BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MIT Graduate Program in Comparative Media Studies - ECPv5.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:MIT Graduate Program in Comparative Media Studies X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cms.mit.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for MIT Graduate Program in Comparative Media Studies REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20080309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20081102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20090308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20091101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20100314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20101107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20110313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20111106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20120311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20121104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080118T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080118T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20141217T154809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141217T154809Z UID:21433-1200677400-1200677400@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:GAMBIT Game Lab Tour DESCRIPTION:This event is a guided tour of the new MIT-GAMBIT videogame laboratory. Interested participants are asked to gather in the lobby of 5 Cambridge Center at 3:30PM on Friday January 18th 2008 when they will be escorted to the 3rd floor. The tour concludes with our weekly Friday Games at GAMBIT where you will have a chance to play some of the newest videogames available and meet GAMBIT staff and students. Refreshments will be served. URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/gambit-game-lab-tour/ LOCATION:GAMBIT Game Lab\, 5 Cambridge Center\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cms.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/gambit_logo_color_white.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080121T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080121T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20140804T194141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140804T194207Z UID:21426-1200942000-1200949200@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:18th Annual Salute to Dr. Seuss DESCRIPTION:Gather around\, boys and girls of all ages\, for a celebration of the sublime and wacky world of Doctor Seuss. You will hear Prof. Henry Jenkins read from his works and talk about Seuss’s relationship to Modern Art and popular culture. We will also screen his remarkable live action feature film\, 5000 Fingers of Dr. T. An MIT Tradition marches forward. URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/18th-annual-salute-to-dr-seuss/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080128T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080128T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20140912T140013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140912T140013Z UID:21427-1201528800-1201528800@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Board Game Workshop DESCRIPTION:In each session established board games will be played and modifications based on game play will be made. URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/board-game-workshop/ LOCATION:GAMBIT Game Lab\, 5 Cambridge Center\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cms.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/gambit_logo_color_white.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080128T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080128T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20140908T143319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140908T143452Z UID:21428-1201546800-1201546800@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Beowulf - a FREE screening! DESCRIPTION:Sony Imageworks in conjunction with MIT’s Comparative Media Studies Program and LSC present a screening of the 2007 Robert Zemeckis/Neil Gaiman scripted film: BEOWULF! Attendance is FREE! \nIn the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all\, Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel\, he incurs the undying wrath of the beast’s ruthlessly seductive mother\, who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle resonates throughout the ages\, immortalizing the name of Beowulf. URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/beowulf-free-screening/ LOCATION:MIT Building 26\, Room 100\, Access Via 60 Vassar Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cms.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Beowulf-movie-poster.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080128T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080128T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20150123T192412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150123T192412Z UID:21434-1201546800-1201546800@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Is This On? (Learn To Be a College DJ) DESCRIPTION:Checking levels\, making a segue\, cueing vinyl (vinyl-what’s that?). \nGet to know your campus radio station (WMBR) as DJ Generoso teaches you various skills of doing a radio show. Then\, learn some history of WMBR (the first punk rock radio show in the USA)\, have a tour of the station and obtain membership information. \nFreshly baked cookies and milk will be provided because Andy would’ve wanted it that way. URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/learn-to-be-college-dj-2008/ LOCATION:MIT Building 50\, Room 030\, 142 Memorial Drive\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cms.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/WMBR.