——Open day activity of the major of digital media technology, Zhejiang University, have been successfully held
Nov.12-13, 2011, Openday activity of the major of digital media technology, Zhejiang University, have been successfully held in teaching building5-407. The major of digital media technology has been established just seven years, but it is highly commanded in the same field. It is National Talents Training Base, and is also rated as National Second Class Featured Major. During the seven years of exploration and development, it has break a path of training students to be inter-disciplinary talent and proficient in both art and technology. This open day activity is aimed at make a show for the works of students in this major. In this way, everybody can have a see about this young and passionate major and learn the cultural transmission of the major.
On the first day of the activity, Professor Geng Weidong, the head of Department of Digital Media Technology, made a small introduction of the current situation, training schema and the prospect forecast of the major. Professor Geng emphasize the point that technology is the wing and art is the soul for each student in this major. He also said the student in this major should do his best to be proficient in both art and technology. Professor Geng wish freshmen to be full of the passion and energy of creation and make a progressive development.
The activity form is looking around and interacting by one's own. Every student with high enthusiasm came to visit, especially some fellow student graduated from this major and some student from other universities attended the activity as well. There are varied kind of works on show. The exhibition area is divided into four parts, hand painted cartoon, animated short film, game play, interaction experience. The students visited the whole exhibition area in the guidance. They stopped to appreciate the painted cartoon works carefully, they immersed themselves in the happiness of winning the computer games, they concentrated their attention on the animated short film. In this comfortable atmosphere, everybody had a deep understanding about the training schema and course plan of the major.
There are many staff and originator at the exhibition area to give visitors some advice on the game play and communicate about the creative ideas. The perfect combination of art and technology has been fully revealed and the show is filled with laugh and communication. On the message board, we can see some students left some notes, such as"So interesting. Come again next year." "The interaction experience is amazing.". All these notes gave our open day activity greatest support.
The open day activity provide a opportunity for all the students from different grades to communicate and provide a good platform for the society to understand the major of Digital Media Technology. It can enhance the students' interests on the study of professional courses through the communication. During the period of rapid development of science and technology, complex talent is undoubtedly the vital forces of social progress and compound subjects will also be highly developed in the future. We are proud of that we took the lead in establishing the major in the country. We are especially proud of that there are so many graduated students from this major are making a difference in the media industry. We believe that the future of the major of Digital Media Technology must be bright with the DMer's endless efforts, eternal passion and regretless pay.
