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DCT Faculty to speak at MIT

DCT Faculty to speak at MIT

Dr. Teresa Nakra, Professor of Music, Design, and Creative Technology, is preparing to give a presentation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on September 30, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Dr. Nakra will talk about her invention from 1998 called the “Conductor’s Jacket.” For her doctoral research at MIT, twenty-five years ago, Dr. Nakra, along with her professors at the time, created a special suit implanted with multiple sensors, able to track a conductor’s movement during a concert and generate data.

Dr. Nakra will be joined by another panelist Joanna Kurkowicz, a professional concert violinist and concertmaster of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. Kurkowicz will demonstrate the jacket by wearing it and playing a piece for the attendees, showing how the sensor suit works. Dr. Nakra states that the inspiration for the suit came from Walt Disney’s Fantasia released in 1940, which features a similar concept related to conducting music through signals generated by musicians. Dr. Nakra’s invention has been part of the permanent collection at the MIT Museum since 2011, and she is reportedly excited about giving the talk.

More information about the talk can be found on MIT’s Museum website for their Lunch & Learn Series through September 30: https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/programs/lunch-learn. Don’t miss the chance to witness this intriguing presentation.

– Maya Randall ‘26

2021 IMM Senior Showcase – Friday, May 14

2021 IMM Senior Showcase – Friday, May 14

The annual Interactive Multimedia Senior Showcase will take place on Friday, May 14. The virtual event will allow the largest-ever group of graduating IMM students to showcase their thesis projects to family, friends, and fellow students. Continue Reading

Professor Kuiphoff invites you to share your own solar visualization

Professor Kuiphoff invites you to share your own solar visualization

Professor John Kuiphoff is always working on something unique.  In his latest project, he incorporates a bit of code and makes some amazing physical data visualizations to demonstrate how much sun a particular region gets over the course of an entire year. Always one to make things both beautiful and educational, check out his Youtube… Continue Reading

Join us for IMM Winter Lab: IMM Senior Progress

Join us for IMM Winter Lab: IMM Senior Progress

Join us on Friday, December 8th from 8 – 10pm on Zoom for Winter Lab: Senior Progress! Come see what our IMM Seniors have been up to as they plan their thesis projects. Each student will give a quick, 90-second elevator pitch of their project, and afterwards there will be a brief Q&A section. Friends,… Continue Reading