerness and Games Conference, hosted here at UC Berkeley, wants to know your thoughts on gaming and inclusivity, and more Read more
01 May, 2015
Special Events
Precarious Aesthetics Conference Call for Papers Deadline
Deadline May 1, 2015 Read more
13 Apr, 2015
Art, Tech & Culture
A Hack in the Odious Machine: Digital Organizing Tools for the Precariat
with Jesse Drew, UC Davis Professor, and Glenda Drew, artist and designer Read more
06 Apr, 2015
Art, Tech & Culture
with Jose Carlos Martinat, artist, and Enrique Mayorga, researcher Read more
02 Apr, 2015
History & Theory
A lecture on "Technologies of Humanity in Contemporary R&B Music"
by Alexander G. Weheliye, Northwestern Professor Read more
09 Mar, 2015
Art, Tech & Culture
DeafSpace and Making Musical Instruments
by Tarek Atoui, electroacoustic composer Read more
26 Feb, 2015
History & Theory
by Chris Goto-Jones, Leiden University Read more
23 Feb, 2015
Art, Tech & Culture
by Rirkrit Tiravanija, renowned Thai artist Read more
19 Feb, 2015
History & Theory
An HTNM lecture by Elizabeth Freeman, UCD Professor Read more
26 Jan, 2015
Art, Tech & Culture
What Is a Work of Art in the Age of $120,000 Art Degrees?
An ATC lecture by Caroline Woolard Read more
19 Nov, 2014
Special Events
Human Impacts Bay Area: Innovations for the Climate Breakthrough
Join us for a night of art and conversation around innovative ways to tackle climate change Read more
17 Nov, 2014
Art, Tech & Culture
Social and Community Engaged Work: The Genuine and the Artificial
An ATC lecture by Rick Lowe Read more
13 Nov, 2014
History & Theory
Cold War Multimedia: The Democratic Surround
An HTNM lecture by Fred Turner, Associate Professor of Communication at Stanford University Read more
03 Nov, 2014
Art, Tech & Culture
Creative Interventions and Social Activation
A lecture by Cheryl Haines on her collaboration with Ai Weiwei, at the David Brower Center Read more
25 Oct, 2014
Special Events
QGCon: The Queerness and Games Conference
Mark your calendars for thisconference, here again at UC Berkeley! Read more
22 Oct, 2014
Special Events
Image as Location Conference
When man-made images are the evidence of our environment and existence, how is our perception of the world shaped? Read more
04 Oct, 2014
Art, Tech & Culture
Embodying Liberation: A Dialogue on Community and Healing
A lecture by Brett Cook, Read more
02 Oct, 2014
History & Theory
A lecture by Jennifer Holt (Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at UCSB) this October, held at Stephens Hall Read more
29 Sep, 2014
Art, Tech & Culture
This not-to-be-missed lecture by renowned American architect, Maya Lin Read more
08 Sep, 2014
Art, Tech & Culture
The Death Throes of the Desert God
An ATC lecture by John Perry Barlow, cattle rancher and Grateful Dead songwriter Read more
09 May, 2014
Special Events
@Berkeley: #MyFirstMOOC Screening
Register for John Scott's (DE) screening here Read more
06 May, 2014
Special Events
Mobile App Challenge Demo Day
Sponsored by CITRUS, a semester-long competition for students! Read more
10 Apr, 2014
Special Events
Student Research Presentations and New DE Welcome
Cutting edge research happening here at BCNM! Join us in celebration of these amazing grad students. Read more
06 Mar, 2014
Special Events
We invite you to this symposium of discussions on privacy protections, surveillance methods, and resistance in our digital world Read more
21 Nov, 2013
Special Events
Critical Time: Claudia La Rocco in Conversation with Shannon Jackson
Presented by The Arts Research Center Read more
26 Oct, 2013
Special Events
The Queerness and Games Conference
Gear up for another fantastic schedule at the Queerness and Games Conference, hosted here at UC Berkeley Read more
22 Jan, 2013
Special Events
"Aunt Charlies Lounge: Smoking Only," Video Art Exhibition
View new work by Jason Fritz at the BCNM Commons! Read more
10 Dec, 2012
Special Events
We Witness: A Panel on Digital Video, Social Media, and Political Protest
A panel of leading video activists, filmmakers, + technology developers on the implications for human rights investigations, advocacy campaigns, and social justice Read more
04 Dec, 2012
Workshops
Fantasy in Videogames and Cinema: The Ludic Body in Media Convergence
Christopher Goetz on fantasies shared between videogames and cinema, starting with The Matrix Read more
14 Nov, 2012
Special Events
FutARism: The Possiblities of Augmented Reality in Art Making
with Amir Baradaran, Media and Performance Artist, New York Read more
14 Nov, 2012
Special Events
New Media Graduate Student Presentations
Three DE students (Theater, Performance, Dance Studies; New Media) will present their research this past semester. Read their fascinating presentation abstracts here Read more
14 Nov, 2012
New Media Graduate Student Presentations
Three DE students (Theater, Performance, Dance Studies; New Media) will present their research this past semester. Read their fascinating presentation abstracts here Read more
16 Oct, 2012
Workshops
New Media Working Group: Henry Witecki, Visual Artist, Oakland
Witecki, interdisciplinary artist and writer, will present his recent body of composite images, animations, and projections Read more
01 Oct, 2012
Special Events
Tweeting Your Way to the White House: Social Media and the 2012 Campaign
Do new technologies help us talk across party lines, or do they contribute to more polarization? A panel of a professor, company founder, and president of a social media company discuss. Read more
02 May, 2012
Artist Talk at the BiD Lab with Walter Kim
Lunch and conversation with Walter Kim, artist and engineer based in San Francisco Read more
16 Apr, 2012
Art, Tech & Culture
Media Bichos and other Displays for Engaging People to Watch Videos in the Museum
with Sabine Breitwieser, Chief Curator of Media and Performance Art at The Museum of Modern Art in New York Read more
23 Jan, 2012
Special Events
Social Media and Peer Learning: From Mediated Pedagogy to Peeragogy
with Howard Rheingold, independent scholar at Stanford's Department of Communication Read more
05 Dec, 2011
Art, Tech & Culture
Heaven Can Wait: The Revolving Restaurant as Hypercinema
Bull.Miletic: Synne Bull and Dragan Miletic, recipients of the Bay Area Video Coalition's "Video Maker Award" Read more
21 Nov, 2011
Art, Tech & Culture
Performance and Humor in the New Media Landscape
with Marc Horowitz, interdisciplinary artist. A part of Berkeley's Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium Read more
03 Nov, 2011
History & Theory
A History and Theory of New Media lecture by Henry Jenkins (USC) Read more
31 Oct, 2011
Art, Tech & Culture
Present Continuous Past(s): The Centre Pompidou New Media Collection
with Christine Van Assche, Chief Curator and Curator of New Media at the Centre Georges Pompidou Read more
21 Sep, 2011
Special Events
Opening Reception and Artist Talk, Video Voyages
An evening at the BCNM Commons Read more
07 Sep, 2011
Special Events
Desirée Holman in Conversation with Sherry Turkle
artist Holman and MIT Initiative on Technology and the Self at MIT Turkle Read more
25 Apr, 2011
Special Events
Advancing the New Machine, Human Rights and Technology Conference
A symposium for anyone interested in uniting the tech-world and the human rights community Read more
30 Mar, 2011
Special Events
New Media Research Roundtable: On Common Ground, Paula Levine
Led by Paula Levine, artist and researcher whose experimental videos have shown in screenings in New York's Lincoln Centre Read more
28 Mar, 2011
Art, Tech & Culture
Sophie Calle, Artist Presentation with Q&A
Hosted at the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive. Arrive early to claim your seat! Read more
24 Feb, 2011
Special Events
World Craft, Business and Culture of Gaming in East Asia
07 Feb, 2011
Art, Tech & Culture
Surfaces of Constant Simultaneity
Jose Alvarez on his own personal journey of investigation into the realms of consciousness, mysticism, spirituality Read more
03 Feb, 2011
Special Events
Immersed in Mediated Spaces – Playful Immersion and the Quest for Immediacy in Video Games
A lecture by Carl Therrien (Stanford) Read more
17 Nov, 2010
Special Events
Artist Lecture: Nao Bustamante
Bustamante's precarious work encompasses performance art, video installation, visual art, filmmaking, and writing Read more
11 Oct, 2010
Art, Tech & Culture
Art and the Utopian Imaginary
with Mark Tribe, artist and occasional curator whose interests include art, technology, and politics Read more
3 days ago
Alenda Chang on Rambunctious Video Games for Do Your Bit
Alenda Chang was recently featured on the Doing our Bit Podcast to discuss rambunctious video games. Read more
18 Feb, 2021
The Society for Cinema and Media Studies' annual conference features presentations by 13 BCNM students, faculty, and alumni! Read more
14 Feb, 2021
Bo Ruberg on Critical Perspectives in Technology
Bo Ruberg is a guest on the sixth episode of public lecture series "Critical Perspectives on Technology." Read more
14 Feb, 2021
The Queer Games Avant-Garde Reviewed in Information, Communications, and Society
BCNM alum Bo Ruberg's book The Queer Games Avant-Garde is reviewed in the Information Communication & Society Journal. Read more
13 Feb, 2021
Bo Ruberg Wins Stonewall Book Award
Congratulations to BCNM alum Bo Ruberg for receieving a Stonewall Book Award! Read more
11 Feb, 2021
Virtual exhibition UUU (Unbounded Unleashed Unforgiving: Reconsidering Cyberfeminism in 2021) recently opened and features BCNM's Alex Saum-Pascual and Jill Miller! Check it out! Read more
09 Feb, 2021
Jane McGonigal on The Knowledge Project
Jane McGonigal was recently interviewed by The Knowledge Project on her work and beliefs on video games. Read more
08 Feb, 2021
BCNM Around the Web February 2021
Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this February! Read more
04 Feb, 2021
Jen Schradie on France 24 on Regulating Big Tech
Jen Schradie recently appeared on France 24 to discuss regulating Big Tech companies. Read more
01 Feb, 2021
Jane McGonigal on Because Games Matter
Jane McGonigal shares her story and experience on Because Games Matter. Read more
30 Jan, 2021
Alenda Chang on Gamers with Glasses
Alum Alenda Chang features on Gamers with Glasses podcast to discuss Playing Nature: Ecology in Video Games. Read more
22 Dec, 2020
Video Now Out on How To Train Your Robot
Read more
21 Dec, 2020
BCNM Fall 2020: Events In Review
We’re so thankful to everyone who tuned in for our events this past semester. Keep reading for a round-up of our events and speakers! Read more
10 Dec, 2020
Into Beethoven's Sound Box by Alum Olivia Ting
Read more
09 Dec, 2020
Announcing Our Spring 2021 Spring Class Fund Recipients
This year, we’re thrilled to be able to offer small grants to further support our faculty in their new media classes. Read more
01 Dec, 2020
Xiaowei Wang interviewed by Severance author Ling Ma in Wired
Xiaowei Wang recently spoke with Ling Ma on their book Blockchain Chicken Farm for Wired. Read more
30 Nov, 2020
Ken Goldberg's AutoLab at ICRA 2020
Check out these great papers from Ken Goldberg's AUTOLAB presented at the International Conference on Robots and Automation 2020. Read more
30 Nov, 2020
BCNM Around the Web December
Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this December! Read more
28 Nov, 2020
Bo Ruberg in Queer Gaming In Conversation
Bo Ruberg leads a conversation with fellow designers Jess Marcotte and Dietrich Squinkifer to talk about queer game design and the thought processes behind it. Read more
25 Nov, 2020
HTNM Indigenous Technologies Event Transcript Now Online: Corrina Gould
We're pleased to share the transcript of our first Indigenous Technologies event with Sogorea Te' Land Trust co-founder Corrina Gould. Read more
24 Nov, 2020
Ken Goldberg on AI, Automation, and Work in the Age of Anxiety
