Newsletter of the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University
A legion of superheroes will battle the forces of chaos at this year’s Viz-a-GoGo, the 16th annual showcase of digital wizardry conjured by students in the graduate visualization science program at the Texas A&M Department of Visualization.
The weeklong show, which features an exhibit of student art May 4-9 in the Rudder Exhibit Hall on the Texas A&M University campus, culminates with the ever-popular main event, screenings of time-based work 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 8-9, in Rudder Theatre.
A comedic superheroes theme interweaves the Viz-a-GoGo Friday and Saturday night screenings featuring an assortment of student work tied together with interstitials, or short thematic segments, in which Viz Force Five superheroes battle the Court of Chaos, led by evil Baron von Bad.
“There are five animated segments that tell a brief story about a giant robot attacking the city,” explained Julie Pool, a member of the team that created the campy cartoons. “The tone is tongue-in-cheek,” she said; “the characters are clearly ridiculous, but they take themselves quite seriously.”
The screenings include a few short animated and video features, works in progress, and class studies of specific animation and special effects techniques.
Viz-a-GoGo 16 creators have given the screening a PG-13 rating, but the still work exhibit, they said, is definitely kid-friendly.
Prior to the 7 p.m. screenings, there will be several live demonstrations 4 - 6:30 in the Rudder Exhibit Hall. These include interactive presentations on thesis projects and personal studies, as well as new video gaming and programming technologies.
The flat work exhibit, open daily beginning May 4 in the exhibit hall, features a “still” gallery, student sketchbooks, original artwork and a few character models.
For more details on Viz-a-GoGo 16, or to preview the superhero characters, view video snippets from the show and a promotional video, visit the website at vizagogo.tamu.edu.
The Viz-a-GoGo 16 promotional video can also be viewed on YouTube.
Viz-a-GoGo 16 is sponsored by the Arts Council of Brazos Valley, the TAMU Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts, the Texas A&M College of Architecture and the Department of Visualization.
- Posted: May 4, 2009 -
