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The Duderstadt Center (DC) is open 24-hours, 7 days-a-week, every day that the U-M is open. A U-M Mcard is needed for entry from 8:00 p.m. through 8:00 a.m.

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  • Nova’s Reality by Akash Dewan
    Filmed in the Duderstadt Center’s MIDEN using Virtual Production techniques, Nova’s Reality is a multidisciplinary, cinematic, XR experience that takes us into an alternate reality through the eyes and ears of electronic jazz musician and technologist Nova Zaii. Nova is a graduate of U-M who invented (and later patented) the “Nova Portals” while studying at […]

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  • FTVM + DC: Teams Score Blue Ribbons at the UROP Symposium
    Students from the department of Film, Television and Media (FTVM) lead by Professor Matthew Solomon and Co-Lead by the Duderstadt Center’s (DC) Sara Eskandari took home blue ribbons at the UROP Symposium in April for The Big City: Lost & Found FEAST team project. Their production aimed to recreate the iconic Black Bottom Cabaret from the […]

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Happening in the Duderstadt Center
  • Shoot! A One Act Opera
    Alfredo Cabrera stars as The Soldier. Photos courtesy of Alfredo Cabrera. By Emma Powell On April 11th, graduate student Alfredo Cabrera acted and sang in the premiere of SHOOT!, his one act opera. SHOOT! is an opera that travels through the journey of a Venezuelan soldier in conflict with a protester, the mirror image of […]

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  • Unveiling the U-M Baja SAE’s Newest Race Car
    The Duderstadt Center’s Video Studio team helped produce, shoot, and edit the U-M Baja SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) student club’s video to show off their student-built off-road race car “MBR35.” The video was featured at the team’s unveiling event, highlighting the core design elements and acknowledging this year’s sponsors.  The Video Studio team used newly acquired tools to […]

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  • Fluid Frequencies
    Water has been a frequent presence in Art & Design Student Ava Muntner’s life, from lake days at camp, to water sports like water skiing and sailing, and as essential hydration. Muntner’s 2nd-year studio project “Fluid Frequencies” re-introduces water through a multi-sensory virtual reality experience that engages sight, sound, and touch. The Duderstadt Center’s MIDEN […]

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Take Note

Duderstadt Center Hours: Although the DC is open for 24 hour use, the exterior doors are locked at 8 p.m. each night until 8 a.m. the next morning, but entry can be obtained using your U-M Mcard.

The Groundworks Orientation is available on Canvas. This course introduces you to the resources of the Digital Media Commons. Upon completing the modules you will create an account, enabling you to reserve the Multimedia Rooms and the Recording Booth.

The Fabrication Underground is now in a larger space in Room B430 in the DC’s Lower Level (map). Multiple types of 3D printers, a laser cutter and CNC circuit board cutter are among the many resources available in one of the DC’s most interesting spaces.

Engage … Collaborate… Create!