Hello all!
We hope you’ve been doing well! Although the semester may be rapidly approaching its end, we still have a few events up our sleeves. 😉
Suite Dreams on Pixelating Screens!
Next Tuesday on November 19th from 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m., we will be collaborating with the Games & Media Library to host the Suite Dreams on Pixelating Screens event! Come on down to our lab, located in ATC 1.705, and create some magnificent works of art on vintage versions of various art programs!
Thanksgiving Break
As usual, we will not be hosting open lab hours over the week of Thanksgiving break.
Demo of the Week
Our demo of the week is Marble Blast Gold on the iMac G5!
Stop by the lab and play this vintage Super Monkey Ball clone on a vintage machine!
Object of the Week
The object of the week is the Panasonic Dynamite 8 Track Player!
This particular machine, released in 1976, is designed to play 8-Track tape cartridges. This now defunct audio format was the 60s’ and 70s’ version of a portable music player. The way an 8-track player is designed means that once it has finished playing the final track, it automatically loops back to the beginning.
If you would like to learn more, this article from collector’s weekly has information about our specific model of 8-track player. This article, from recording-history.org, explains the history of the 8-track format itself.
Lab Hours and Room Number
We are located in ATEC 1.705, right next to ATEC’s welcome center. Our open lab hours are:
Monday: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Tuesday: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Wednesday: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Thursday: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Friday: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Thank you for reading our newsletter! We hope to see you soon and wish you a stress-free week.
Sincerely,
The Media Archeology Lab
The University of Texas at Dallas
