News/Events
Digital Aquarium's 10th Anniversary Celebration
Join the Digital Aquarium as we celebrate 10 years of multimedia service.
FREE FOOD, PRIZES and MUCH MORE!
September 27, 2011 12-2pm.
DA Sponsored Web Series Wins NAACP Award
Ngozi Isabelle Ahanotu, producer & creator of reality web series "The Den" is 2011's recipient of the NAACP award for "Best New Initiative". The project was shot and edited with the help of the Digital Aquarium along with DA staff assisting in the completion of the project.
Season One can be viewed here.
Digital Aquarium featured at ACAS 2011
The Digital Aquarium was a featured panelist and sponsor of 2011's Atlanta Creative Arts Symposium, a venture between Robinson College of Business and the Center for Entrepreneurship.
Join the Digital Aquarium's Facebook Group
Please join the Digital Aquarium Facebook Group, and invite GSU students, staff and faculty to do the same. We will use the Facebook Group to send out monthly announcements, such as our workshop schedules and event notices. It will also be a good way for media producers to network and collaborate on campus. You will need to be a member of the Georgia State University Group to be able to join.
Click here to go to our Facebook group >
iPad and FlipCams Pilot Launched
This Fall semester, Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) launched a new technology initiative with the Freshman Learning Community (FLC). Students have the opportunity to increasing their learning through technology. FLC instructors will monitor, both, how the device affects students' learning and how it impacts their academic success.
To learn more about the iPad and Flip Camera Pilot please click here.
Training Workshops News
The Fall 2010 semester brings lots of opportunities for technology training. Starting August 30, Adobe, Apple and MicroSoft classes will resume in Classroom South 401 & 403. September will be heavily focused on video applications like Final Cut Pro, iMovie and Windows Movie Maker. We'll also be offering classes in After Effects, Illustrator and PhotoShop. If you're completely new to any of these technologies, be sure to attend one of our Absolute Beginner sessions - an hour designed especially for folks who have never used the application before. You'll also see new topics added throughout the semester, including items like Motion, SoundTrack Pro, Flash, iWeb, Excel and more. Our classes are open to GSU students, faculty and staff - everyone is welcome to learn together.
Design Majors featured on CNN.com
Georgia State students from Stan Anderson's Advanced Typography course are being featured on CNN.com as part of this historical election with their typographical presidential portraits. Take a look! Many of these were created at the Digital Aquarium using our Graphic Design Tablets along with our Adobe Illustrator training and support.
Click here to view the article on CNN.com >
New to the Digital Aquarium in Fall 2008 is a new external BluRay burner, Digi003 Audio contol board in our Audio Suite and 8 new powerful Mac Pros. Installed on each machine will be new software including; Roxio Titanium Toast 9 for burning discs and authoring DVDS, Reason 4 to program MIDI music, and Adobe After Effects CS3 used to generate motion graphics.
BluRay Burner Now Available
A new external BluRay burner drive is now available for student use within the lab. A BluRay disc can hold up to 25 gigabytes of information and can play high-definition content on an HD display or TV. Students must bring their own BluRay recordable discs.
Video Projectors Now Available
Students can now checkout video and PC projectors from the Digital Aquarium, for no charge. Students can check out a projector twice per month, for two days at a time. Projectors can be used on and off campus. Projectors are SVGA, not High Def. We suggest making reservations far in advance, as there are limited supplies.
New Epson Photo Printers
The Digital Aquarium has made available two Epson Ink Jet Photo printers for students. The Epson RS1800 and RS800 printers can handle up to 13"x19" paper, labels, transparencies, and other unique formats. Students must provide their own paper and or media. Students must bring the paper in its original packaging, so that we can verify its compatibility with the printer. There is no charge to use the printers. Limit 10 prints per student per day.