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080129T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080129T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20141216T141021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141216T141021Z UID:21431-1201615200-1201615200@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:From Film to Videogames DESCRIPTION:Discussion of adaptation with Matthew Weise: How film genres get translated into videogames. URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/film-to-videogames/ LOCATION:MIT Building 4\, Room 237\, 182 Memorial Drive\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cms.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Yui_Drawing_Me.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090108T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090108T100000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20150302T195137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150302T195137Z UID:21444-1231408800-1231408800@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Making Deep Games: An inspirational workshop about harnessing the power of metaphors for experience design DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, attendees will learn how to become more conscious about the mechanisms of complex abstract concepts\, to pin down their evasive elements\, to translate them into concrete rule sets and to make them tangible via procedural metaphors. This workshop aims at demystifying complex abstract ideas such as HONOR\, REGRET\, LOYALTY or JUSTICE by teaching a methodology to analyse and dissect them. It is a step-by-step tutorial to foster awareness\, reflection\, inspiration and a systematic approach to the purposeful design of deep games. URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/making-deep-games/ LOCATION:MIT Building N25\, Room 373\, 5 Cambridge Center\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090124 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20141218T150741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141218T150741Z UID:21441-1231459200-1232755199@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:GAMBIT: Videogame Company Tours DESCRIPTION:GAMBIT\, a collaboration between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the government of Singapore created to explore new directions for the development of games as a medium. Philip Tan\, the executive director of US operations for GAMBIT will be leading tours of local video game companies to help you understand the day to day goings on of the rapidly growing video game industry. URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/gambit-videogame-company-tours/ LOCATION:GAMBIT Game Lab\, 5 Cambridge Center\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cms.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/6311761004_549101914b_b.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090111T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090111T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20141202T155927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141202T155927Z UID:21430-1231678800-1231678800@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Designing Serious Video Games for Autism Research and Therapy DESCRIPTION:Matthew Belmonte \nWhy use video games to do science? Well\, if you’ve ever participated in a psychology experiment\, you probably don’t remember it as being particularly entertaining! This is bad for all concerned\, the scientist isn’t going to get good data unless the subject is engaged with the task. My research group is answering this challenge by embedding experiments in a video game which we use to study autism. I’ll discuss the player-centred\, event-driven design philosophy behind the game\, talk about how neuroscientists and game designers work interactively to make the game relevant to people with autism spectrum conditions\, and describe our goals for making the game a platform not only to measure autistic cognitive skills\, but also to facilitate autistic cognitive skills by removing barriers to their expression. URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/designing-serious-video-games-for-autism-research/ LOCATION:GAMBIT Game Lab\, 5 Cambridge Center\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090115 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20141210T160031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141210T160031Z UID:21440-1231718400-1231977599@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Experience Design Workshop: Taught by Razorfish DESCRIPTION:Nadya Direkova MIT Alum\, Senior Information Architect\, Razorfish; Generoso Fierro \nBuying e-tickets\, downloading a song\, chatting with friends on Facebook… you live through digital experiences every day. We invite you to learn how these experiences can be designed so that you can easily find and do what you want. Whether you are an engineer or designer\, this course will challenge you to start work by studying users – not technology – first. We’ll talk about user personas\, their moment-by-moment decisions and their full lifecycle relationship with your design. In the first part of the course\, we’ll present classic design practices\, digital trends and analyze experiences that work well and those that don’t. In the second part\, you will create a design document for a website of digital campaign. The class will end with a design competition. URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/experience-design-workshop-razorfish/ LOCATION:MIT Building 1\, Room 134\, 33 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cms.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/nadya.