Combining art and technology, the ‘Rain Room’ at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, or LACMA, is an interactive piece that mimics a natural rain that stops whenever human presence is detected. Daily Bruin Video takes us inside for a sneak peak of the room before it opens Sunday.
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UCLA ethnomusicology professor emeritus shows off West African gondze
UCLA ethnomusicology Professor Emeritus Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje displays the gondze, a West African fiddle-like instrument.
Noodle art: Blurring the boundaries between virtual and physical
“When lots of people start interacting with the noodle, the projected piece starts to go completely crazy until it explodes,” says Design | Media Arts graduate student Theo Triantafyllidis about his art installation for the MFA Exhibition. Triantafyllidis’ work reexamines the meaning of games and the idea of video game playing.
Halloween Taste Test: Name That Candy
In preparation for Halloween, Daily Bruin Video asked two students to guess the flavors and brands of a variety of candies while blindfolded.
UCLA music professor demonstrates the Indian tabla
UCLA assistant professor and Music of India Ensemble co-director Abhiman Kaushal performs the Indian tabla. The rhythmic yet soothing drum tempo is utilized both on the Indian subcontinent and elsewhere.
Q&A with golfer Jonathan Garrick
“Golf is more fun the more creative you get,” says Jonathan Garrick, UCLA golf player and fourth-year history student. Watch Daily Bruin Video interview Jonathan as he keeps the golf ball from touching the ground.
The life of Chinese porn star Eric East
Porn star and UCLA alumnus Eric East defies social stigma as a gay Chinese actor making his name in the porn industry. Watch East as he talks about his experiences on and off the camera.