faculty work
Emerging Media Arts faculty are pushing the boundaries of new and emerging media across disciplines and involving students in the creation of cutting-edge work that expands our notions of how art, science and audiences interact.
Many of the faculty at the Carson Center operate their own unique research labs that align with their expertise. Their work aims to inspire innovation and collaboration in the Emerging Media Arts program and beyond.
Richard Endacott
Professor of Cinema and Screenwriting
Richard Endacott, professor of cinema and screenwriting, wrote and directed a short film titled “Turn Over,” which told the story of two estranged brothers who come together to restore an antique tractor after the death of their father. He won three screenwriting competitions, and the short film is currently on the film festival circuit.
About a dozen Husker students served on the crew. Endacott said giving students hands-on experience working alongside professionals gave them insight into all aspects of production. “I think our students do understand that at the core of everything they do, what they’re doing is contributing, as part of a larger team, into a singular creative vision,” he said.
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Lincoln actor Eric Moyer acts his lines as he is filmed by director of photography Barry Joyce and Nebraska student Isaiah Griffith holds a boom mic.
- The Turn Over, 2024
Richard Endacott describes what he wants in a scene to Lincoln actor Eric Moyer. Filming of the movie using UNL students as the production crew.
- The Turn Over, 2024
Director of Photography Barry Joyce sets up a tracking shot for the film.
- The Turn Over, 2024
faculty research labs
The Awareness Lab
The Awareness Lab is a creative research studio generating contemplative, experiential technologies for the surfacing of awareness, well-being and self-interdependence. Led by Carson Center faculty Jesse Reding Fleming, the Awareness Lab seeks to foster embodiment, create moment to moment experiences and mutate interconnection through wearable, perceptual technologies.
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The Speculative Devices Lab
The Speculative Devices Lab led by Assistant Professor of Emerging Media Arts Ash Eliza Smith focuses on expanded realities, spatial storytelling and geolocative media. The lab partners with campus, statewide and national collaborators to explore how emerging technologies can use storytelling to advance our understanding of the world.
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The Enchantment Lab
Led by Emmy Award-winning artist-engineer Professor Dan (NovySan) Novy, the Enchantment Lab explores the edges of emerging technology, immersive storytelling and embodied interface design. From the depths of the ocean and the frontiers of space to the inner worlds of perception and vast fields of data, the lab uses enchantment as a framework for exploratory research where science, narrative and magic converge to reveal new modes of human experience and understanding.
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