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090118T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090118T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20150325T182640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150325T182640Z UID:21445-1232305200-1232305200@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Mystery Science Theater 3000 -- Jason and Generoso Fav Episodes DESCRIPTION:Comparative Media Studies’ Jason Begy and Generoso Fierro will be showing their favorite episodes and clips of Mystery Science Theater 3000. The Sunday session is FREE. URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/mst3k-jason-generoso-fav-episodes/ LOCATION:MIT Building 6\, Room 120\, 182 Memorial Drive (Rear)\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090119T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090119T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20140819T172526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140819T172603Z UID:21439-1232373600-1232380800@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:A short\, practical course on Focus Group Research in Academic and Corporate Settings: The Whys and Hows DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Cheryl K. Olson\, Sc.D.\, who is co-director of the Center for Mental Health and Media at MGH\, and splits her time between academic research and real-world consulting. She’ll use her own focus group studies with teens and parents about video games as teaching examples. \nContent includes: \n\nWhen and why to consider focus groups (qualitative studies) in academic or corporate research.\nUsing focus groups for media research.\nPlanning your research (from research questions to human subjects paperwork).\nDesigning a focus group protocol (questions and procedures).\nBudgets and practical concerns.\nRecruiting participants. URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/focus-group-research-in-academic-and-corporate-settings/ LOCATION:MIT Building 26\, Room 142\, 60 Vassar Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090126T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20140804T194429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140804T194429Z UID:21303-1232996400-1233003600@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:19th Annual Salute to Dr. Seuss DESCRIPTION:Gather around\, boys and girls of all ages\, for a celebration of the sublime and wacky world of Doctor Seuss. You will hear Prof. Henry Jenkins read from his works and talk about Seuss’s relationship to Modern Art and popular culture. We will also screen his remarkable live action feature film\, 5000 Fingers of Dr. T. An MIT Tradition marches forward. No need to enroll! All are welcome. URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/19th-annual-salute-to-dr-seuss/ LOCATION:MIT Building 6\, Room 120\, 182 Memorial Drive (Rear)\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090128T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090128T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20150123T192626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150123T192626Z UID:21442-1233165600-1233165600@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Is This On? (Learn To Be a College DJ) DESCRIPTION:Checking levels\, making a segue\, cueing vinyl (vinyl-what’s that?). \nGet to know your campus radio station (WMBR) as DJ Generoso teaches you various skills of doing a radio show. Then\, learn some history of WMBR (the first punk rock radio show in the USA)\, have a tour of the station and obtain membership information. \nFreshly baked cookies and milk will be provided because Andy would’ve wanted it that way. URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/learn-to-be-college-dj-2009/ LOCATION:MIT Building 50\, Room 030\, 142 Memorial Drive\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cms.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/WMBR.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100111T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100111T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20140915T180343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140915T180343Z UID:21449-1263214800-1263214800@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Board/Card Game Design - Expansions DESCRIPTION:Ever played a board game and thought it was missing something? That you could make it better? In this class\, each group will pick an existing board game and develop an Expansion Pack that extends or modifies the rules. \nThe first session we will be talking about principles of game design\, picking groups\, and playing board games. The second will be focused on designing the expansions (with some materials provided). The final session will give groups an opportunity to complete their expansion and play-test each other’s games. URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/board-card-game-design-expansions/ LOCATION:MIT Building 2\, Room 135\, 182 Memorial Drive\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100114T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100114T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20140918T194642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140918T194642Z UID:21450-1263474000-1263474000@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Button Mash: Gender and Gaming at MIT DESCRIPTION:Hillary Kolos\, Mia Consalvo\, and Lynda Williams \nButton mashing is one of many stereotypes about women who game that this session will question. This event will explore issues around gender and gaming\, as well as be an opportunity for female MIT students who play digital games to come together to talk and play. The day will kick off with a panel discussion with Mia Consalvo\, visiting associate professor in CMS\, and other female game researchers and/or game industry professionals. Following the panel\, there will be time to play and discuss games that are interesting in terms of how they portray gender (i.e.\, Tomb Raider\, Mirror’s Edge\, Fat Princess). After a dinner break (pizza will be served!)\, we will invite all participants to join in on a roundtable discussion of what it’s like to be a woman that games at MIT. URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/button-mash-gender-and-gaming-at-mit/ LOCATION:MIT Building N25\, Room 373\, 5 Cambridge Center\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cms.