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Jacksonville University Establishes New Computer Art and Visualization Education (CAVE) Program and State-of-the-Art Training Facility
JACKSONVILLE, FL - The same computer animation software that has
been used to create the special effects seen in such television shows as
Star Trek: Voyager, SeaQuest DSV, Babylon 5, Space: Above and Beyond and
the recent TV movie Titanic will be part of the practical training students
receive at Jacksonville University's new Computer Art and Visualization
Education (CAVE) program, starting January 21.
In announcing the establishment of the new CAVE program at JU
today, Jesse G. Wright, interim dean of JU's College of Fine Arts, called
computer animation "a real advancement of the new discipline of
computers...and JU is in the forefront of teaching students how to use it."
Co-directors of the CAVE are Don Pence, a forensic animation expert
who specializes in accident reconstruction for civil litigation cases
around the country, and Kathryn Ewing, formerly employed as the trade show
and events coordinator for NewTek Inc., the highly respected computer
animation software company responsible for the programs CAVE will teach.
While CAVE's software training classes will be presented to JU
students and the community at-large under the auspices of JU's Continuing
Education Department, the academic aspect of the program will be
spearheaded by Dr. Barre Barrett, chair of JU's Division of Art, Theatre
Art & Dance, who also heads JU's computer art program.
CAVE will begin offering a series of four-day classes in NewTek's
award-winning Light Wave 3D and Video Toaster/Flyer at JU's new CAVE
Center, a state-of-the-art training facility. "We're really excited about
the potential of this software because it can run on most platforms and be
used by businesses, media, the entertainment industry and individuals who
want to use
3-D graphics on the Internet," Pence said. "Additionally, these products
can be used to create items such as flying corporate logos and training and
promotional tapes."
"The long-range vision for the program," Wright stated, "is to
prepare students better and more quickly for the computer demands of
tomorrow. We are proud that JU will be offering one of the first computer
animation programs of its kind."
Classes will be held at JU starting January 21. Each will last four
days and cost $499. For a schedule, call the CAVE's Don Pence or
Kathryn Ewing at (904) 745-7351.
Contact: Kathryn Ewing
CAVE
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Contact: Kathryn Ewing
(904) 745-7351
(904) 745-7351
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL 32211