Two progressive piano notes might make you think twice about going in the water. A standard march is the harbinger of all things evil. Chirping violin strings still send chills down the spine. The soundtrack […]
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Q+A: T. rex to T-1000, a CGI Pioneer’s Take on Blockbuster Film Visual Effects Now and Then
John Andrew Berton, Jr., an award-winning computer graphics animator and an assistant professor in Drexel University’s Westphal College, is one of a small group of visual effects professionals who have worked for virtuoso cinematic innovators […]
No Couch Necessary: Digital Media Program Showcases Top Games and Animations For Your Playing, Viewing Pleasure
The students who made a video game where you can save kittens in space, and help real cats on Earth as well, have taken an insidious turn with their second mobile game offering: Malevolence, Inc. […]
Drexel Snapshot: Giant, Underwater Spear From Revolutionary War to be Recreated in Drexel Lab
This massive, iron-tipped spear was affixed to the bottom of the Delaware River during the Revolutionary War to thwart British ships intending to invade Philadelphia. More than two centuries later, the giant spike—which was pulled […]
A Haunting Look at Human Beings
In 1993, prison inmates breaking ground for a new hospital wing at the Colorado Mental Health Institute made a gruesome discovery: the skeletons of more than 100 people buried in a mass grave at least […]
How to Build a Street Festival
Joseph Esposito, a senior in the Westphal College’s entertainment and arts management program, has been skateboarding since he was eight and working with Philadelphia’s Franklin’s Paine Skatepark Fund since coming to the city, but he […]
Drexel Snapshot: MAD Dragon Students Help Artist Behind ‘Mad Men’ Theme Song Release Vinyl Album For Record Store Day
This clear-gold vinyl record is one of just 1,000 special-edition copies of the Icebird album “The Abandoned Lullaby” that will hit the shelves in honor of Record Store Day on April 18. Students from MAD […]
Drexel Snapshot: Capacitive Yarn Makes the Cover of Advanced Energy Materials
The Feb. 18 edition of the journal Advanced Energy Materials featured a graphic illustrating the materials science behind Drexel’s capacitive yarn and textiles for energy storage. The cover story, which describes the process of making […]
Drexel Snapshot: Abandoned Power Plant Becomes a Classroom for Urban Design
The Delaware Power Station is a largely vacant 300,000-square foot building – notable as a set for Hollywood productions such as “Transformers 2” and “The Last Airbender” – which dominates more than 1,000 feet of […]
Head to Head: NBC, Brian Williams and the Future of Journalism
NBC Nightly News recently suspended anchor Brian Williams for six months after an investigation, spurred by a story in Stars & Stripes, revealed that his account of being in a military helicopter that was forced down by […]