Spencer Kiser

Spencer Kiser

Head of Software Development at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Teaching

Communications Lab

Masters course, Interactive Telecommunications Program, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, 2008

An introductory course designed to provide students with hands-on experience using various technologies (online communities, digital imaging, audio, video, animation, authoring environments and the World Wide Web.) The forms and uses of new communications technologies are explored in a laboratory context of experimentation and discussion. The technologies are examined as tools that can be employed in a variety of situations and experiences. Principles of interpersonal communications, media theory, and human factors are introduced. Weekly assignments, team and independent projects, and project reports are required.

Soundwalk Studio: Making Environmental Sound Art

Workshop, Museum of Modern Art, 2008

By focusing on the soundscape in which we are immersed, we can find new appreciation of our surroundings, as well as discover a pallette of material from which to create art. The soundwalk is an excellent method for exploring a space and collecting material for sound-based works. Students will learn audio fundamentals and recording and editing techniques, and will participate in listening and field recording exercises. We will also create a digital sound map using the recordings from our field trips.