H. Adam Lenz
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- School: University of Central Florida
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- Department: Digital Arts
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Location:
4000 Central Florida Blvd
Orlando, FL - 32816 - Dates at University of Central Florida: February 2009 - November 2013
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Biography
University of Central Florida - Digital Arts
Lead Web Developer at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Higher Education
H. Adam
Lenz
Durham, North Carolina
I want to make digital ninjas out of the next generation of digital media pros. I want to capture the attention of the people who watch my films. I want to make smart applications that can be used to do new creative things. I want to learn, I want to inform, I want to affect.
Experience
University of Central Florida
Instructor
I want my students to be able to seek out knowledge without my help. I show them where to look, and how to think about solving the problems that they face.
Instructor for various courses dealing with storytelling, video creation, play, programming, and interactive design
DIG 2030c Digital Video Fundamentals
DIG 2109c Digital Imaging Fundamentals
DIG 2500c Fundamentals of Interactive Design
DIG 3480c Computer as a Medium
DIG 4720c Casual Game Production
as well as lab instructor for
DIG 4104c Web Design WorkShop
DIG 3716c Internet InteractionsFlorida Gulf Coast University
Adjunct Professor
Online instruction of Technology Education students, Web development, Technology Education, Visual storytelling, practicums and internships
H. Adam Lenz DBA Break42 Productions
Primary Artist, Designer, Programmer
Digital Video Production, Web Design and Programming
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lead Web Developer @ Franklin ITS Digital Services
H. Adam worked at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Lead Web Developer @ Franklin ITS Digital Services
New College of Florida
Web Developer
Manage all aspects of Colleges' web content management systems, including the custom creation of themes, plugins and modules. Auditing Web Infrastructure to Identify Strengths and Weaknesses. Building web applications that integrate into the current workflows of Staff and Faculty. Managing the technical aspects of an institutional web redesign. Creation of E-Commerce sites for promotion, fundraising, and sales. Training of faculty to manage individual web space. Development of a detailed editorial workflow customized for the institutional culture
Education
University of Central Florida
Bachelor's degree
Graphic Design
Minor in studio artUniversity of Central Florida
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Film and Digital Media
Technical and Artistic EndeavorsUniversity of Central Florida
Instructor
I want my students to be able to seek out knowledge without my help. I show them where to look, and how to think about solving the problems that they face. Instructor for various courses dealing with storytelling, video creation, play, programming, and interactive design DIG 2030c Digital Video Fundamentals DIG 2109c Digital Imaging Fundamentals DIG 2500c Fundamentals of Interactive Design DIG 3480c Computer as a Medium DIG 4720c Casual Game Production as well as lab instructor for DIG 4104c Web Design WorkShop DIG 3716c Internet Interactions
Publications
Cowboys with cameras: an interactive expedition
British Journal of Educational Technology
Utilizing the same technologies pioneered by the embedded journalists in Iraq, the University of Central Florida (UCF) teamed up with TracStar, Inc to create a small-scale, satellite-based expedition transmission package to accompany a university film and digital media professor into parts of Utah and the Moab Desert that had a historical significance to American Western Films. The expedition took the group to many locations where scenes from John Wayne and John Ford movies were filmed. Students along on the trip camped out and suffered similar tough conditions as did the original film crews, experienced the wilderness, and participated in lectures and interviews with locals, who supported the films and acted as extras and stunt persons. The project brought a live experience back to the university campus in which students personally interact firsthand with the people, places, things in as real a manner as what the remote travelers encountered. This article presents details about the experiences of the first implementation of the live broadcasts from the remote desert and the reactions of focus groups to the experience. One group watched archived broadcast, convinced that they were live. Their impressions and reactions were recorded and analyzed and compared to those who were part of a control group. Conclusions and recommendations for future trips are introduced.