Ken Golberg describes the role of artificial intelligence and automation technology in the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
24 Nov, 2020
Commons Conversations Video and Transcript Now Online: Blockchain Chicken Farm
Read more
21 Nov, 2020
Bo Ruberg on How LGBTQ Experiences Challenge Dominant Narratives of Independent Games
Bo Ruberg contributes to the first edition of Game Studies textbook Independent Videogames. Read more
18 Nov, 2020
Trevor Paglen Teaching at the Alternative Art School
BCNM alum Trevor Paglen has joined the Alternative Art School with Mel Chin, and Janine Antoni. Read more
18 Nov, 2020
Alex Saum-Pascual in ICIDS Exhibition
Read more
18 Nov, 2020
Reviews of Trevor Paglen's Bloom and Opposing Geometries
Read more
17 Nov, 2020
Ken Goldberg's work was recently presented at the 2020 Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL). Read more
17 Nov, 2020
HTNM Transcript Now Online: Skawennati
Check out the updated transcipt for Skawennati's World ReBuilding: Aboriginal Territories in CyberSpace and the Initiative for Indigenous Future! Read more
14 Nov, 2020
Playing Nature Reviewed in ISLE
Alumn Alenda Chang's Playing Nature: Ecology in Video Games is reviewed in ISLE. Read more
14 Nov, 2020
ATC: Lawrence Lek Video Now Online
Check out the fantastic conversation we had with Lawrence Lek on The Sinofuturist Trilogy. Read more
13 Nov, 2020
Jill Miller's Holding it Together
Jill Miller features in Palo Alto Art Center's exhibition "Holding it Together" Read more
13 Nov, 2020
ATC Transcript Now Online: Lawrence Lek
Interested in getting the transcript for Lawrence Lek's great talk on "The Sinofuturist Trilogy: Sinofuturism (1839-2046 AD), Geomancer, and AIDOL"! We have you covered! Read more
12 Nov, 2020
Announcing the Fall 2020 DE & Graduate Certificate Cohort
We are thrilled to welcome this Fall’s graduate cohort! Read more
11 Nov, 2020
Commons Conversations: Gu Jiang Video Now Online
Check out the fantastic conversation we had with Professor Gu Jiang on Cultural Heritage and Cultural Consumption. Read more
10 Nov, 2020
Commons Conversations: Gu Jiang Transcript Now Online
Interested in getting the transcript for Prof. Gu Jiang's great talk on Cultural Heritage and Cultural Consumption! We have you covered! Read more
04 Nov, 2020
Alex Saum-Pascual at Formación Artistica
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03 Nov, 2020
Undergraduate Research Fellowships 2021
Applications are now open and are due December 1, 2020. Read more
01 Nov, 2020
Celeste Kidd on Let's Learn About
Celeste Kidd features on Let's Learn About: How Humans Form Knowledge Read more
31 Oct, 2020
Eric Paulos Receives BCNM Faculty Seed Grant
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20 Oct, 2020
UCI Press Features Bo Ruberg
Bo Ruberg has recently joined colleagues in film and media studies and art history as an associate editor of Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism. Read more
19 Oct, 2020
Hear Bo Ruberg at PlayThink
Bo Ruberg's podcast interview on PlayThink is now available! Read more
19 Oct, 2020
Bo Ruberg on The Gendered Emotional Labor of Video Game Live Streaming
Bo Ruberg's and Amanda Cullen's article has been published on Digital Culture and Society! Read more
15 Oct, 2020
Ken Goldberg at IROS 2020
Several papers co-written by Ken Goldberg were presented at IROS 2020. Read more
13 Oct, 2020
Bo Ruberg At the Crossroads Video Online Now
Missed out on Bo Ruberg's amazing talk on their new book "The Queer Game Avant-Garde" for At the Crossroads? Check out the video online now! Read more
07 Oct, 2020
Alenda Chang and Playing Nature Featured in ASLE
Playing Nature is her first book which examines the perennially murky space between nature and technology. Read more
02 Oct, 2020
HTNM Video Now Available: Sogorea Te' Land Trust
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01 Oct, 2020
Ken Goldberg and Tata Communications on How AI Can Diversify Human Thinking
Ken Goldberg worked on a global study with Tata Communications, looking at the potential impact of AI on human thinking. Read more
29 Sep, 2020
BCNM Around the Web October 2020
Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this October! Read more
29 Sep, 2020
Revisited: "Pope L's Notes on the roll of the artist when the world has always been on fire?"
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29 Sep, 2020
Pope.L Video Highlights Now Online
We're thrilled to share some highlights from Pope.L's Wiesenfeld and ATC lecture. Read more
23 Sep, 2020
Seed Grants Recipient: Celeste Kidd and The Role of Reasoning and Metacognition during Belief Formation in the Internet Era
Celeste Kidd received a Seed Grant to examine "The role of reasoning and metacognition during belief formation in the internet era". Read more
10 Sep, 2020
BCNM Around the Web September 2020
Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this September! Read more
21 Aug, 2020
Summer Research Dispatch: Kevin Lo Returns to Digital Art
Kevin Lo and his longtime collaborator were excited to present their art in physical space, but have no returned to the digital realm in light of COVID-19. Read more
20 Aug, 2020
New Papers from Ken Goldberg at CASE 2020
A stunning seven papers were accepted at CASE 2020 from Ken Goldberg's lab. Read more
18 Aug, 2020
BCNM Around the Web August 2020
Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this August! Read more
11 Aug, 2020
Playing Nature Reviewed in Manchester Game Studies Network
Sam Illingworth reviewed alum Alenda's Chang latest book on ecology in video games. Read more
10 Aug, 2020
Announcing the 2020-2021 History and Theory of New Media Season
This year, we are thrilled to share that our theme for the 2020-2021 series is Indigenous Technologies. Read more
10 Aug, 2020
Announcing the 2020-2021 Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium Season
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06 Aug, 2020
Review of Playing Nature in Digital Culture and Education
Alum Alenda Chang's book is reviewed in Digital Culture and Education Read more
23 Jul, 2020
Ken Goldberg on Society, Robots, & Us Panel
Hear Ken Goldberg on a panel discussing intersections between robotics and socio-technical issues. Read more
22 Jul, 2020
Review of Video Games Have Always Been Queer in First Person Scholar
Betsy Brey reviews Bo Ruberg's book in "The Queer Games We Play." Read more
21 Jul, 2020
BCNM Faculty Receive Berkeley Changemaker Grants
[Image credit: Original image from: King st. Development in Toronto by Frank Gehry, edited by Elnaz Tafrihi Bailey.] Read more
18 Jul, 2020
Ken Goldberg's Lab Teaches Robots to Sew Sutures
Look forward to robotic surgeon assistants! Read more
17 Jul, 2020
BCNM Around the Web July 2020
Check out the awesome presentations and features of our faculty, student, and alumni work across the web this past July! Read more
05 Jul, 2020
Ken Goldberg on How Roboticists Can Help with COVID 19
You can now watch all ICRA 2020 plenary keynotes and panels online! Read more
26 Jun, 2020
Ken Goldberg on robotic-assisted healthcare in COVID-19
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24 Jun, 2020
Review of The Queer Games Avant-Garde in Times Higher Education
Alum Bonnie Ruberg's latest book, The Queer Games Avant-Garde, was given a glowing review by Times Higher Education. Read more
17 Jun, 2020
BCNM Around the Web June 2020
Check out the amazing talks and discussions around the work of our faculty and alumni in June 2020! Read more
30 May, 2020
Bo Ruberg Publishes on Biased Definitions Of Sexual Content in Video Game Live Streaming
Bo Ruberg, BCNM alum, publishes article "'Obscene, pornographic, or otherwise, objectionable'; Biased definitions of sexual content in videogame live streaming." Read more
30 May, 2020
Electronic Literature Final Projects
Check out the awesome final projects for Alex Saum-Pascual's Electronic Literature class! Image credit: Sergio Cabada Ortiz, Las abajeñas
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30 May, 2020
Video Games Have Always Been Queer Reviewed in American Journal of Play
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19 May, 2020
Jen Schradie on France 24 on Conspiracy, Lies, and the Coronavirus Infodemic
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15 May, 2020
Poetry from Alex Saum-Pascual in The New River
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14 May, 2020
BCNM Around the Web May 2020
Check out the amazing work of our faculty and alumni in May 2020! Read more
13 May, 2020
Alenda Chang on Advisory Board of Video Games and the Humanities
Alenda Chang, BCNM alum, is on the advisory board for Video Games and the Humanities, a series that frames scholarly approaches to video games in the humanities. Read more
12 May, 2020
HTNM Video Now Online: Feminist Open Access Publishing
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30 Apr, 2020
Conference Grants: Bélgica del Rio on The Performativities of Anishinaabe Water Songs in My Body
Bélgica del Rio, a Spring 2020 Conference Grant recipient, presented "The Performativities of Anishinaabe Water Songs in My Body” at the American Indian and Indigenous Collective’s 6th Annual Symposium. Read more
29 Apr, 2020
Congratulating our 2020 Graduates
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29 Apr, 2020
Trevor Paglen Talks to Kate Crawford at Pace
Trevor Paglen spoke to Kate Crawford at the Pace Gallery about "Art, Politics, and AI in the Time of COVID-19". Read more
25 Apr, 2020
Video of Jen Schradie in Le numérique : amplificateur des inégalités et des extrémismes ?
Watch Jen Schradie speak about digital technologies and their potential threats during a round table discussion at Sciences Po in April 2019. Read more
23 Apr, 2020
C19 Shield - Support their Efforts!
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21 Apr, 2020
Alenda Chang Mentor for Indiecade Climate Jam
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21 Apr, 2020
Announcing Our 2020 Summer Research Fellows
We are thrilled to share our 2020 Summer Research Fellows from Anthropology, Architecture, Art Practice, Music, and Rhetoric! Read more
20 Apr, 2020
Learning to Smooth and Fold Real Fabric Using Dense Object Descriptors Trained on Synthetic Color Images
Aditya Ganapathi et al., including our own Ken Golberg, on robotic fabric manipulation. Read more
20 Apr, 2020
The COVID Cookbook from Jill Miller's AP Class
Jill Miller's UC Berkeley class, Food Fight/Art 160, transitions to remote learning, developing the "COVID Cookbook." Read more
16 Apr, 2020
BCNM Around the Web April 2020
Check out the amazing work of our faculty and alumni in April 2020! Read more
12 Apr, 2020
CHI has been cancelled due to COVID-19, but let's celebrate the incredible work of our students, faculty, and alumni who were slated to present! Read more
11 Apr, 2020
Jane McGonigal on the Best of Our Knowledge
Listen to Jane McGonigal discuss video games on The Best of Our Knowledge! Read more
09 Apr, 2020
Alenda Chang on Super Gamer Podcast
Listen to Alenda Chang talk about the environment and the natural world in games on the Super Gamer Podcast! Read more
05 Apr, 2020
ATC Video Now Online: Margaret Rhee
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05 Apr, 2020
Video Now Online: Jen Schradie's The Revolution That Wasn't
Video now available from BCNM alum Jen Schradie's CITRIS Research Exchange seminar 'The Revolution That Wasn't!' Read more
03 Apr, 2020
New Paper on Multi-Task Fabric Manipulation
Ken Goldberg was part of the team to publish a new paper "VisuoSpatial Foresight for Multi-Step, Multi-Task Fabric Manipulation". Read more
01 Apr, 2020
Greg Niemeyer in CalMatters on Online Education
Greg Niemeyer, UC Berkeley associate Professor, on online education in the midst of COVID-19.
