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Technology Transformation
Miles Metcalfe, September 2008
Welcome to the future
Technology transformation in the creative industries
“User-owned” technology
Creative enterprise and entrepreneurs
Institutional response
Fewer old-fashioned computer labs
Self-service walk-in resources
Always-on connectedness
Service complements
New and improvedWOW
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*Highlights only. Yes, there’s more!
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Communication and Collaboration
Lots of good stuff coming
Network improvements over the summer, including wireless
Eduardo is here to tell you about MLE2
More to come – watch for announcements
Laptop Rollout
Subsidised laptops for Foundation Degree and Level 0 students
Fairness in user-owned technology
Vocationalism and opportunity
A team effort, thanks to...
Genevieve Cowcher, John O’Boyle, Tracey Damerum, Graham Reed, Ian Hole, Mike Dixson, Elisa Simone, Jake Durrant, Alex Hulse, James Norman, Mike Smith, John Gulliver
Rapid Prototyping
£120,000 modernisation of CAVE prototyping resources
Health and safety concerns addressed
New technology in modelling, prototyping, and visualisation
Thanks to John and Jake Durrant
Fashion Protoyping
Emerald lab upgrades and updates
Software easier and more fun to use
Thanks to Chip Harris, Dorota Watson, Jenny Udale, Alex Hulse, Simon Osborne, Nizam Shaikh, Nicholas Pinnock, Nick Ford
Video SAN
Think of it like a local hard drive for video that follows you around
Masses of storage, high performance, professional workflows, easier assessment
Complement to user-owned technology
Thanks to Dan Shane, Paul Marchant, Howard Austen, James Uren
Render/Transcode Farm
Think of it as lots of computers you can use for rendering animations or creating videos
Realistic animations, video to target many platforms simultaneously
Complement to user-owned technology
Thanks to Simon Osborne, Dan Shane, Paul Marchant, Howard Austen, Alex Hulse
Printing Upgrades
New printers and copiers
Improvements include scan-to-disk for paperless workflows
Better compatibility with all platforms
Complements user-owned technology
Thanks to Steven Forrester and Pam Graves
miniNet
College-wide media presentation network
Marketing and promotion
Exhibitions and events
News and information
Thanks to Dan Shane, Ian Cownley, Lisa Connolly
Have fun!