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Photo-on-2010-01-20-at-10.08.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111121T020000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111121T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20150211T200730Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150211T201106Z UID:22852-1321840800-1321891200@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Online Information Session DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/online-information-session-112111/ LOCATION:cms.mit.edu CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cms.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/chat.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120121 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20150109T200919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150109T201224Z UID:21527-1326672000-1327103999@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Hacker Movies! DESCRIPTION:No enrollment limit\, no advance sign up\nParticipants welcome at individual sessions (series) \nSince the 1980’s\, hackers have been a favorite subject of Hollywood and television. In this film series\, we’ll be watching some classic (and not so classic) examples from the genre\, looking at how the depiction of hacker characters has changed over time. After the screenings\, we’ll adjourn for an informal discussion about how these different perspectives reflect changes in how hackers are viewed by mainstream society\, and connections between popular culture depictions of hackers and federal computer crime statutes and prosecutions. Also featured: popcorn! A collection will be taken up for pizza when people are hungry. Come see the movies you like\, and stay as long as you like. \nContact: Molly Sauter\, (267) 337-3861\, msauter@MIT.EDU \nThe Wunderkids\nWar Games (1983)\nHackers (1995)\nMon Jan 16\, 06-10:00pm\, E15-344 \nThe Old Guard\nSneakers (1992)\nSwordfish (2001)\nTue Jan 17\, 06-10:00pm\, E15-344 \nThe Big Bad\nTake Down (2000)\nLive Free or Die Hard (2007)\nThu Jan 19\, 06-10:00pm\, E15-344 \nNot All White Dudes After All\nThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) (Swedish with English subtitles)\nCowboy Bebop\, “Jamming with Edward” (1998) (Japanese with English subtitles)\nLeverage\, episode to be announced\nFri Jan 20\, 06-10:00pm\, E15-344 URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/hacker-movies-molly-sauter/ LOCATION:MIT Building E15\, Room 344\, 20 Ames Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cms.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/War-Games.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120121 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20150121T154402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150121T154425Z UID:21528-1326758400-1327103999@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Introduction to Knitting DESCRIPTION:Tue Jan 17\, 02-05:00pm\, E15-320 \nWed Jan 18\, Thu Jan 19\, Fri Jan 20\, 03-05:00pm\, E15-320 \nNo limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)\nParticipants welcome at individual sessions (series) \nStart a hat and keep warm in January! The basic knitting stitches will be taught during the mandatory first session (Tuesday January 17). The other three sessions are completely optional; I will be available to help. If you already knit\, feel free to join us (but please bring your own materials). Materials will be provided for the first 15 people to sign up by Dec 31.\nContact: Ayse Gursoy\, agursoy@MIT.EDU URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/introduction-to-knitting/ LOCATION:MIT Building E15\, Room 320\, 20 Ames Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cms.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ayse-gursoy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120204 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20140828T184148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140828T184254Z UID:21518-1327881600-1328313599@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Alternate Reality Game (ARG) Creation Workshop DESCRIPTION:Mon Jan 30\, 09am-01:00pm\, 4-145\nTue Jan 31\, Wed Feb 1\, 10-11:00am\, 4-145\nThu Feb 2\, 10-11:00am\, 4-265\nFri Feb 3\, 10am-01:00pm\, E14-633 \nEnrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)\nSignup by: 25-Jan-2012\nLimited to 30 participants.\nParticipants requested to attend all sessions (non-series) \nAn Alternate Reality Game (ARG) is an activity where players enter a fictional world\, discovering more and more of a hidden story\, characters\, and challenges as they move through the game. During this workshop\, groups of students will develop an ARG for the MIT Libraries to use as an orientation activity. On Monday\, we will talk about ARGs and present some basic ideas\, and the constraints and resources for the game will be presented. Students will be working on their own throughout the week to plan out the ARG\, and there will be a time each day for the class to meet and groups to present on their progress and get ideas. On Friday\, each group will present their ARGs to each other\, library staff\, and other MIT faculty. By the end of the workshop\, participants will understand what an ARG is\, will have created the structure for an ARG\, and will also know more about key resources in the library. \nThe focus in this workshop is on the game design and not the programming of game software\, so no programming expertise is required. The final product will be a paper-based plan and prototype that may be accompanied by digital media as a demonstration. \nContact: Scott Nicholson (Please register at link below)\nCosponsor: MIT Libraries URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/alternate-reality-game-creation-workshop/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cms.