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Dan Novy

Assistant Professor Johnny Carson School-Theatre & Film University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
CEMA 253
Lincoln NE 68588-0205
Phone
402-472-2615 On-campus 2-2615
Email
novysan@unl.edu
Website

Dan Novy (also known as NovySan) is an Assistant Professor of Emerging Media Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he teaches the Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts courses “StoryLab” and "Digital Fabrication and Physical Computing," as well as being a Research Affiliate at the MIT Media Lab, where he co-originated the "Science Fiction-Inspired Prototyping" and "Indistinguishable from Magic" classes. His work focuses on decreasing the alienation fostered by traditional passive media consumption; increasing social interaction through transparent, interconnected and fluid media; and creating enriched, active, and inspired immediate experiences. He is a former visiting scientist at Magic Leap, and an Emmy- and Visual Effects Society Award-winning VFX technical supervisor, transmedia experience designer, and artist who formerly chaired the Visual Effects Society's Technology Committee.

Education

  • Ph D, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019

Courses

  • EMAR 110, Story Lab I, Fall 2022
  • EMAR 110, Story Lab I, Fall 2022
  • EMAR 110, Story Lab I, Fall 2023
  • EMAR 110, Story Lab I, Fall 2023
  • EMAR 446, Digital Fabrication and Physical Computing, Fall 2023

Publications and Other Intellectual Contributions

  • AI-generated characters for supporting personalized learning and well-being, NATURE MACHINE INTELLIGENCE