Digital Media and Animation Showcase slated for May 9

Come take a journey through the world of imagination and witness some amazing student projects Saturday, May 9, when Alfred State hosts the free Digital Media and Animation Showcase.

Beginning at 5 p.m. in the Bret Llewellyn Gallery, located in room 312 of the Engineering Technology Building, will be a visual and interactive extravaganza. This, according to Dennis Dueno, a digital media and animation major from Brooklyn, is a gallery installation that will have two games that the audience can interact with, and will also feature a display of graphic design pieces.

Afterward at 7 p.m. in the Orvis Activities Center will be a showcase of selected works, including 2-D/3-D animation, film, motion graphics, and mixed media, said Kathryn Worth, a digital media and animation major from Corfu. Refreshments will be served at the gallery exhibition and a reception will follow the showcase in Orvis. Formal attire is requested.

All of the work shown is created by digital media and animation students. Worth said the event gives people the chance to learn about the processes students undertake when making their projects.

“Most students I have interacted with don’t know what we do and what is involved in creating a film, animation, or even a graphic on a computer,” she said.

Dueno noted, “Guests will be able to see the kind of work that is produced in the classroom that may be in theaters one day.”