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/scottnicholson.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Scott%20Nicholson":MAILTO:scottn@mit.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121025T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121025T163000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20150211T204259Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150211T204259Z UID:21560-1351157400-1351182600@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:On-Campus Information Session DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/on-campus-information-session-102512/ LOCATION:Comparative Media Studies: MIT Building E15\, Room 335\, 20 Ames St.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130118 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20150327T150208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150327T150208Z UID:21602-1357344000-1358467199@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:[For Credit] 21W.794: Graduate Technical Writing Workshop DESCRIPTION:Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.\nListeners welcome at individual sessions (series)\nPrereq: Level: G 3 units Standard A – F Grading \nDraft a thesis proposal\, thesis chapter\, journal article\, progress report\, or specification\, and review basics of engineering writing. Sessions cover the processes of organizing and drafting professional papers\, improving writing style\, and revising documents. Students determine own projects; each project increment receives instructor’s editorial suggestions. \nIAP version:This course focuses on improving your ability to communicate technical information. Through a combination of lecture\, assignments\, and in-class writing exercises\, we will cover the basics of working with sources\, including summarizing & paraphrasing\, synthesizing source materials\, citing\, quoting\, and avoiding plagiarism. We will also cover how to write an abstract and a literature review. \nYou must attend all three meetings. No rescheduling is possible. NO LISTENERS.\nContact: Nick Altenbernd\, 14E-303\, x3-7894\, altenb@mit.edu \nSteven Strang\, Pamela Siska\nThis section is for Mechanical Engineering students or others who need this time.\nTue Jan 15\, 22\, Thu Jan 24\, 10am-01:00pm\, 2-147 \nSteven Strang\, Pamela Siska\nThis section is for Aero-Astro students\, and Chemical Engineering students or others who need this time.\nTue Jan 15\, 22\, Thu Jan 24\, 02-05:00pm\, 2-147 \nSteven Strang\, Pamela Siska\nThis section is for Civil-Environ Engr students\, Media Studies students\, and Nuclear Engineering students or others who need this time.\nThu Jan 17\, Wed Jan 23\, Fri Jan 25\, 10am-01:00pm\, 2-147 \nSteven Strang\, Pamela Siska\nThis section is for Supply Chain Management students\, and TPP-ESD students or others who need this time.\n>Thu Jan 17\, Wed Jan 23\, Fri Jan 25\, 02-05:00pm\, 2-147 URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/21w794-graduate-technical-writing-workshop/ LOCATION:MIT Building 2\, Room 147\, 182 Memorial Drive\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130129 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20150309T174731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150309T174731Z UID:21605-1357516800-1359417599@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:MIT Writers' Group DESCRIPTION:Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required\nSign-up by 01/04\nAttendance: Repeating event on the 7th\, 14th\, and 28th\, participants welcome at any session\nPrereq: none \nWant to write something creative but need some motivation or support? Join other writers to get advice about your own writing\, to help other writers\, or to get inspiration to write something to share with the group–any type of creative writing\, including fiction\, poetry\, literary nonfiction\,memoirs\, personal essays\, plays. Open to MIT undergraduate and graduate students\, lecturers\, staff and faculty. \nSponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center\nContact: Steven Strang\, (617) 253-4459\, smstrang@mit.edu URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/mit-writers-group/ LOCATION:MIT Building 12\, Room 134\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130201 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20150121T152251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150121T152251Z UID:21604-1357516800-1359676799@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Individual Consultations at the Writing and Communication Center DESCRIPTION:Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required\nAttendance: Repeating event\, participants welcome at any session\nPrereq: none \nThe Writing Center will continue to offer free consultation and advice on oral presentations and on any writing problem\, including finding a topic\, generating ideas\, overcoming writer’s block\, improving grammar\, crafting effective sentences and paragraphs\, organizing ideas\, using of evidence\, analyzing audiences\, and writing strategically. We can help with technical writing; theses in all departments; job\, graduate and med school application essays; research and teaching statements; resumes; conference talks; articles for publication; book proposals and chapters; and papers for any course. We also offer help on pronunciation. \nSponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center\nContact: Steven Strang\, 12-132\, 617-253-4459\, smstrang@mit.edu URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/writing-communications-center-individual-consultations/ LOCATION:MIT Building 12\, Room 132\, 60 Vassar Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130117 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20150327T145806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150327T145845Z UID:21601-1357689600-1358380799@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:[For Credit] CMS.S98: Special Subject: Comparative Media Studies Qualitative Data Analysis DESCRIPTION:Jan 9: 4-5pm\nJan 10\, 14\, 16: 2-5pm\nPre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.