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Postgraduate Research

Opportunities for postgraduate research at the iCinema Centre are available in the following domains:


1  Independent research: iCinema has a strong cohort of students undertaking independent postgraduate research in new media and digital cinema. Please note however, resources available for the supervision of independent research at iCinema Centre are strictly limited to general access postgraduate Faculty resources provided by the College of Fine Arts and the School of Computer Science.

1a Experimental research in new media and interactive cinema media
   
1b Computer science and engineering research in new media and interactive cinema
   
1c Theoretical research in new media and interactive cinema



2  Collaborative research on iCinema projects

For details, please contact Dr Dennis Del Favero



1a  Experimental research in new media and interactive cinema media

Projects in new media and interactive cinematic experimentation.
If you are passionate about a certain project and combine experience and knowledge with appropriate academic qualifications in domains relevant to the field, iCinema can provide opportunities for supervision towards a PhD. We are open to new ideas in the investigation of interactive cinematic practice.



1b  Computer science and engineering research in new media and interactive cinema

Numerous opportunities exist for both undergraduate and postgraduate students to undertake research at the iCinema centre in the fields of computer science and engineering.

Software engineering for real-time distributed interactive environments
Automated video, image, sound and speech analysis
Computer graphics
Real-time simulation of physical systems
Hardware design for interactive immersive environments
Sound and speech synthesis
Human, agent and robot interaction
Artificial intelligence, a-life and autonomous agents
Applications

We will only be able to accommodate a limited number of Honours thesis students due to the amount of Computer Science staff at the centre. If you are passionate about a certain project and possess experience and knowledge of the relevant domain, there is a much better chance of you being involved with iCinema this year. We are, of course, always open to new ideas - so if you have already conceived of a project that fits with the objectives of the centre, feel free to approach us.

Contacts:
Matthew McGinity
Keir Smith



1c  Theoretical research in new media and interactive cinema

Materiality, affect and the body in new media and interactive cinema
The pragmatics of software and aesthetic autonomy in new media and interactive cinema
The cinematic logic of immersive environments
Interactive and ascriptive narrative
Digital forms and memory
Violence and its embodiment in digital systems
The concept of interactive agency in new media and interactive cinema
The economy of the spectacle in new media and interactive cinema
Technical transparency in interactive representation
The politics and aesthetics of scale in digital cinema
Cultural anonymity in digital representation
Surveillance and interactivity
The function of navigation, interface and emotion within digital information
Histories of new media and and interactive cinema
The concept of interactivity in new media and interactive cinema
Virtuosity, style and character in new media
Modes of representation in new media



2  Collaborative research on iCinema projects

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Forthcoming Conference Papers

"Missing in Action: The handling by the ABC of Ken Burns' television documentary series, The War" Susie Walsh
Television and the National Conference, La Trobe University, Melbourne
19 - 21 Nov 2008


"Warrior Worriers and Babbling Battlers: Representations of combat trauma in the American war film" Susie Walsh
Remapping Cinema, Remaking History, Film and History Association Conference, University of Otago, Dunedin
27 - 30 Nov 2008