Short inspirational lecture for Artificial Intelligence students at the VU Amsterdam. Topic: The MediaLab 2011 central theme and the function of creative coding for media for the convergence of media & media literacy

1. Cinekid MediaLab
Paulien Dresscher• Head New Media Programma • p.dresscher@cinekid.nl

2. What is Cinekid:
• 10 day International Festival + Educational program
• Film-Television-New Media programms
• Professionals Conference
• Expert meetings
• Cross Media Market
• Screening Club
• Cinekid on Locatie

3. Vision
• Media Literacy
• High Quality Media
• Deconstruction and contextualization of media
• Creating a good market for kids media
• Innovation, knowledge, experience
• Cooperation with educational institutions and the market

4. What has changed in learning?
• just-in-case learning vs just-in-time learning

5. MediaLab
14000 Visitors
digital literacy & media literacy
convergence of Film, Television, New Media
•New Media Award
•Games
•Installations
•Workshops

7. Thema 2011
Oldskool-Newskool: Living in Media
1. The Body as Interface
2. Traditional Games in New Outfits
3. (Digital) T(h)inkering
4. Reconstruction of media en tools

8. Face Recognition
Kyle McDonald, Zach Liebermann, Daito Manabe
http://web.mac.com/jsaragih/FaceTracker/FaceTracker.html
http://vimeo.com/26098366

11. Dysmorphia Robert Hodgin http://vimeo.com/17073934

12. Necomimi Neurowear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w06zvM2x_lw

16. Augmented Shadow
Joon Y. Moon
http://vimeo.com/14219338

18. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAGnSrdOfyA
http://www.theowatson.com/
http://www.openframeworks.cc/
Puppet Parade
Theodore Watson
Emily Gobeille

23. who are part of the
MediaLab?
Daily more than 100:
Artists
Professionals
Technicians
Interns
Volunteers
Developers
Scholars
Students
Educators
You?

24. Thank You!