\nLimited to 12 participants.\nNo listeners \nPrereq: Permission of instructor limited to graduate students only \nLevel: G 3 units Standard A – F Grading Can be repeated for credit \nSeminar or lecture on a topic that is not covered in the regular curriculum. \nThe goal of this class is to provide frameworks and hands on experience in analyzing data collected through interviews\, observations and other qualitative methods. We will cover standards for analysis\, strategies (such as thematic analysis\, discourse analysis\, critical analysis and narrative analysis)\, and analytic processes such as iterative coding\, building matrices\, and pulling out logics. The instructor will provide a data set of selections from interviews with musicians in which they discuss their understanding of the music business\, but if people already have data sets they are eager to work with\, they can do that too. \n \nContact: Becky Shepardson\, bshep@mit.edu URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/cmss98-comparative-media-studies-qualitative-data-analysis/ LOCATION:Comparative Media Studies: MIT Building E15\, Room 335\, 20 Ames St.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130109T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130109T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20161027T190623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161027T190623Z UID:21586-1357747200-1357750800@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Reading Programming Code as a Cultural Object DESCRIPTION:Enrollment: Limited: First come\, first served (no advance sign-up)\nPrereq: None \nSo much around us is driven by programs and written in code\, in one or several computer languages. We use algorithms to visualize data\, interpret behaviors\, read trends\, and drive decisions. Programs and algorithms are culturally determined objects\, often observable as aesthetic works or philosophical gestures. It’s time to think more about the cultural aspects of code and what goes on “under the hood” of digital manifestations. How is code written and by whom? Under what conditions? How does code circulate? Where do the creative aspects of programming lie? What do porting code and natural language translation have in common? How do we understand the obsolescence of computer languages? Let’s talk about what it means to start reading code differently\, as cultural objects and statements. Let’s raise the questions that need to be raised. \nSponsor(s): Libraries\, Comparative Media Studies\nContact: Patsy Baudoin\, 14S-230\, 617 253-4979\, patsy@mit.edu URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/reading-code-cultural-object/ LOCATION:MIT Building 14E\, Room 311\, 160 Memorial Drive\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cms.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Independent-Activities-Period.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130131T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20140828T183754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140828T183822Z UID:21592-1357844400-1359669600@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Alchemists and Mad Scientists: from Faust to Dr. Strangelove DESCRIPTION:Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up\nAttendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions \nCuriosity is perhaps the defining characteristic of scientists in the popular mind\, but a popular belief asserts that “curiosity killed the cat.” In the popular imagination scientists challenge the boundaries of human knowledge\, frequently paying a dire price for their audacity\, and sometimes bringing that price down on the population around them. In this activity we will consider how science and scientists have been depicted in popular culture\, starting with one manifestation of the widely celebrated Faust legend. We will trace the development in mass media of the evolution of alchemists into mad scientists\, using the films “Faust\,” “Metropolis\,” “The Bride of Frankenstein\,” and “Dr. Strangelove” as our texts. Our goal will be a deeper understanding of the history of representations of science and scientists in Western narrative media. \nAdvance sign-up isn’t required\, but please email Stephen Brophy (stephbr@mit.edu) if you plan to attend so he can give you access to the activity’s Stellar site. \nSponsor(s): Science\, Technology\, and Society\, Comparative Media Studies\nContact: Stephen Brophy\, stephbr@mit.edu \nFaust\nJanuary 10\nThu\n7:00PM-10:00PM\n3-133 \nWhat do you do when you have it all and it isn’t enough? Faust was the most highly respected philosopher\, theologian\, and physician of his time\, but because he wasn’t satisfied with all that he sold his soul to the Devil. And then what happened? \nStephen Brophy – Lecturer\, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies \nMetropolis\nJanuary 17\nThu\n7:00PM-10:00PM\n3-133 \nBack in the good old days\, when you built a city that had sunshine and sport for the 1%\, but endless drudgery for the 99% who kept it going\, you needed a mad scientist to run it all. And no scientist has ever been madder than Rotwang\, the genius behind Metropolis! \nNicole Labruto – PhD Student in History\, Anthropology\, and STS (HASTS)\, Stephen Brophy – Lecturer\, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies \n The Bride of Frankenstein\nJanuary 24\nThu\n7:00PM-10:00PM\n3-133 \nWhat happens when you build a creature with parts collected from graveyards and gallows\, but neglect to provide him with a companion? He becomes monstrous in his loneliness. But maybe building a companion from the same materials isn’t the best solution? \nStephen Brophy – Lecturer\, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies\, Marie Burks – PhD Student in History\, Anthropology\, and STS (HASTS) \nDr. Strangelove\nJanuary 31\nThu\n7:00PM-10:00PM\n3-133 \nMad scientists don’t only haunt medieval castles – they also ply their wares in the most up to date War Rooms. What happens when a modern mad scientist builds a Doomsday Machine for the Pentagon? See this movie to learn how to stop worrying and love the Bomb! \nStephen Brophy – Lecturer\, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies\, Benjamin Wilson – PhD Student in History\, Anthropology\, and STS (HASTS) URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/alchemists-mad-scientist-faust-to-dr-strangelove/ LOCATION:MIT Building 3\, Room 133\, 33 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cms.