Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Arguably, digital media is rapidly evolving as one of the most ubiquitous technologies to hit humankind. Depending on who you are (and how old you are) it’s thrilling, scary, or just normal that the web, mobile devices, apps, and algorithms are entrenched in our daily lives.
A phenomenon that so thoroughly affects the way we live, work, and think is a magnet for analytical and creative minds in Waterloo Arts. As a large and diverse liberal arts faculty in a university recognized for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), it seems fitting that teaching and research in Arts should — in fact, does — advance digital technology in numerous human-centered ways.