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01 Apr, 2020
Alum Alenda Chang's Playing Nature on Chroniques Vidéoludiques
BCNM alum Alenda Chang's new book was featured in Chroniques Vidéoludiques! Read more
01 Apr, 2020
Alum Bo Ruberg on Empathy and Its Alternatives
BCNM Alum Bo Ruberg published an article in Communication, Culture and Critique. Read more
30 Mar, 2020
Alum Alenda Chang in France Culture
BCNM Alum Alenda Chang's work was featured in the Savoirs section of France Culture. Read more
29 Mar, 2020
Alum Bo Ruberg Publishes The Queer Games Avant-Garde
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17 Mar, 2020
Video Now Online: Visit Day Live
A great video tour of some of the many Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research, prototyping, and designcreative spaces at UC Berkeley, now online! Read more
10 Mar, 2020
BCNM Around the Web March 2020
Check out the amazing talks and discussion around the work of our students, faculty, and alumni in March 2020! Read more
10 Mar, 2020
Alum Trevor Paglen Now Showing at PACE
BCNM Alum Trevor Paglen recently joined PACE Gallery. Read more
09 Mar, 2020
Commons Conversations Video Now Online: Rahul Gairola
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05 Mar, 2020
Announcing the Spring 2020 Conference Grant Recipients
Congratulations to these amazing students working on digital tools, ethnographic research, philosophical arguments, and more! Read more
02 Mar, 2020
Commons Conversations Video Now Online: Ronak Kapadia
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02 Mar, 2020
Alenda Chang's Playing Nature in Foreword Reviews
Foreword Reviews recently featured Alenda Chang's Playing Nature: Ecology in Video Games. Read more
27 Feb, 2020
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting features presentations by four BCNM students and alumni! Read more
27 Feb, 2020
Alum John Scott at Blackboard Ally Tour
Check out all of the episodes from BCNM alum John Scott's 2019 Blackboard Ally Tour! Read more
27 Feb, 2020
Conference Grants: BCNM at the Shenzhen Biennale
Eleni Oikonomaki, Lian Song, Rashad Timmons, and Bryan Truitt were Fall 2019 Conference Grant recipients and attended the Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (UABB). Read more
27 Feb, 2020
Video Games Have Always Been Queer Reviewed in New Media & Society
BCNM alum Bonnie Ruberg's Video Games Have Always Been Queer was reviewed by Christopher Persaud of New Media & Society. Read more
26 Feb, 2020
Trevor Paglen in Art in the Age of Anxiety
Trevor Paglen's video installation, "Circles," will be showcased in the upcoming "Art in the Age of Anxiety" exhibition. Read more
24 Feb, 2020
Alenda Chang's Playing Nature in Science
Alum Alenda Chang's book Playing Nature was reviewed in Science. Read more
20 Feb, 2020
The Society for Cinema and Media Studies' annual conference features presentations by eight BCNM students, faculty and alumni! Read more
18 Feb, 2020
Alum Jane McGonigal’s SuperBetter Featured on BuiltIn
McGonigal's smartphone app on wellness SuperBetter was just featured on BuiltIn. Read more
12 Feb, 2020
Greg Niemeyer Receives CLTC Grant
The Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity awarded Greg Niemeyer one of its inaugural grants for his music video project, "SweetWire." Read more
11 Feb, 2020
Bo Ruberg on the Precarious Labor of Queer Indie Game Makers Reprinted in TV & Media
Bo Ruberg was featured in Television and New Media's special issue, "Contested Formations of Digital Game Labor." Read more
10 Feb, 2020
Join Jill Miller & Greg Niemeyer in Mo'orea for ART 160N This Summer
Don't miss this exciting BCNM Study Abroad opportunity this summer in French Polynesia! Read more
06 Feb, 2020
DE Juliana Friend and alum Reginold Royston presented their riveting research at the American Anthropological Association's annual meeting last year. Read more
05 Feb, 2020
BCNM alum Jane McGonigal was featured on WUWF, the NPR channel in Great Northwest Florida. Read more
05 Feb, 2020
Last year, both BCNM students and alumni presented compelling new research at annual meeting of the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts 2019. Read more
02 Feb, 2020
Jane McGonigal on WAMC on a Better Life Through Gaming
Listen to alum Jane McGonigal discuss creating games that heal. 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
17 Jan, 2020
Bo Ruberg in Oxford Bibliographies
Bo Ruberg contributed to an overview on the work in Feminist and Queer Game Studies for Oxford Bibliographies. Read more
13 Jan, 2020
BCNM Around the Web January 2020
Check out the amazing talks and discussion around the work of our faculty, students, and alumni in January 2020! Read more
12 Jan, 2020
ATC Video Now Online: Marisa Morán Jahn
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11 Jan, 2020
Trevor Paglen in Being Human
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco presents Uncanny Valley: Being Human in the Age of AI. Read more
10 Jan, 2020
ATC Video Now Online: Madeline Gannon
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08 Jan, 2020
Björn Hartmann and Eric Paulos at the 32nd ACM User Interface Software and Technology Symposium. Read more
02 Jan, 2020
Bo Ruberg on Women's Breasts in Online Streaming
Bo Ruberg published "Nothing But a 'Titty Streamer'" in Critical Studies in Media Communication with Amanda Cullen and Kathryn Brewster. Read more
31 Dec, 2019
Video Games Have Always Been Queer Reviewed in Critical Studies in Media & Communication
Bo Ruberg's Video Games Have Always Been Queer was reviewed by Cenk Koknar in Critical Studies in Media & Communication. Read more
27 Dec, 2019
Claudia Von Vacano at EURNLP
Claudia presented her co-authored work on measuring hate speech in big data by unifying deep learning with item response theory. Read more
27 Dec, 2019
Bo Ruberg Keynotes UCIESC 2019
Alum Bo Ruberg keynoted the UC Irvine Esports conference with a presentation on diversity and Esports. Read more
20 Dec, 2019
BCNM Around the Web December 2019
Check out the amazing talks and discussion around the work of our faculty, students, and alumni! Read more
18 Dec, 2019
Alum Alenda Chang Publishes Playing Nature
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08 Dec, 2019
Trevor Paglen at Nam June Paik Art Center
Trevor Paglen's first solo exhibition in Korea is held at the Nam June Paik Art Center until February 2, 2020. Read more
04 Dec, 2019
Alum Kirsten Chen Co-Curates Momentum for Franchise
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27 Nov, 2019
Conference Grants: KC Forcier on Reframing Moving Images in the Digital Age
KC Forcier, a Fall 2019 Conference Grant recipient, presented her research on traditions of canvas paintings in digital images at The Picturesque, an annual Film and Media Studies conference. Read more
27 Nov, 2019
Julien Mailland Video Now Available
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06 Nov, 2019
Abigail De Kosnik and Piracy as the Future of Culture
BCNM Director Abigail De Kosnik published 'Piracy and the Future of Culture' in the journal Third Text. Read more
02 Nov, 2019
BCNM Around the Web November 2019
More in the media from faculty Ken Goldberg, Alex Saum, Claudia von Vacano and Jacob Gaboury; and alumni Trevor Paglen, Bo Ruberg, Alenda Chang and Jen Schradie. Read more
02 Nov, 2019
#Identity Book Launch Video Now Online
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23 Oct, 2019
ATC Video Now Online: Morehshin Allahyari
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22 Oct, 2019
Alum Jen Schradie Video on The Big Think
If you've been wondering "Have conservative groups mastered the art of internet activism?", Jen Schradie has the answer! Read more
22 Oct, 2019
ATC Video Now Online: Nnedi Okorafor
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17 Oct, 2019
ATC Video Now Online: Rhonda Holberton
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16 Oct, 2019
BCNM around the Web October 2019
More in the media from faculty Ken Goldberg and Koci Hernandez; and alumni Trevor Paglen, danah boyd, Jen Schradie, Tiffany Ng, Ritwik Banerji, Bo Ruberg, and Jane McGonigal. Read more
16 Oct, 2019
ATC Video Now Online: Chico MacMurtrie
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15 Oct, 2019
Alum Bo Ruberg on GamerGate Culture in The Verge
The article covers a critical issue facing those teaching videogames today. Read more
07 Oct, 2019
Announcing the Fall 2019 Conference Grant Recipients
The Berkeley Center for New Media is thrilled to provide small grants to our graduate students to help them share their innovative research at the premier conferences in their field. Read more
01 Oct, 2019
Alum Trevor Paglen on Inside My Studio
“INSIDE MY STUDIO” WITH TREVOR PAGLEN featured on video series from Cultured Magazine. Read more
22 Sep, 2019
Kris Fallon Publishes Where Truth Lies
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18 Sep, 2019
Alum Bo Ruberg's Book Reviewed in Feminist Media Studies
BCNM alum Bo Ruberg's book Video Games Have Always Been Queer reviewed in Feminist Media Studies. Read more
17 Sep, 2019
Alum Bo Ruberg Leads Inclusive Streaming Initiative at UCI
We're thrilled to see our alum Bo Ruberg leading the fantastic new Inclusive Streaming Initiative! Read more
14 Sep, 2019
ATC Video Now Online: Kevin Delaney
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04 Sep, 2019
BCNM alumni, faculty, and students will present at the National Women's Studies Association 2019 conference in San Francsico. Read more
21 Aug, 2019
Alum Bo Ruberg and Queerness in Video Games on Team LFG
Alum Bo Ruberg was a guest on YouTube channel, Team LFG Read more
19 Aug, 2019
Summer Research Dispatch: KC Forcier on the Computational Loop in Network Culture
KC examined how artworks engage with the looping logic of code, with its potential for ongoing and indefinite temporality, and how this relates to the perception of temporality in networked culture as similarly indeterminate. Read more
12 Aug, 2019
BCNM Faculty, Students, Staff Advise on and Support Proposed Legislation on Digital Media Literacy
Senator Klobuchar has introduced Digital Media Literacy legislation at the 116th Congress, with support from several BCNM faculty, students, and staff.
