Old North Remembered | Old North Forgotten from Liz Sabatiuk on Vimeo. Georgetown University has an evolving narrative about its past, present, and future, but the reality of the university’s place in Washington, the United States, and the world is much more complex. This project by CCT student Liz Sabatiuk sought to layer and juxtapose artifacts…
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Remix: Old North’s Index
CCT student Liz Sabatiuk modeled this “index” on the Harper’s Index in Harper’s Magazine. The experiment was part of her final remix project, in which she explored what’s remembered and what’s forgotten in Georgetown’s history. Each Harper’s Index curates 40 facts expressed through numbers, rates, ratios, percentages, years, factors, and other quantities. Each point is carefully chosen and strategically…
Remix: Updating The Book
This remix project by CCT student Jiaxi Xing acts as an update to the 1983 Old North Book, depicting and describing a more recent renovation that occurred in 2013. Jiaxi’s research for the project incorporated information from a range of sources, including architectural plans, news reports, and archival background on the paintings in Old North. This…
Remix: ReMarking The Book
This remix project by CCT student Ken Wake sought to “ReMark” Georgetown’s history using The Old North Book as “the scaffolding for the play.” The project uses many of the same words of the original book, altering only “the cultural marking associated with given terms, names, etc.,” with the purpose of “moving the story towards…
Multi-Sensory Paintings
This spatial exploration by CCT student Sam Redd used light, sensors, sound, and scent to craft a uniquely personalized experience of Old North’s staircase. As visitors moved up the stairs, their movements triggered a series of complementary low tones and subtle sound effects. These musical compositions were inspired by the Mosler paintings on display in Old North.…
Old North Ark
A man walks across the walls of the Old North stairwell. Pause and watch him wander the same space in which you now stand. If you watch long enough, you may catch the man as he suddenly travels back in time. Inspired by the film Russian Ark (2002), this project by CCT students Xuejun Bao,…
Heritage Drift (Robot Tour)
In this interactive installation by CCT student Danielle Storbeck, a seemingly autonomous robot will lead you on a tour around Dahlgren Quad. The robot was designed, built, and programmed by the CCT Robotics Group. The robot provides information regarding important spaces and historical facts related to Old North. But how can you tell if what…
Rebuilding Old North
Old North has undergone many changes over the years, both in its role and use on the campus and in its physical structure. This interactive game by CCT student Ziyan Liu uses a Microsoft Surface table and 3D-printed replica pieces to make these changes, and the larger history of Georgetown that they reflect, into something…
Tango with Mosler
Augmented Reality (AR) allows you to experience space in a new way. This AR game, created by CCT student Ramón Zamora using Tango and Unity, was designed to explore the way that a space is created and interpreted uniquely by each person. Visitors held a small tablet, which seemed to mirror the space around them. As…
Ring, Ring for a Riot!
This project by CCT students Maria Elena Firippis and Sam Redd was programmed with Processing and used range sensors, Raspberry Pi, and arduinos to create a visual representation of the movements of visitors to the installation. A screen flickers wildly, shifting colors and shapes as two images fight for the same digital space. The images…