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Encyclopedia > Michael Naimark
Michael Naimark at Frankfurt Airport in 2007

Michael Naimark is a media artist notable in the fields of cinematography, interactive systems, and immersive projection. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 538 pixelsFull resolution (3916 × 2634 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 538 pixelsFull resolution (3916 × 2634 pixel, file size: 3. ...


Naimark helped found a number of prominent research labs: MIT Media Laboratory (1980), the Atari Research Lab (1982), the Apple Multimedia Lab (1987), and Lucasfilm Interactive (1989). At MIT, Naimark helped put together the Aspen Movie Map, a seminal hypermedia project. Naimark was part of Interval Research Corporation ,and founded a webcam spinoff venture, Kundi.com. The MIT Media Lab engages in education and research in the digital technology used for expression and communication. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... The Apple Multimedia Lab was a pioneering electronic media research group operated by Apple Computer. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... LucasArts is an American video game developer and publisher. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Aspen Movie Map was a revolutionary hypermedia system developed at MIT by a team working with Andrew Lippman in 1978 with funding from ARPA. // Features The Aspen Movie Map allowed the user to take a virtual tour through the city of Aspen, Colorado. ... Interval Research Corporation was founded in 1992 by Paul Allen and David Liddle, computer industry veterans. ... A typical webcam A web camera (or webcam) is a real-time camera (usually, though not always, a video camera) whose images can be accessed using the World Wide Web, instant messaging, or a PC video calling application. ...


Naimark's work is included in the permanent collections of the American Museum of the Moving Image in New York, the Exploratorium in San Francisco, and the ZKM | Center for Arts and Media in Karlsruhe, Germany.


As of 2006, Naimark is a Research Associate Professor in the Interactive Media Division at the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television, where he coined the term Google Jockey. He lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, the artist Marie Sester. The University of Southern Californias School of Cinema-Televisions Interactive Media Division first accepted students in 2002. ... The University of Southern Californias School of Cinema-Television is the oldest film school in the United States, established in 1929 as a joint venture with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...


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Digital-Avant-Garde-NY / Bio (283 words)
Michael was on the original design team for the MIT Media Lab in 1980 and was a founding member of the Atari Research Lab (1982), the Apple Multimedia Lab (1987), and Lucasfilm Interactive (now Lucas Learning, 1989).
Michael's art projects are in the permanent collections of the Exploratorium in San Francisco, the American Museum of the Moving Image in New York, and the Zentrum fur Kunst und Medientechnologie in Karlsruhe.
Michael is on the Board of Directors of the ZeroOne Foundation in Palo Alto; the Board of Advisors of the Media Lab Europe in Dublin; and the Editorial Boards of Leonardo Electronic Almanac and Presence journals, both from MIT Press.
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