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11 Aug, 2019
Alum Bo Ruberg at FDG 2019
Ruberg presents "Necklines and ‘Naughty Bits’: Constructing and Regulating Bodies in Live Streaming Community Guidelines." Read more
05 Aug, 2019
Alum Alenda Chang at ASLE 2019
The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment's Thirteenth Biennial Conference was held at UC Davis in June. Read more
11 Jul, 2019
Check out the highlights and videos from a stellar season, featuring luminaries such as Roxane Gay and Adam Savage! Read more
11 Jul, 2019
Commons Conversations 2018-2019 In Review
Check out the highlights for this responsive series that delves into the impact of new media on our current political and public climate. Read more
10 Jul, 2019
Bo Ruberg on the Precarious Labor of the Queer Indie Game Maker
Bo's article appeared in a Special Issue of Television & New Media on Contested Formations of Digital Game Labor. Read more
09 Jul, 2019
Check out the highlights and videos from this incredible program, featuring Molly Steenson and Safiya Noble! Read more
06 Jul, 2019
Alum Bo Ruberg on Video Games Have Always Been Queer at UCLA
A great recap of Bo's visit to UCLA was featured in The Daily Bruin. Read more
25 Jun, 2019
Malika Imhotep at Cosmic Mumbo Jumbo
Cosmic Mumbo Jumbo, a screening program curated by Erin Christovale, followed by a conversation between the curator and Ra Malika Imhotep. Read more
24 Jun, 2019
BCNM around the Web July 2019
Ken Goldberg at BrainBar, on home robots and the relationship between robots and retirement. Nicholas de Monchaux on the moon suit at the Santa Fe Institute. Alum Bo Ruberg's Video Games Have Always Been Queer in Real Life. Alum Jane McGonigal on the gamification of the warehouse. Alum Trevor Paglen on Our Privacy Mess and at Art Basel. Alum Jen Schradie at the Microworks Platform Conference. Read more
21 Jun, 2019
Alum Alenda Chang Quoted in Le Monde
Can video games help raise awareness about ecological causes? Alum Alenda Chang weighs in on the debate in a recent Le Monde article on video games and environmentalism. Read more
19 Jun, 2019
Alum Alenda Chang Co-Editor of Media + Environment
Alenda serves as one of the founding co-editors of a new journal, Media + Environment. Read more
18 Jun, 2019
Jacob Gaboury and alum Bo Ruberg will speak at the Diversity and Inclusion Summit. Read more
13 Jun, 2019
Videos from 2019 DataEdge Now Available
BCNM was thrilled to co-sponsor this School of Information conversation about the challenges and opportunities created by the rise of big data. Read more
09 Jun, 2019
Ken Goldberg's TechCrunch Video Now Online
Ken spoke to Michael Jordan on Artificial Intelligence: Minds, Economies and Systems that Learn. Read more
07 Jun, 2019
Stefanos Geroulanos HTNM Video Now Online
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28 May, 2019
Soravis Prakkamakul on VR at CHI 2019
Soravis presented “Exploring Word-gesture Text Entry Techniques in Virtual Reality” at the Human Factors in Computing Conference 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland. Read more
25 May, 2019
Alum Bo Ruberg on the UCI Podcast
Bo chats about the history of video games through the lens of LGBTQ theory! Read more
24 May, 2019
Renée Pastel on Viral Videos at the PCA
Renée presented "Viral Videos as Metonymic Homespace in the “War on Terror”: Globalizing American Popular Culture." Read more
23 May, 2019
Bo Ruberg's "What to Do When Toxic Video Gaming Culture Enters the Classroom" Now Online
Bo's incredibly popular Game Developer's Conference lecture is now available for free to view online! Read more
18 May, 2019
Check out the great panels our alumni are part of at the International Communications Association 2019 Conference! Read more
09 May, 2019
Congratulating our 2019 Undergraduate Certificate Graduates
These students invested in the new media landscape at Cal, and we're excited to see what new endeavours they undertake in their respective fields Read more
07 May, 2019
Bo Ruberg Commons Conversation Video Now Online
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03 May, 2019
"Within These Walls" & its sequel "Dreams of Flight"
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30 Apr, 2019
Alum Bonnie Ruberg Publishes "Straight Paths through Queer Walking Simulators"
Alum Bonnie Ruberg publishes new article in Games and Culture! Read more
25 Apr, 2019
Alex Saum-Pascual on #netnarr
Alex lectured at a #NetNarr course at Kean University regarding her #Youtuber and #Selfiepoetry work Read more
23 Apr, 2019
Alum Jane McGonigal on Ologies Podcast
Dr. McGonigal shares her perspectives on the various choices in the gaming industry in an Ologies podcast. Read more
23 Apr, 2019
Commons Conversation Revisited: Bonnie Ruberg
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18 Apr, 2019
Eyeris Featured in CITRIS Inventors Series
Eyeris, a wearable that aims to tackle the issue of sexual harassment, was created in Eric Paulos' NWMEDIA C203: Critical Making. Read more
16 Apr, 2019
Miyoko Conley on K-Pop at SCMS
Miyoko Conley presented "Designing a K-pop Audience: Asian American Performance in KPOP the Musical" at the Society of Cinema and Media Studies conference. Read more
15 Apr, 2019
Tory Jeffay on Surveillance at SCMS
Tory presented "Body/Camera: Viewing Raw Images of Policing through the Lens of Early Film" at the Society of Cinema and Media Studies annual conference. Read more
11 Apr, 2019
Announcing our Summer 2019 Research Award Recipients
We are thrilled by the ambitious and innovative work these students are completing, and are pleased to be able to provide summer funding to support their research initiatives. Read more
10 Apr, 2019
Kirsten Chen Curates Play Me Love You
BCNM undergrad Kirsten Chen curates a virtual reality art show at Swim Gallery! Read more
08 Apr, 2019
ATC Revisited: Morehshin Allahyari
Photo by Malachi Tran. Read more
02 Apr, 2019
Trevor Paglen at University of Michigan Ann Arbor Art Museum
Alum Trevor Paglen will be featured in "The World to Come: Art in the Age of the Anthropocene." Read more
23 Mar, 2019
ATC Video Now Online: Kim Stanley Robinson
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22 Mar, 2019
ATC Video Now Online: Kelani Nichole
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21 Mar, 2019
Announcing our Spring 2019 Graduate Cohort
Art by Yuanpei Zhuang. Read more
21 Mar, 2019
Bonnie Ruberg at UCLA's Feminist Book Celebration
Alum Bonnie Ruberg was part of a panel discussion at UCLA's Inaugural Feminist Book Celebration on International Women's Day. Read more
19 Mar, 2019
Alum Bonnie Ruberg Published in How to Play Video Games
Matthew Payne's and Nina B. Huntemann's anthology "How to Play Video Games" features work by Ruberg. Read more
15 Mar, 2019
You can now view Ken Goldberg's Dex-Net 4.0 in action online. Read more
14 Mar, 2019
Announcing the Spring 2019 Conference Grant Recipients
We're to our extraordinary The Berkeley Center for New Media is thrilled to provide small grants to our graduate students to help them share their innovative research at the premier conferences in their field. Read more
28 Feb, 2019
New Reviews of Queer Games Studies
Two more publications have reviewed alum Bonnie Ruberg's Queer Game Studies. Read more
25 Feb, 2019
Alum Bonnie Ruberg at Game Developer's Conference
BCNM Alum Bonnie Ruberg will present at the 2019 Game Developers' Conference Read more
24 Feb, 2019
Alum Trevor Paglen in HKW Video Stop Making Sense
Alum Trevor Paglen joins Kate Crawford to discuss the biases and skews of artificial intelligence. Read more
21 Feb, 2019
The Society for Cinema and Media Studies' annual conference features presentations by thirteen BCNM students, faculty, and alumni! Read more
21 Feb, 2019
Jane McGonigal at Restaurant Innovation Summit
Alum Jane McGonigal was the keynote speaker at the Restaurant Innovation Summit in November 2018. Read more
19 Feb, 2019
Alex Saum-Pascual at MLA Commons
Alex Saum-Pascual attended the 2019 Chicago Modern Language Association Convention, presenting her research on the intersection of digital humanities and Hispanic studies. Read more
17 Feb, 2019
Alum Ritwik Banerji at the MMaP Research Center
Check out this video of Ritwik discussing "Prying Apart the Social Phenomenology of Free Improvisation" Read more
14 Feb, 2019
Abigail De Kosnik in Unwatchable
Abigail De Kosnik is a contributor to the 2019 essay anthology, edited by Nicholas Baer, Maggie Hennefeld, Laura Horak, and Gunnar Iversen. Read more
09 Feb, 2019
BCNM in Vision & Light: Processing Perception
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08 Feb, 2019
Revisited: Questioning New Media Performance Night
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30 Jan, 2019
Rita Lucarelli Video Now Online
Watch Rita Lucarelli's presentation for the CITRIS Spring Research Exchange Seminar Series Read more
25 Jan, 2019
Alum Bonnie Ruberg Publishes "Video Games Have Always Been Queer"
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25 Jan, 2019
Special Issue: Queerness & Video Games Co-Edited by Alum Bonnie Ruberg
Bonnie Ruberg collaborates with Amanda Phillips on a special issue titled Not Gay as in Happy: Queer Resistance and Video Games. Read more
21 Jan, 2019
Alum Jane McGonigal on Your Brain in Video Games
Quartz published an article by Frank Lantz in which he explains our brains' relationships with gaming. Alum Jane McGonigal argues that it has positive effects. Read more
30 Dec, 2018
Alum Bonnie Ruberg Published in A Journal of Lesbian & Gay Studies
"Queerness and Video Games: Queer Game Studies and New Perspectives through Play" was published in Volume 24, issue 4. Read more
28 Nov, 2018
Alum Trevor Paglen Teams Up with Kronos Quartet for Sight Machine
Alum Trevor Paglen combines artwork with artifcial intelligence in an engaging musical performance with Kronos Quartet at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Read more
26 Nov, 2018
HTNM Molly Steenson Video Now Online
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21 Nov, 2018
Announcing our 2018 Undergraduate Cohort
We are thrilled to welcome to the BCNM these talented students from across campus. Read more
08 Nov, 2018
Alumni Bonnie Ruberg & Chris Goetz at QGCon
The annual Queerness and Games Conference began in 2013 at the hands of BCNM Alumni Bonnie Ruberg and Chris Goetz. It continues to flourish and to create safe spaces, this year in Montréal. Read more
05 Nov, 2018
Alum Bonnie Ruberg at Legacies of Gaming and Technology
Bonnie Ruberg attended the 2018-19 digital humanities symposium, "My Mother Was a Computer: Legacies of Gender and Technology," as a panelist. Read more
05 Nov, 2018
Alum Bonnie Ruberg on Queer Indie Video Games in American Quarterly
Volume 70 of American Quarterly features pieces on the Digital Humanities, one work of which is written by BCNM alum Bonnie Ruberg. Read more
29 Oct, 2018
Alum Bonnie Ruberg Published on Straight-Washing in TWC
Alum Bonnie Ruberg published article on straight-washing in the Journal of Transformative Works and Cultures. Read more
01 Oct, 2018
Ken Goldberg and AI Study by Tata Communications in the Press
Study from consulting firm Tata Communications on AI, co-authored by Ken Goldberg, covered in the press. Read more
12 Sep, 2018
Alum Chris Gates Publishes on Nostalgic Travel in Videogames
Chris Goetz's analysis on 1990s and early 2000s video games was published in research journal Loading... Read more
10 Sep, 2018
Lyman Dispatch: Grace Gipson on Unleashing Your Inner Superhero
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05 Sep, 2018
BCNM Alum Chris Gates on Function and Fiction in Videogames in Arts
BCNM alum Chris Gates's paper "Trellis and Vine: Weaving Function and Fiction in Videogame Play" published in Arts. Read more
21 Aug, 2018
Announcing the Fall 2018-Spring 2019 Season of the Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium
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07 Aug, 2018
Ken Goldberg's Dex Net in Video on New York Times
The New York Times features robotic videos in "How Robot Hands Are Evolving to Do What Ours Can." Read more
20 Jul, 2018
Asma Kazmi on the Outcomes of Cranes & Cube
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19 Jul, 2018
Alum Bonnie Ruberg at DIGRA 2018
The Digital Games Research Association held their 2018 conference with the theme "The Game is the Message." Read more
15 Jul, 2018
Alum Bonnie Ruberg Publishes on Sex Workers in Video Games
Feminist Media Studies published Bonnie's article "Representing sex workers in video games: feminisms, fantasies of exceptionalism, and the value of erotic labor" Read more
18 Jun, 2018
Alex Saum-Pascual on the Peder Sather E-Lit Bergen Collaboration
Alex Saum-Pascual summarizes the amazing work that developed out of the Peder Sather grant funded collaboration between UCB and Bergen University on electronic literature. Read more
13 Jun, 2018
Alum Clement Hil Goldberg at Outfest LA
Clement Hil Goldberg's Our Future Ends plays at Outfest Los Angeles this July 13, 2018! Read more
11 Jun, 2018
Asma Kazmi & Alum Lark VCR at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
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28 May, 2018
Queer Game Studies Reviewed on Electronic Book Review
Queer Game Studies, edited by BCNM alum Bonnie Ruberg, was reviewed on Electronic Book Review. Read more
28 May, 2018
Ken Goldberg on TechCrunch Robotics at Berkeley in CGTN America
Ken Goldberg, who was a keynote speaker at TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics, was featured on America CGTN. Read more
27 May, 2018
Robotics TechCrunch Videos Now Available
For TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics, BCNM faculty Ken Goldberg discussed the “New Wave” in robot grasping for e-commerce warehouse order fulfillment. Read more
23 May, 2018
Welcome Claudia Von Vacano
We are thrilled to welcome to our Executive Committee, Executive Director of Digital Humanities at Berkeley and the D-Lab, Claudia Von Vacano. Read more
18 May, 2018
The Past is Present Videos Now Online
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17 May, 2018
ATC Video Now Online: Nicholas Negroponte
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07 May, 2018
Revisited: Critical Making Showcase
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07 May, 2018
Alum Chris Goetz Reviews MetaGaming in Critical Inquiry
BCNM alum Chris Goetz draws on his video game expertise to critique a recently published book, MetaGaming. Read more
03 May, 2018
Electronic Literature in Spanish & Digital Poetry Reading by Alex Saum Pascual at Bergen
On May 2nd, Alexandra Saum-Pascal visited UiB from UC Berkeley to present on electronic literature in Spanish. Read more
25 Apr, 2018
New Selfie Poetry about Maternity & Software from Alex Saum-Pascual
Alex Saum-Pascual recently released a new electronic literature selfie poem about maternity and software. Read more
16 Apr, 2018
New Ken Goldberg Dex-Net Video Online
A video of Ken Goldberg's Dex-Net 4.0 is now online, featured in publications such as the MIT Technology Review and Mashable. Read more
16 Apr, 2018
As one of the recipients of the Spring 2018 BCNM Confrence Grant, KC Forcier received funding to attend and present her research findings at the Society for Film and Media Studies Annual Conference. Read more
09 Apr, 2018
The BCNM Guide to CHI 2018
Overwhelmed by the amazing panels at CHI 2018? Make your CHI experience a BCNM one with our guide to where our students, faculty, and alumni will be presenting! Read more
20 Mar, 2018
HairIO by Hybrid Ecologies in the Press
BCNM Designated Emphasis Students Molly Nicholas and Christine Dierk, aided by BCNM faculty Eric Paulos, project HäirIÖ was featured heavily in the media! Read more
19 Mar, 2018
Announcing the Spring 2018 BCNM Conference Grant Recipients!