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Dr-Strangelove.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130112T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130112T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20141121T153404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141121T153404Z UID:21587-1358017200-1358024400@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Create a Web Series! DESCRIPTION:Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required\n \nAre you interesting in storytelling or filmmaking? Are you a fan of creative web series such as Dr. Horrible\, The Guild\, or The Lizzie Bennet Diaries? Would you like to work with other energetic story-lovers? Then you’re invited to get in on the ground floor of developing an MIT-themed web series for debut in 2014! Comedy or drama\, sci-fi or mystery\, wacky or serious—your creative vision will help shape the show. Together\, we’ll acheive our nefarious master plan: to create something so interesting\, so entertaining\, and so well-made that it will ensnare every procrastinator on campus! \nRegister by email to get location information as it becomes available. \nSponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies\n Contact: Sarah Coe\, coesa@mit.edu URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/create-a-web-series/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130114T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130118T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20140919T153115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141015T145458Z UID:21570-1358157600-1358528400@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:Building Story Worlds: Space\, Time\, Rules\, and Narrative in Game Design DESCRIPTION:Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required\nSign-up by 01/09\nLimited to 20 participants \nAttendance: Participants must attend all sessions \nVisiting Artist Guilherme Marcondes\, in conjunction with researchers from the MIT Game Lab and the Program in Science\, Technology\, and Society\, will lead a workshop exploring the role of space in storytelling. The workshop will focus on exploring how artists can use the tools of game design—including space\, time\, and rule sets—to construct complex narratives that are deeply embedded in the settings in which they unfold. Participants will learn how to design and refine a game prototype through playtesting and observation; produce\, gather\, organize\, and use concept art\, music\, sounds\, and other source materials to establish the mood of a narrative setting; and evaluate their own and others’ creations in a critique-based studio environment. \nNo prior programming experience is required. Participants will review examples of stories that deal with spatial exploration; explore in and around MIT on foot; and work in teams to create tabletop game prototypes.  Students who want to advance their projects may continue working with the researchers Jan. 21-24 & may exhibit and demonstrate these prototypes at a public event on Jan. 24 at the MIT Museum.  There is also opportunity in the second week for exploratory visits with faculty and labs. \nThe MIT Visiting Artists Program will host filmmaker\, animator\, and mixed-media artist Guilherme Marcondes for a two-week residency.  For more information visit http://arts.mit.edu/artists/guilherme-marcondes/. \nTo register\, email Meg Rotzel at mrotzel@mit.edu. \nSponsor(s): Science\, Technology\, and Society\, MIT Game Lab\, Comparative Media Studies\n\nContact: Meg Rotzel\, 617-253-2372\, mrotzel@mit.edu URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/building-story-worlds-game-design/ LOCATION:MIT Building 56\, Room 180\, Access via 21 Ames Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130115T113000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185914 CREATED:20150115T195606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150115T195606Z UID:21603-1358244000-1358249400@cms.mit.edu SUMMARY:How to Write a Great Abstract DESCRIPTION:Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required\nLimited to 20 participants\nPrereq: none \nFor your paper to be successful\, people have to actually read it. A compelling abstract is essential for capturing their attention and making them want to read more. But writing an effective abstract is challenging because you need to summarize what motivated you\, what you did\, and what you found\, in a small number of words. In this workshop\, we’ll analyze sample abstracts from different fields\, learn editing strategies\, and practice revising abstracts. You’ll leave with a better understanding of how to write a strong abstract that clearly presents your research. \nSponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center\nContact: Steven Strang\, 12-120\, 617 253-4459\, SMSTRANG@MIT.EDU URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/how-to-write-a-great-abstract/ LOCATION:MIT Building 12\, Room 132\, 60 Vassar Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States CATEGORIES:Independent Activities Period END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR