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October 27, 2017

[IDeATe Info] EA Tech Talk + Halloween in the Makerspaces Event + Updated list of Spring 2018 IDeATe Courses

Halloween in the Makerspaces flier Happy Halloween! On Tuesday, October 31st at 5:30 p.m., IDeATe and Mechanical Engineering will be co-hosting a Halloween event in the new Engineering makerspace in Hamerschlag Hall. We'll be making a spoopy, laser-cut bat and eating way too much candy. See you there!

Activision's Mike Sanders (Senior Visual Director, Art) will be on campus this Thursday, November 2nd at 4:30 p.m. to give a talk and Q&A with IDeATe students in the IDeATe Experimental Fabrication Lab (Hunt Library A5). There will be snacks!

Join us for the SCS Product Management Seminar on Thursday, November 2nd at 4:30 p.m. in Rashid Auditorium (GHC 4401) to learn more about product management as a possible career. Jennie Johnson (MCS '08), Director of Product at Niche.com will be addressing questions about the field and what it's like to be a product manager.

wats:ON, the biennial interdisciplinary event in the College of Fine Arts, will launch later this week. Events include a large-scale installation in the Great Hall featuring artist Hadi Tabatabai, plus a kickoff talk by Tabatabai on Thursday, November 2nd. There will also be immersive audio-visual performances in the Kresge Theatre on Friday, November 3rd and Saturday, November 4th. All events are free and open to the public!

Interested in taking 48-528 Responsive Mobile Environments in the Spring? Then you'll want to attend an info session on the course on Monday, November 6th at 4:30 p.m. in IDeATe Studio B (HL 106C). Offered as part of the Physical Computing and Intelligent Environment tracks, this advanced collaborative studio will explore intelligent spaces through speculative methodologies. The info session will introduce the course, topics and structure and give you a chance to find out more about how you’ll explore, prototype and speculate on new tools and tech for hybrid spaces.

Are you interested in computer graphics, computer history, or video games? Join the Computer Club at Demosplash, its 7th annual computer art and vintage computing festival, running Friday, November 10th, 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. and Saturday, November 11th, 12:00 - 10:00 p.m. on the 4th floor of the Gates Hillman Center. See demos for platforms old and new screened live on original hardware, enjoy tech talks, and play retro games at North America's largest computer graphics demoparty! Learn more at demosplash.org and get your free ticket today.

An updated list of the IDeATe courses for the Spring 2018 semester is posted on ideate.cmu.edu > IDeATe Courses > This Semester's IDeATe Courses.

KiltHub Research Repository is now live - KiltHub, CMU’s Institutional Research Repository powered by figshare is live and accepting self-deposits of data, papers, stimuli, code, or any other research product you would like to make publicly available and citable with a DOI. Feel free to contact Jill Chi snell (Integrated Media and Design Librarian) if you have any questions.

The CMU libraries regularly hosts workshops and office hours which can now be found on the new events ca lendar on our website. Each Wednesday afternoon there are office hours in Hunt Library for digital scholarship, data management, and KiltHub. Also, look for regular workshops on citation management software including Mendeley and Zotero.

IDeATe's Standard Fabrication Lab (aka the woodworking room) can now be accessed by students Mondays through Thursdays, 2:00 - 5:30 p.m.! If you would like to learn about using our drill press, band saw, belt sander, and other power tools, stop by Hunt Library A30 (basement, near the IDeATe Lending Booth) and HCI/IDeATe staff member John Antanitis will be on hand to help. For questions or appointments, send a message to help@ideate.cmu.edu.