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16 Mar, 2018
Ken Goldberg on Open Source Stewart Platform
We've collected Ken Goldberg and AutoLab's video and papers on their open-source Stewart platform design into one post. Read more
13 Mar, 2018
Revisited: “Brotherhood is Powerful" with Tan Hoang Nguyen
Tan Hoang Nguyen interrogated the art and film of Norman Yonemoto drawing out the unique socio-political elements that pervade Yonemoto's work. Read more
12 Mar, 2018
Scott Rettberg Video Now Online
If you were unable to attend Professor Scott Rettberg's discussion about electronic literature last November, a video of his talk is now available for public viewing. Read more
02 Mar, 2018
Video: Ogle on Social Justice and Free Speech in Mythicist Miwaukee
Lyndsey Ogle and her work were featured on an episode of 'Mythicist Miwaukee' Read more
26 Feb, 2018
Eric Paulos Smashing Computer in Critical Making goes Viral on the Daily Mail and Boing Boing
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26 Feb, 2018
Jacob Gaboury a 2018 Media Archaeology Lab Resident
BCNM faculty Jacob Gaboury was selected as one of 10 fellows for the 2018 Media Archaeology Lab's residency program. Read more
20 Feb, 2018
Announcing the Lyman 2018 Fellowship Recipients
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06 Feb, 2018
Alum Trevor Paglen Exhibited at the ICA Boston
Trevor Paglen's work is being exhibited in Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston Read more
05 Feb, 2018
HTNM Natasha Schüll Video Now Online
Missed out on Natasha Schüll's talk about self-tracking devices? The video of her lecture is now live. Read more
05 Feb, 2018
Spaces of Free Speech Panel Video from Reply All Now Online
Watch the Reply All conference speakers discuss how various spaces, physical and digital, demand different responses and protections for free speech. The video is now available for public viewing on Youtube. Read more
05 Feb, 2018
All Videos from Reply All Now Online
Couldn't make it out to the all-day symposium, Reply All: Free Speech in the Age of Social Media, last semester? All the panels, addresses and remarks have now been uploaded onto Youtube. Read more
04 Feb, 2018
Humanizando la Deportación/Humanizing Deportation Video Now Online
If you couldn't make it out to the Humanizing Deportation conference back in December, there is now a video of the talk available on Youtube for public consumption. Read more
02 Feb, 2018
2017 Conference on Robotic Learning CoChaired by Ken Goldberg Now Online
Video from the conference, co-organized by Ken Goldberg, are now online Read more
30 Jan, 2018
Bonnie Ruberg Receives Inclusiveness Excellence Spirit Award at UCI
BCNM Alum Bonnie Ruberg received the Inclusive Excellence Spirit Award at UCI for work diversifying esports. Read more
30 Jan, 2018
Alum Trevor Paglen on Artsy
Paglen's work was featured in "The Future of Art," a short film series on Artsy. Read more
25 Jan, 2018
Announcing the 2018 Eugene Jarvis Innovation Scholarship Recipients
The generous Eugene Jarvis Design Innovation scholarship was awarded to two of New Media's most outstanding students. Read more
23 Jan, 2018
ATC Video Now Online: Michael Rock
23 Jan, 2018
Alum Trevor Paglen at WEF meeting
BCNM Alumnus Trevor Paglen was selected to attend the 48th Annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. Read more
17 Jan, 2018
Kris Paulsen Receives Anne Friedberg Award for Innovative Scholarship
Alum Kris Paulsen has received the prestigious Anne Friedberg Award for Innovative Scholarship from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) Read more
11 Jan, 2018
SRL Featuring Robots by Eric Paulos at Marlborough Contemporary and in the News
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25 Dec, 2017
Alum Erin Johnson at the Power Plant Gallery
Alum Erin Johnson is exhibiting The Way Things Can Happen at the Power Pant Gallery in Durham, NC. Read more
04 Dec, 2017
Revisited: NWMEDIA 201 Performance Night
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28 Nov, 2017
ATC Video Now Online: Frank Foer
Couldn't make it out to the Arts Technology Culture colloquium with Frank Foer and Nicholas Thompson back in September? The video of their dialogue about big tech is now online! Read more
28 Nov, 2017
Robert Reich Video from Reply All Now Online
Watch former US Secretary of Labor and UC Berkeley professor Robert Reich give the keynote address for the Reply All symposium. The video is now available to the public via YouTube. Read more
28 Nov, 2017
Welcome to our 2017 Undergraduate Cohort
From sports and cultural data analytics to art and technology performances, from design to the philosophies around technology, these students are excited to dive into New Media on campus. Read more
28 Nov, 2017
Trevor Paglen's Orbital Reflector in the News
The news reports on Trevor Paglen, BCNM alum and 2017 MacArthur Fellow, and his plans to launch an artistic satellite into space by 2018. Read more
21 Nov, 2017
The Spaces of Free Speech Video from Reply All Now Online
The Spaces of Free Speech Panel panel during the Reply All symposium is now available for public viewing. Read more
20 Nov, 2017
Welcome to Our Fall 2017 Graduate Cohort
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17 Nov, 2017
Alum Bonnie Ruberg's Queer Games Studies Reviewed in First Person Scholar
Queer Game Studies, edited by BCNM alum Bonnie Ruberg (with Adrienne Shaw), has been reviewed in First Person Scholar. Read more
13 Nov, 2017
Alum Bonnie Ruberg's Queer Games Studies Reviewed in Creative Applications
Queer Game Studies, edited by BCNM alum Bonnie Ruberg (with Adrienne Shaw), has been reviewed in Creative Applications. Read more
03 Nov, 2017
Berkeley's DeepDrive Releases 36,000 Nexar Research Videos
Berkeley DeepDrive (BDD) and Nexar announce the release of videos and images for further research. Read more
03 Nov, 2017
Bonnie Ruberg Published in Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds
Alum Bonnie Ruberg has been published in the June 2017 issue of Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds. Read more
03 Nov, 2017
Alum Trevor Paglen Visiting Faculty at The New Normal
BCNM alum Trevor Paglen is named visiting faculty at The New Normal, a post-graduate program in Moscow, Russia. Read more
03 Nov, 2017
5 Questions with Ken Goldberg
Ken Goldberg sits down with the UCB Student Affairs to answer prospective students' questions. Read more
31 Oct, 2017
Review of Alum Edited Queer Games Studies in CSMC
BCNM alum Bonnie Ruberg's book, Queer Game Studies, was reviewed in the Critical Studies in Media Communication journal. Read more
31 Oct, 2017
Alum Bonnie Ruberg at Gaming Representation Symposium at Smith College
Bonnie Ruberg, BCNM alum, was a panelist at the Gaming Representation Symposium at Smith College to talk about her contributions to a new book. Read more
26 Oct, 2017
CFP Games Studies Guest Edited by Alum Bonnie Ruberg & Amanda Philips
Alum Bonnie Ruberg and Amanda Philips are guest editors for a special issue in Game Studies, the international journal of computer game research. Read more
19 Oct, 2017
TF Tierney Video on Intelligent Infrastructures Now Online
TF Tierney's book talk about intelligent infrastructure is now available for public viewing. Read more
19 Oct, 2017
Alums Bonnie Ruberg and Chris Goetz in Camera Obscura
Bonnie Ruberg and Chris Goetz, co-organizers and founders of the Queerness and Games Conference, collaborated on a published piece titled "In Practice: Queerness and Games." Read more
17 Oct, 2017
Ken Goldberg at TedX Oakland
Ken Goldberg will present at the TedX Oakland 2017 conference on Sunday October 22nd! Read more
17 Oct, 2017
Alum Bonnie Ruberg at IndieCade
At the beginning of October, alum Bonnie Ruberg attended IndieCade in Downtown Los Angeles to speak about the relationship between games and politics. Read more
14 Oct, 2017
Summer Research Dispatch: Maija Hynninen & Sounding Sculpture
Read about Maija Hynninen's BCNM-funded research as she builds and improves the sound diffusion system for 'Sounding Sculpture.' Read more
03 Oct, 2017
Ken Goldberg & Automation Lab on RTVE
Ken Goldberg and the Automation Lab make an appearance on RTVE's "El cazador de crebros," or "The Brain Hunter," to talk about artificial intelligence. Read more
18 Sep, 2017
UC Berkeley Team Selected To Design Adaptive Responses To Bay Area Climate Change
A diverse group of locally-based and globally-experienced professionals, academics, students, and policy makers from the University of California, Berkeley has been chosen to participate in the Resilient By Design (RBD) Bay Area Challenge. Read more
23 Aug, 2017
Announcing the 2017-2018 Season of the Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium
From new journalism to virtual reality, telepresence to designing brands, this year's Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium packs a punch! Read more
22 Aug, 2017
Summer Research Dispatches: Juliana Friend and Many-to-Many
Read about Friend's ethnographic research for her Many-to-Many project, funded by BCNM Read more
17 Aug, 2017
Summer Research Dispatches: Malika Imhotep at the International School for Decolonial Black Feminism
Malika Imhotep documents her BCNM-funded research on Black feminism in Brazil. Read more
15 Aug, 2017
Summer Research Dispatches: Yairamaren Roman Maldonado on Humanizing Deportation
Read Yairamaren Roman Maldonado's account of collaborating with the UC Digital Storytelling project, funded by BCNM Read more
08 Aug, 2017
Alum Clement Hil Goldberg at Counterpulse
Hil Goldberg's "Our Future Ends" will be showcased at the established experimental performance space in San Francisco. Read more
02 Aug, 2017
Ken Goldberg at Autodesk Design Night
Goldberg's research project on cloud-connected robots discussed at the Autodesk Gallery in downtown SF! Read more
01 Aug, 2017
Announcing the 2017-2018 Season of the History and Theory of New Media Lecture Series
From software arts to self-tracking technologies, cybernetics to techno-ecologies, we are thrilled to introduce the speakers in this year's History and Theory of New Media program. Read more
18 Jul, 2017
Ken Goldberg at MIT Robotics Conference
The professor of Robotics, Automation, and New Media spent time at MIT last week for a conference on robots. Read more
29 Jun, 2017
Greg Niemeyer on Data Art in Moving Ideas.arts video!
