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bioSignals Culminates with Multimedia Exhibit

2024-10-15T03:36:54+00:00

Kangkong (Ipomoea aquatica) plants growing in different planting media using recycled containers. Plants transmitting biological signals around the world? Come and see for yourself as the bioSignals project culminates with their multimedia exhibit from 8 until 15 October 2024 at NO (@no.communityrunspace) in Diliman, Quezon City. Led by a distributed team of creative collaborators from the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS), TERRA BOMBA (Philippines), AwhiWorld (New Zealand), the United Kingdom, and international artscience collective Space Ecologies Art and Design (SEADS), this visionary project focuses on collecting, processing, and transmitting biological [...]

BAMS Students Present Metaverse Exhibit in Japan

FICS News (RF)2024-09-05T07:08:35+00:00

Volunteer students from the Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS) Program recently showcased an innovative metaverse exhibit during a short study visit to Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS). This presentation featured curated videos from students enrolled in MMS 198, a special topics course on intercultural communication and building digital bridges between the Philippines and Japan. The exhibit included contributions from collaborating institutions such as Tsuda University, the University of California Irvine, and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. The in-person presentation was a highlight of the ongoing Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) project under the TranPacific-Bridge Program, which spanned [...]