Allison Druin
About Allison Druin
Affiliations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Visiting Research Scientist
- Scitex America
Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Bio
SIGGRAPH 1993
Ms. Drune is recognized for her work in developing multimedia environments for children. She is best known for NOOBIE. a five foot computer/Muppet creature that replaces the mouse and keyboard. This was developed while she was a Master’s student at the MIT Media Lab with support from Apple Computer’s Vivarium Research Group. For the past years she has taught elementary school children part-time, as well as consulted for various educational institutions developing multimedia environments. Currently she is a visiting Research Scientist at New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, developing experimental room-sized multimedia environments.
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[Installation] [Interactive and Monitor-Based]Artist(s): Learning
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