Greg Niemeyer presents on data art for Moving Ideas! Read more
15 Jun, 2017
Video Now Online: "Conveying Climate Change"
31 May, 2017
Call for Students: Cranes and Cube: Architecture, Built and Unbuilt
An opportunity to accompany Professor Asma Kazmi on a paid two-week research and production trip to Jeddah, Medina, and Mada'in Saleh, Saudi Arabia in August 2017. Read more
24 May, 2017
Greg Niemeyer Publishes Alternate Reality Games with Antero Garcia
Alternate Reality Games at the Cusp of Digital Gameplay is a volume of scholarship on the state of alternate reality gaming. Read more
17 May, 2017
Announcing Our 2017 Undergraduate Certificate Grads
These students have made extensive contributions to New Media at Cal Read more
16 May, 2017
Announcing Our 2017 Graduates
We look forward to sharing their future endeavors!
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11 May, 2017
Arts + Design Mondays @BAMPFA Videos Now Online
Check out the videos from some of the great lectures this semester, including our Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium! Read more
08 May, 2017
NWMEDIA C203: Critical Making Showcase 2017 Revisited
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06 May, 2017
Ken Goldberg on Cloud Robotics with Living MacTavish
Will a robot take your job? Ken Goldberg on cloud robotics with Living MacTavish Read more
02 May, 2017
//supraliminal - Greg Niemeyer at ZKM
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01 May, 2017
Revisited: "Many to Many"
Juliana Friend & Seth Lu launched the interactive ethnographic archive, Many to Many Read more
28 Apr, 2017
Greg Niemeyer received BCNM research funding to build a VR rendering of Earth. Read more
24 Apr, 2017
ATC Video Now Online: “Designing Spaces for New Media Art”
If you missed our recent Arts, Technology and Culture colloquium with Andy and Deborah Rappaport - the video is now live Read more
13 Apr, 2017
Video Now Online: "Digital Doomsday: A Perspective from the Pathology Called Europe"
with Jan De Vos Read more
06 Apr, 2017
Announcing Our 2017 Summer Research Award Recipients
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06 Apr, 2017
Revisited Update: Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
BCNM was proud to be part of UC Berkeley's 2017 Wikipedia Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon Read more
06 Apr, 2017
Grace Gipson at the National Council of Black Studies
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04 Apr, 2017
BCNM at Society for Cinema & Media Studies Conference 2017
The Society for Cinema and Media Studies held its 2017 Conference at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park Read more
21 Mar, 2017
Announcing the Spring 2017 BCNM Conference Grant Recipients!
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20 Mar, 2017
A Statement Regarding UCPD Crowdsourcing Request for Identification
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16 Mar, 2017
Commons Conversations Video Now Online: "Radical Technologies" with Adam Greenfield
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16 Mar, 2017
Video Now Online: Designing for Truth
with Joris Maltha Read more
02 Mar, 2017
Video Now Online: "Our Landscape Futures"
Watch this event by Geoff Manaugh, New York Times-bestselling author on technology and utopias. Read more
28 Feb, 2017
Announcing the Lyman 2017 Fellowship Recipients
This year's Lyman fellow and runner-up goes to... Read more
23 Feb, 2017
BCNM Alums’ QGCon 2017 Moves to LA
The Queerness and Games Conference takes the trip from NorCal to SoCal. Read more
23 Feb, 2017
Nicholas de Monchaux at YBCA Europa Closing
BCNM Director Nicholas de Monchaux performed with Tom Sachs in the closing performance piece of the Europa landing exhibition Read more
21 Feb, 2017
Hybrid Ecologies Lab Wins a Best Paper at CHI 2017
Light as a physical material? This paper won a major award for it. Read more
21 Feb, 2017
Introducing Our Undergraduate Research Fellows
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17 Feb, 2017
Video Now Online: Ken Goldberg at WAFR
Check out Ken Goldberg's Chair Remarks at WAFR 2016 and other work by UC Berkeley students and faculty! Read more
17 Feb, 2017
ATC Video Now Online: "Sculpture. Simulacrum. Ritual."
With Tom Sachs
Missed this event? Have no fear! Watch it here! Read more
25 Jan, 2017
Conference Grants: Grace Gipson in Melbourne
This past fall, we were pleased to offer several grants to help support our students in sharing their research at the premiere conferences in their field Read more
23 Jan, 2017
Video Now Online: "Sex, Lies, and Data Mining"
Heard the buzz about Luke Dubois's lecture? Listen to it yourself here! Read more
23 Jan, 2017
Video Now Online: Books in Browsers Series
Watch all 24 speaker events from this exciting conference here! Read more
19 Jan, 2017
BCNM Alum Trevor Paglen in New York Times
Trevor Paglen was featured in the New York Times article "A String Quartet Concert, With an A.I. Assist" Read more
08 Dec, 2016
Video Now Online: “Video Analytics: From Keywords to Keyframes”
with Virginia Kuhn. Check it out! Read more
07 Dec, 2016
ATC Video Now Online: "Deep Dreams: Between Inspiration and Hallucination"
Missed our ATC Lecture with Mike Tyka in conversation with Josette Melchor? The video recording of the lecture is now online at Archive.org! Read more
17 Nov, 2016
Revisited: "Video Analytics: From Keywords to Keyframes”
Miyoko Conley, BCNM DE candidate, recaps Virginia Kuhn's HTNM lecture, "Video Analytics From Keywords to Keyframes." Read more
17 Nov, 2016
Announcing the Fall 2016 DE & Graduate Certificate Cohort
We are very excited to welcome our newest cohort of Ph.D Designated Emphasis and Graduate Certificate students Read more
06 Nov, 2016
Revisited: "Books in Browsers VII - Telling Small Stories"
We revisit the incredible conference held in San Francisco Read more
03 Nov, 2016
Video Now Online: A Workshop on Network Analysis for Film & Media
Missed Miriam Posner's workshop the other day? No worries. Watch it here. Read more
03 Nov, 2016
Greg Niemeyer Collaboration with DJ Spooky for Internet Archive 20th Anniversary
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31 Oct, 2016
Getting a Game Studies PhD: A Guide for Aspiring Video Game Scholars
A guide written by Bonnie Ruberg, a Provost’s Postdoctoral Scholar at USC Read more
24 Oct, 2016
GloUH: Gaming Virtual Bodies: Video Games in South Asian Cities
The series hosts Irene Chien, BCNM alumna, to speak on moving through South Asian cities both within video games Read more
20 Oct, 2016
Video Now Online: Jane Jacobs and the Digital City
The BCNM and SPUR presented a conversation with Jane Jacobs scholar Peter Laurence Read more
18 Oct, 2016
Together, we can think bigger and shape the future of new media Read more
17 Oct, 2016
Announcing the BCNM Conference Grant Recipients!
Each of the following students have received funding to help defray the costs of presenting their research at the premiere conferences in their fields! Read more
04 Oct, 2016
Summer Teaching Dispatch: Lark Buckingham and Advanced Digital Animation
Here, Buckingham describes teaching Advanced Digital Animation” as a NWMEDIA 90 this past summer Read more
04 Oct, 2016
Shannon Jackson on How Art Transforms Us at Battery Powered
Featured in "The Power of Art & Creativity," a moderated discussion at The Battery Read more
30 Sep, 2016
NetProv as Performance Art
(Netprov is internet improv.) Read more
19 Sep, 2016
Félix Treviño's music TRVN featured on Arca!
Félix is a BCNM DE student, and interested in exploring the different manifestations of bodies and violence in literature Read more
12 Sep, 2016
Announcing the 2016-2017 Season of the Art, Technology & Culture Colloquium
This year, our lectures are organized around the theme of "Digital Immersion." Read the full line-up here. Read more
09 Sep, 2016
Lyman Dispatch: Jenni Higgs on Digital Talk
The fellowship is supported by donations from Professor Barrie Thorne, Sage Publications and many individual friends and faculty Read more
26 Aug, 2016
Announcing the 2016-2017 History and Theory of New Media Season
his year, we are pleased to include hands-on workshops in our program, as well as a partnership with the Rhetoric Department to offer a mini-symposium on the Anthropocene Read more
25 Aug, 2016
Summer Research Report: Yairamaren Roman Maldonado on Digital Stories and Popular Voices in Puerto Rico
Here's what she discovered with a BCNM-funded grant Read more
25 Aug, 2016
Summer Research Report: Grace Gipson and the Popular Culture Summer Workshop
Gipson received a summer research award from the BCNM to support her dissertation research by attending the Popular Culture Summer Research Workshop Read more
01 Aug, 2016
E-lit #selfie poetry and Alex Saum Pascual in Berkeley News
Highlights of not only her academic studies in electronic literature, but also her creative e-lit poetry projects Read more
01 Aug, 2016
Bonnie Ruberg and 'Doing it for free'
Alumna Bonnie Ruberg had her article 'Doing it for free: digital labour and the fantasy of amateur online pornography' published in a special issue Read more
18 Jul, 2016
Ken Goldberg and the Multiplicity at Tata Communication Summit
18 Jul, 2016
Ed Campion and the Sound Habitat
This year the Berkeley Center for New Media offered four faculty research grants to seed ambitious academic projects in the field Read more
30 Jun, 2016
Laura Devendorf and Abigail De Kosnik's paper wins Best Paper Award!
