UIT Provides Technology Infrastructure for “Harmony in the Age of Noise”

UIT provided technology consultation and support for the Harmony in the Age of Noise project led by Professor David Guss, poet and chair of the Department of Anthropology. Guss worked with sculptor Mark McNamara and media artist Michael Luck Schneider on this project, which involves the collaborative contributions of more than 80 undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professors and staff, at Tufts University. The project includes both a Sound Dial Gazebo installation on the roof of Tisch Library with real-time audio/video feed and a rich media web site to engage the community in “human interaction and thoughtful listening.” UIT’s contributions included the rapid deployment of a reliable wireless Internet connection on the Tisch
Library roof, the provisioning of dedicated streaming media services for the Sound Dial and for the Internet audience, and the hosting of Harmony’s public Web site in production.