For the second consecutive year, the CIC has six students and two faculty attending the South by Southwest Interactive Festival, part of a massive, 10-day conglomeration of festivals and conferences in Austin, Texas. They will network with industry professionals and learn about emerging technology, film and interactive media. And, of course, they will blog their experience here.
The Last day at the SXSW was incredible! I am leaving Austin feeling inspired, educated, scared, empowered, overwhelmed, excited, thoughtful, motivated, exhausted, and fulfilled. I am feeling all of the emotions. The last day at SXSW was spent attending… Read More »Last Day
On our last day here, I felt it was only right to stop by the Trade Expo. And what a decision that was! I met amazing vendors and found even better career opportunities. Plus, I even ran into a USC… Read More »SXSW Day 5!
I guess I’m moving to Austin! Our tour today of IBM was refreshing and innovating. First, seeing a company as large as IBM manage to successfully implement frameworks such as Agile was breathtaking. It really shows that company-wide change is… Read More »SXSW Day 4!
Before coming to SXSW, I knew very little about blockchain…but have learned so much in the last few days! My Monday started with a session on the future of farming, from wearable technology on the animals to using blockchain to… Read More »Blockchain for farming?
Today’s theme was : “The New Frontier”. I sat in a lecture about Variable fonts what they are, and how they are transforming the web and digital media. This lecture spoke to my Graphic Designer nerdiness. Most consumers don’t notice… Read More »“The New Frontier”
The short answer is yes. In China, they’re implementing a social credit system where if you do what are considered bad things, i.e. smoking, or jaywalking, they will ban you from doing certain things. Also, robots already exist that are… Read More »SXSW 3/11: Is Black Mirror Coming True?
With another day comes more adventure! It looked like the day would be full of rain, but we were instead greeted with fantastic temperatures and a nice wind chill. This paired perfectly for a day filled with walking. I sat… Read More »SXSW Day 3
I’m posting a day late as I was prioritizing the CIC Instagram takeover. If you aren’t following, go check it out (@UofSC_CIC)! I began my day with a walk to the Hilton in Austin where I attended pitch sessions for… Read More »Blockchain, Opioids, and an Expo?
I learned, saw, and did a lot of different things today, but everything had a theme – immersion. Today I realized that a huge theme today in our society is creating immersive experiences that leave an impact. I learned about… Read More »Immersive Experiences
Today was the day of activations — and if you’re anything like me, you didn’t even know what that word meant until today! Activations are essentially a form of advertising built around engaging consumers in the whole experience of a… Read More »Ready, Set, Activate!!
In the first session of the day, I learned about the integration of Artificial Intelligence into the world of journalism. While everyone is afraid that robots are going to take our jobs, that isn’t a concern, at least not for… Read More »The Future of Journalism and Fashion
Day Two (Saturday) started with a interesting and very real discussion about tackling the opioid epidemic using blockchain technology. The panel talked about taking back control of our data and using it to OUR benefit and only giving out what… Read More »Day 2: Saturday
I promise I am not being dramatic when I say that my second day here was life-changing. My morning started out with an amazing session on solving diabetes. As a Type-1 Diabetic, this hit home and opened my eyes to… Read More »SXSW Day 2!
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” – Plato Freshman year, my JOUR 101 professor predicted that the future of learning would be via play. Attending this session on… Read More »The Power of Play
Second day at SXSW done! Walked almost 10 miles so I am happy to be resting and gearing back up for tomorrow. One of the most exciting things I found today was a Canadian research based company called Stradigi that… Read More »New Day, New Technologies
What an adventure day one was. For me, it was my first time on a plane and also my first time navigating a city bigger than Columbia. We left Columbia at around 7am and ended up in Austin at around… Read More »SXSW Day 1!
Welcome to Texas! What an action-packed, BUSY first day. Two flights in the morning, sessions in the afternoon, multiple meals at food trucks, and then a late-night session ending close to midnight. Looking forward to some fantastic sessions on Day… Read More »SXSW Day 1!
What do you mean it has only been one day?? To say SXSW is overwhelming is an understatement! It has already been an insane and mind blowing experience and it has only just begun. One of the sessions I attended… Read More »SXSW Friday
For our first day at SXSW, we did some exploring around the city. My favorite session of the day was learning how best to tackle this festival, balancing learning with self-care but also fun. What I’m most excited about tomorrow… Read More »SXSW 3/8
Feeling FULL The first day at SXSW was overwhelming to say the least, but also incredibly inspiring! It’s amazing to see this many creative and forward thinking people in one area. The amount of patterned socks I’ve seen is astonishing,… Read More »SXSW Day 1
I came into SXSW most excited for all of the opportunities to learn at the various sessions, but my biggest lesson from today was the power of networking. By the end of my first session today, I had already passed… Read More »SXSW Day 1