Devendorf gave a talk at the ACM Conference of Designing Interactive Systems in Brisbane, Australia Read more
30 Jun, 2016
Video Now Online: No Legacy
The incredible No Legacy || Literatura Electrónica exhibition now has a live online presence Read more
18 Jun, 2016
Ken Goldberg and robotic system changing laparoscopic surgery
The article discussed Goldberg's work in human-machine collaboration Read more
31 May, 2016
Ebb is an exciting, color changing thread being developed at UC Berkeley by students and faculty Read more
26 May, 2016
Through Practice: Ashley Ferro-Murray and Mark Lam
“Through Practice” by Ashley Ferro-Murray is a somatic exploration of the contemporary relationship between biomedicine and new media, or genetics (DNA code) Read more
26 May, 2016
Meet Lark Buckingham: Critical Design
Animator, filmmaker, performance artist, designer, tinkerer, activist, and data scientist, Lark Buckingham is a versatile and multidisciplinary provocateur. Read more
19 May, 2016
Announcing Our 2016 Undergraduate Certificate Grads
We're so pleased to be able to share their achievements and wish them the best in their future projects! Read more
19 May, 2016
Announcing our 2016 Graduates
Congrats to all! We lookforward to following their success in their new endeavors! Read more
17 May, 2016
Congratulations to the incredible faculty and students who represented BCNM at CHI 2016, the premiere conference for Human-Computer Interaction. Read more
17 May, 2016
Chris Goetz to join the University of Iowa as Assistant Professor
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16 May, 2016
Ashley Ferro Murray named Curator of Theater and Dance at EMPAC
EMPAC is described as where the arts, sciences, and technology use the same facilities and technologies Read more
12 May, 2016
Laura Devendorf's Color Changing Thread
Devendorf's project is focused on how to use thermochromic pigments in weaving and crocheted materials Read more
12 May, 2016
Eric Paulos' CS 160 Interface Design Showcase
Teams were challenged to design novel smartphone and smartwatch applications focused on health and medical themes Read more
26 Apr, 2016
Revisited: Recasting the Tsar Bell
We recap our unveiling of an electronic replication concert of the largest bell of all time Read more
11 Apr, 2016
Video Now Online: "Library of the Future"
Experience all the buzz about last week's conversation for yourself! Watch the video here. Read more
07 Apr, 2016
Video Now Online: "Right to Remember"
As a part of The Regents Lectures, Brewster Kahle discussed digital archives. Watch it here. Read more
07 Apr, 2016
Announcing 2016 Summer Research Awards
We are thrilled by the ambitious and innovative work these students are all completing Read more
05 Apr, 2016
ATC Video Now Online: Ron Rael
"Unnatural: People, Energy and Materials" Read more
04 Apr, 2016
Video Now Online: "Locking the Web Open"
with Brewster Kahle Read more
17 Mar, 2016
Announcing the Spring 2016 DE & Graduate Certificate Cohort
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25 Feb, 2016
Ken Goldberg Comments on Atlas for Wired
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23 Feb, 2016
Revisited: "Proxies and Placeholders"
A recap of Hito Steyerl's incredible lecture! Read more
16 Feb, 2016
Gail De Kosnik Interviews Tabaimo at Artist's First US Exhibition
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01 Feb, 2016
QGCon Promotional Video Live!
QGCon is a free, weekend-long, interdisciplinary exploration of the intersection between LGBTQ issues and video games Read more
21 Jan, 2016
Papers from Precarious Aesthetics
Last October BCNM invited scholars from around the world to come together and explore the complexity of the image and representation in the digital age Read more
07 Jan, 2016
Farewell to a Berkeley Visionary Sonya Rapoport
Rapoport was a former Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium speaker at the Berkeley Center for New Media. She passed away in June, 2015 Read more
10 Dec, 2015
Video Now Online: "Material Evidence: Scientific Inquiry, Sensory Experience, and the Creative Process"
Watch this ATC lecture by Adrien Segal online here Read more
08 Dec, 2015
NWMEDIA 201 Final Presentations
We were excited to see the final presentations of NWMEDIA 201, Questioning New Media, our foundational seminar on art, technology, and culture! Read more
04 Dec, 2015
Revisited: "Everything After: Opossum Impressions"
We revisit Lark Buckingham's installation from this past week Read more
24 Nov, 2015
Video Series Now Online: "Manufacturing Transparency"
Watch the Manufacturing Transparency Conference's speaker videos here! In collaboration with the French Embassy, New Hive, and the Goethe Institute Read more
24 Nov, 2015
Kate Mattingly on the Forty Part Motet
BCNM's Kate Mattingly (TDPS DE) had the opportunity to join SFMOMA talks of the Forty Part Motet Read more
19 Nov, 2015
Revisited: Precarious Aesthetics Conference"]
Keynote speakers included: Tom Gunning, University of Chicago; Christine Ross, McGill University; Abigail De Kosnik, UC Berkeley; Jeffrey Skoller, UC Berkeley; Jacob Gaboury, Stony Brook University; W. J. T. Mitchell, University of Chicago Read more
16 Nov, 2015
Björn Hartmann's SceneSkim on Engadget
05 Nov, 2015
Video Now Online: "Working the Stack: Exploits, Topologies, Ontologies"
Watch the video of Julian Oliver's lecture here Read more
04 Nov, 2015
Scott explores online learning environments to increase geographic and cultural connections and build diverse communities Read more
03 Nov, 2015
Revisited: Network Surveillance, Workshop with Julian Oliver
In collaboration with the School of Information on October 30th Read more
26 Oct, 2015
Shannon Jackson's New Retrospective of "The Builders Association"
Founded in 1994, the company has forged a reputation for work that blurs medium, genre, and temporality through masterful video, architecture, sound, and text interrogation Read more
22 Oct, 2015
Video Now Online: Panel Twelve from Precarious Aesthetics Conference
Featuring Ulrik Ekman (University of Copenhagen), David Rokeby (Ryerson University, Toronto), and Mark B. Hansen (Duke University) Read more
22 Oct, 2015
We're excited to be featuring two new courses in Summer 2016! Read more
20 Oct, 2015
Video Now Online: Panel Ten from Precarious Aesthetics Conference
Featuring Kristen Whissel (UC Berkeley), Andrew Utterson (Ithaca College), Jordan Schonig (University of Chicago) Read more
14 Oct, 2015
Alumnus Jane McGonigal's "SuperBetter" on Living Gamefully
BCNM alumnus Jane McGonigal's book SuperBetter has been reviewed in The New Yorker by Nathan Heller Read more
12 Oct, 2015
Ken Goldberg at ISRR 2015 Conference
Ken was a co-author on "Transition State Clustering: Unsupervised Surgical Trajectory Segmentation For Robot Learning " Read more
08 Oct, 2015
Manufacturing Transparency Submissions a Hit!
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01 Oct, 2015
Video Now Online: Vito Acconci
Didn't snag a seat at Vito Acconci's ATC lecture? We saved one for you here. Read more
30 Sep, 2015
Chris Goetz Featured on Memory Insufficient
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24 Sep, 2015
Technology Award Dispatches: Rama Gottfried
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24 Sep, 2015
Call for Art: Manufacturing Transparency
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24 Sep, 2015
Announcing the 2015-2016 HTNM Series!
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16 Sep, 2015
GNOSISONG: An Audiovisual Installation by Chris Chafe and Greg Niemeyer
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01 Sep, 2015
Research Opportunity: Textile Display Technology
"We are currently looking to work with 2-3 graduate or undergraduate researchers..." Read more
11 Aug, 2015
#ILookLikeAnEngineer: Women in Tech
We're thrilled to see the hashtag #ILookLikeAnEngineer gathering momentum! Read more
06 Aug, 2015
Field Notes: Teaching Nostalgia & the Future in New Media
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30 Jul, 2015
Summer Award Dispatches: KC Forcier
Here's what KC Forcier gained from the experience Read more
27 Jul, 2015
Ken Goldberg on Robots and the Cloud in Time Magazine
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27 Jul, 2015
Tech Award Dispatches: Naomi Bragin
This year, the BCNM awarded five new media graduate students with technology services and training awards to help them fund the support they need to further their research agendas Read more
22 Jul, 2015
Tech Award Dispatches: Lark Buckingham
20 Jul, 2015
Revisited: Alexander Weheliye
from his HTNM lecture, "System Addicts," earlier this April Read more
20 Jul, 2015
HTNM Video Now Online: System Addict
A recording of Alexander Weheliye's lecture, "Technologies of Humanity in Contemporary R&B Music" Read more
20 Jul, 2015
ATC Video Now Online: Tarek Atoui
From the electroacoustic composer's lecture, "DeafSpace and Making Musical Instruments" Read more
20 Jul, 2015
"The Builders Association" by Shannon Jackson Now Available
A new book by Shannon Jackson is now out! Read more
15 Jul, 2015
The Atlantic's Bold Bets Features Ken Goldberg
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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
13 Jul, 2015
Best Video Prize at Hamlyn Surgical Robot Challenge
17 Jun, 2015
Fall 2015 Events Sneak Preview
Mark your calendars — BCNM is hard at work bringing together a brilliant Fall 2015 program! Check out some of these great events! Read more
14 May, 2015
Video Now Online: Jesse and Glenda Drew
Watch this amazing ATC lecture on activism and technology, right here! Read more
21 Apr, 2015
ATC Video Now Online: Rirkrit Tiravanija
A March lecture on his art exhibition, now at YBCA Read more
21 Apr, 2015
Books in Browsers - Request for Proposals
BIB VI will explore new forms of stories that embrace hybrid digital forms, or play with the tension between digital and physical interfaces Read more
07 Apr, 2015
ATC Video Now Online: Reality Environments
View the recording of this ATC lecture, "Reality Environments" Read more
06 Apr, 2015
Summer 2015 Research Awards
BCNM is proud to announce the recipients of its Summer 2015 Research Awards! Read more
24 Mar, 2015
Precarious Aesthetics Call for Papers
Submission Deadline: May 1, 2015 Read more
18 Mar, 2015
BCNM Welcomes Spring 2015 DE & Certificate Students
Applications this semester were phenomenal and we’re thrilled by the unique perspectives each of our new students will bring to the Center Read more
17 Mar, 2015
HTNM Video Now Online: "Gamic Orientalism"
A lecture by Chris Goto-Jones, Comparative Philosophy Chair at Leiden University Read more
10 Mar, 2015
from the UCSB professor's talk, "Against the Cultural Singularity" Read more
03 Mar, 2015
HTNM Revisited: Chris Goto-Jones
from his lecture, "Gamic Orientalism" Read more
03 Mar, 2015
Bonnie Ruberg Discusses Queerness and Games
In Bonnie's introduction, "Video Games, Queerness, and Beyond," she makes a case for the importance of talking about queerness when we talk about games Read more
11 Feb, 2015
"Watching, creating, and archiving" paper published in Convergence
On the quantity and temporality of fannish productivity in online fan fiction archives" Read more
10 Feb, 2015
Lark Buckingham is the creator of Babump, a device posing as a business card holder that monitors heart rates Read more
10 Feb, 2015
'My dissertation, “Pixel Whipped: Pain, Pleasure, and Media,” uses the concept of virtual pain to reimagine the role of embodiment in supposedly disembodied media form' Read more
10 Feb, 2015
Gail is currently focused on the following projects Read more
09 Feb, 2015
ATC Video Now Online: Caroline Woolard
Part of the ATC Lecture series Read more
03 Feb, 2015
Revisited: New Media Carillon Installation and Performance
A new media Carillon installation and performance in honor of the 100th Anniversar of UC Berkeley's Sather Tower (the Campanile) Read more
03 Feb, 2015
Announcing the Eugene Jarvis Scholarship for Innovation in New Media
Sponsored by the game designer, Eugene Jarvis Read more
20 Jan, 2015
ATC Video Now Online: Rick Lowe
A recording of the community organizer's lecture, "Social and Community Engaged Work: The Genuine and the Artificial" Read more
15 Jan, 2015
ATC Video Now Online: Cheryl Haines
From her lecture, "Creative Interventions and Social Activation" Read more
14 Jan, 2015
ATC Video Now Online: Maya Lin
The recording of this highly anticipated lecture by the great architect Maya Lin Read more
12 Jan, 2015
ATC Video Now Online: Brett Cook
A wonderful lecture on community and dialogue, available right here. Read more
