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December 8, 2006
Seeing culture through technology and technology through culture
"Technology in Art and Cultural Heritage", a freshman seminar taught by Szymon Rusinkiewicz, assistant professor of computer science, is no simple course in digital art. It explores how developments in science, technology and mathematics not only influence artistic styles but also shape our cultural heritage.
In a recent session, a critique of student projects was followed by a lecture on the physics of light, an art history lesson and a mini-tutorial on Rusinkiewicz's own cutting-edge digital imaging research.
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