10 Dec, 2014
Tangible User Interfaces Student Project Exhibition
Kimiko Ryokai's NWMEDIA/INFO C262: Tangible User Interfaces created new products aimed at shifting the way we interact with technology Read more
03 Dec, 2014
Welcoming New Undergraduate Certificate Students
Hailing from a range of disciplines, the undergraduates who applied exemplified the interdisciplinary community the Center serves Read more
25 Nov, 2014
HTNM Video Now Online: Fred Turner
Missed out on this standing-room only lecture “Cold War Multimedia: The Democratic Surround”? Catch it here. Read more
19 Nov, 2014
Revisited: "Reclaim Disrupt" Installation
We revisit UC Berkeley MFA candidate Leslie Dreyer's new exhibition on gentrification Read more
18 Nov, 2014
HTNM Revisited: Fred Turner
Megan Hoetger (TDPS) revisits Fred Turner’s recent History and Theory of New Media Lecture Read more
18 Nov, 2014
Welcoming New DE and Certificate Students
04 Nov, 2014
Videos Now Online: Image as Location
In partnership with Books in Browsers, the Cultural Services of the French Consulate, the Goethe-Institut San Francisco, Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, and swissnex San Francisco Read more
28 Oct, 2014
Ken Goldberg: Cloud Robotics and Next Gen Surgery Robots
BCNM co-founder and director emeritus Ken Goldberg was recently interviewed by the NY Times for two separate pieces Read more
27 Oct, 2014
Video Now Online: Steven Johnson at "Image as Location"
The Image as Location conference was brought to you by BCNM, swissnex San Francisco, Goethe-Institut San Francisco, the Cultural Services of the French Consulate San Francisco, and Gray Area Foundation for the Arts Read more
14 Oct, 2014
Image as Location – Xavier Lucchesi "Glance Inside the Body"
Xavier Lucchesi’s art takes the traditions of the nude, the portrait, and the still life into the digital age Read more
13 Oct, 2014
HTNM Video Now Online: Jennifer Holt
The video and downloadable audio of this exciting lecture, "Cloud Policy," by UCSB Prof. Holt Read more
06 Oct, 2014
HTNM Revisited: Jennifer Holt
UCSB's Film and Media Studies Associate Professor sat down with us earlier this month. Read highlights here. Read more
30 Sep, 2014
ATC Video Now Online: John Perry Barlow
Thoughts on life's purpose, monotheism, and working with the Grateful Dead -- all in one video, here Read more
03 Sep, 2014
Summer Dispatches: Kyle Booten
Kyle Booten (Education) was one of five exceptional graduate students to be awarded a $1000 BCNM Summer Research Award. Read more
02 Sep, 2014
Announcing the 2014-2015 Arts, Technology, and Culture Colloquium
Berkeley's Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium is an internationally recognized forum for presenting new ideas that challenge conventional wisdom about art, technology, and culture Read more
13 Aug, 2014
Summer Dispatches: Laura Devendorf
Laura Devendorf (Information) was one of five exceptional graduate students to be awarded a $1000 BCNM Summer Research Award Read more
21 Jul, 2014
The world’s first interdisciplinary open license contest celebrating the carillon launched: Hack the Bells Read more
12 Jun, 2014
This amazing campus resource is co-directed by BCNM faculty members Read more
02 Jun, 2014
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
12 May, 2014
John Scott Awarded Eisner Prize
John's video is a pseudo-response to Frederick Wiseman's 2013 documentary 'At Berkeley' Read more
24 Apr, 2014
Urban Data Canvas Hackathon Video
We now have video online from the Urban Data Canvas Hackathon that took place earlier this year, facilitated by Casey Reas! Read more
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
18 Apr, 2014
Student Research Presentations
BCNM was excited to celebrate the research of its graduating Ph.D. candidates on Thursday, April 10th, at its Student Research Presentations Reception. Read more
15 Apr, 2014
Robots and New Media: A Contested Concept
A packed house greeted the first panelists for the Berkeley Center for New Media’s Robots and New Media Symposium on April 4, 2014 Read more
10 Apr, 2014
Announcing BCNM's 2014 Summer Research Awards
Congratulations to this year's Summer Research Award recipients! Each student will receive $1,000 of summer assistance to support their research initiatives. Read more
07 Apr, 2014
Playing Race with Bonnie Ruberg
This summer, BCNM DE Bonnie Ruberg will be teaching New Media 150 AC – “Playing Race: Investigating American Racial Identities through Video Games,” which will fulfill the American Cultures requirement Read more
24 Mar, 2014
ATC Revisited: Don Buchla
Don Buchla offered a crowd-pleasing performance on March 10th as part of the Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium Read more
18 Mar, 2014
HTNM Revisited: The Black Box, the Light Box and Photo-Receptivity
A contribution by Katherine Chandler on Alexander Galloway's recent HTNM talk Read more
03 Mar, 2014
This month, hear how Designated Emphasis Ph.D. candidate Tiffany Ng explores urban spaces through the architecture of music. Read more
11 Feb, 2014
HTNM Revisited: Lisa Nakamura, "Indigenous Circuits"
Professor Nakamura took a closer look at archival documents left from the largely invisbilized history of a corporation that employed thousands of Navajo women from the '60s to '70s Read more
28 Jan, 2014
Student Research Presentations
BCNM was proud to introduce its latest Spring 2014 admits and celebrate the incredible research of its senior graduate students in January Read more
02 Dec, 2013
Connect with Chris Goetz and QGCon
The Berkeley Center for New Media’s interdisciplinary environment has provided Chris with a research home that allows him to draw from various fields — from psychology to computer science to design Read more
06 Nov, 2013
A Response to Eyal Weizman’s “Forensic Architecture” by Katherine Chandler (Ph.D. Candidate Rhetoric and Designated Emphasis in New Media) Read more
31 Oct, 2013
Videos Now Online: "Creating Minds" Conference
Creating Minds is now online! Watch the wonderful talks today! Read more
29 Oct, 2013
Queerness and Games Conference Shoutout
Spearheaded by Chris Goetz and Bonnie Ruberg Read more
24 Sep, 2013
HTNM Blog - Peter Lunenfeld
Katherine Chandler (Ph.D. Candidate Rhetoric) responds to the most recent History & Theory of New Media Lecture Read more
05 Sep, 2013
Announcing the Fall 2013 – Spring 2014 Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium Lecture Series
Visit the ATC Colloquium’s home page at atc.berkeley.edu for directions, a list of speakers, and to join the mailing list Read more
28 Aug, 2013
The Color of New Media Working Group
Supported by UC Berkeley's Center for Race and Gender. Organized by Professor Abigail De Kosnik (BCNM, TDPS) Read more
20 May, 2013
Inventing the Future of Games 2013: Interactive Storytelling Symposium, Report by Chris Goetz
IFOG 2013 Symposium brought together academics and practitioners (as well as academic practitioners) for a stimulating conversation about storytelling in videogames Read more
20 May, 2013
New Media 2013 Summer Research Fellowships Awarded to BCNM Designated Emphasis Students
Berkeley Center for New Media is pleased to award fellowships for research on new media scholarship in Summer 2013 to five Designated Emphasis students Read more
23 Apr, 2013
BCNM New Media Students showcase Research at Spring Semester Presentation
UC Berkeley graduate students with a Designated Emphasis in New Media presented their research on April 17, 2013 in the BCNM Commons to an audience of students, faculty, and members of the public Read more
10 Apr, 2013
BCNM Welcomes New Students to the DE & Graduate Certificate in New Media
We are delighted to welcome eleven new graduate students to our Designated Emphasis and Graduate Certificate programs! Read more
03 Apr, 2013
Learning Mode Conference Recap & Highlight Video
Symposium speakers shared their diverse experiences with online education and examined the conditions, opportunities, and tensions pertaining to learning online Read more
27 Feb, 2013
BCNM Student Presentations for the annual BEARS Research Symposium, February 14, 2013
Exciting and innovative new UC Berkeley research projects weree presented at the Berkeley EECS Annual Research Symposium (BEARS). Read some of our students' research here! Read more
04 Feb, 2013
Video Art in the BCNM Commons, New Work by Jason Fritz, "Aunt Charlies Lounge: Smoking Only"
Jason Fritz is an interdisciplinary artist whose work shuttles between performance, film, installation, and disaster Read more
19 Dec, 2012
"Tether and Accretions : Fantasy as Form in Videogames," Christopher Geotz
Goetz, a BCNM Designated Emphais student and Film & Media PhD candidate, recently published an article about videogames in the academic journal Read more
12 Dec, 2012
Human Rights Day: How Social Video Changes the Game for Advocacy and Accountability
To commemorate Human Rights Day on December 10, Camille Crittenden, the executive director of CITRIS's Data and Democracy Initiative, wrote an article in the Huffington Post Read more
10 Dec, 2012
BCNM New Media Graduate Students Present Their Research
Their presentations spanned a wide range of study including street dance, machine learning and cyber-communication Read more
31 Aug, 2012
Alenda Chang, Ph.D. Rhetoric, DE in New Media, UC Berkeley Read more
29 Aug, 2012
Eric Paulos awarded Honorary Mention at Ars Electronica
08 Aug, 2012
New Media Summer Research Fellowships Awarded to BCNM DE's
Congratulations to the following students! Read more
30 Jun, 2012
Forest by Bit, Using LiDAR to Represent Sierra Nevada Forests
13 Jun, 2012
Video Art in the BCNM Commons - New Work by Henry Witecki, "The Bridge" (2012)
14 May, 2012
Who’s Achievement? — Evaluating Self-Constructed and Peer-Evaluated Badge Systems in Online Classrooms
14 May, 2012
BCNM Student Presentations for the annual BEARS Research Symposium
This year's theme is ""Big Data at Berkeley" Read more
07 May, 2012
Welcoming BCNM's New DE and Certificate Students
We are delighted to announce the following newly students to the BCNM Designated Emphasis and Master's Certificate Program in New Media Read more
04 May, 2012
Kony 2012 Video Inspires Students to Take Action
02 May, 2012
Digital Inquiry: Keynote Talk by Bernard Stiegler
The two day symposium brought together interdisciplinary scholars, artists, and media industry representatives to reflect on the nature of knowledge in the digital age Read more
07 Mar, 2012
Announcing the 2012 Peter Lyman Fellow
For their research, "Unmanned Aerial Systems: The United States’ Techno-Political Entanglements in the Post-Cold War" Read more
11 Jan, 2012
Artist Talk with Walter Kim on Modeling the Interaction of Light Between Diffuse Surfaces
Join us for lunch and conversation with artist Walter Kim at the Berkeley Institute of Design Read more
01 Sep, 2011
Position Open: Assistant Professor, New Media, Tenure Track
Applications must be postmarked by Oct. 14, 2011. Read more
25 Jul, 2011
Are We There Yet?, A Responsive Sound Installation, Ken Goldberg & Gil Gershoni, Contemporary Jewish Museum, SF Read more
25 Jul, 2011
"Opinion Space" is a social media technology designed to help communities generate and exchange ideas about important issues and policies. Read more
15 Jun, 2011
The Digital Production Gap: The Digital Divide and Web 2.0 Collide
Next deadline – March 1, 2021
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This list is updated regularly. Check back often for the latest updates. Email lara@berkeley.edu with suggestions.
This list is updated regularly. Check back often for the latest updates. Email lara@berkeley.edu with suggestions.
This list is updated regularly. Check back often for the latest updates. Email lara@berkeley.edu with suggestions.
This list is updated regularly. Check back often for the latest updates. Email lara@berkeley.edu with suggestions.
This list is updated regularly. Check back often for the latest updates. Email lara@berkeley.edu with suggestions.
Applications are now open. Applications are due February 1, 2021.
Applications for Summer 2021 are due March 17, 2021
New Media Research Fellowship
Next deadline – March 1, 2021
Eugene Jarvis Scholarship for New Media Innovation
Next deadline - Dec 1, 2020
Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Applications are now open. Applications are due February 1, 2021.
Applications for Summer 2021 are due March 17, 2021
New Media Research Fellowship
Next deadline – March 1, 2021
Eugene Jarvis Scholarship for New Media Innovation
Next deadline - Dec 1, 2020
Undergraduate Research Fellowship