Digital Dynamics Across Cultures
By Kim Christen & Chris Cooney
Design by Alessandro Ceglia

Project Credits

Artists:
Judy Nakkamarra Nixon
Peggy Napangardi Jones
Lindy Brodie
Rose Namikili Graham
Thanks to these artists for their contributions to the graphics on the main page and the protocol animations throughout the site as well as in some of the content grouups. More of the artists work can be seen at:
www.julalikariarts.com
www.nyinkkanyunyu.com.au

Narration:
Junior Juppurla Frank
Rose Namikili Graham
Dianne Nampin Stokes
Edith Nakkamarra Graham
Thanks to the Warumungu community members who lent their voices to narrate the protocol animations throughout this site.

Community Consultation:
Michael Jampin Jones
K. Nappanangka Fitz
E. Nappanangka Nelson
Dianne Nampin Stokes
Patricia Narrurlu Frank
Edith Nakkamarra Graham
Rose Namikili Graham
Junior Juppurla Frank
We appreciate the guidance of these community members as we undertook the task of translating Warumungu cultural protocols into the languages of new media.

Design Concept:
Michael Jampin Jones
Edith Nakkamarra Graham
Alessandro Ceglia
Christopher Cooney
Kimberly Christen
We could not have undertaken such a project without the help and generous support from Jampin and Nakkamarra.

Photos and Video:
All photos and video taken by:
Kim Christen
Chris Cooney
Paul Cockram
Gary Warner
*except: Banka Station footage: copyright Australian Broadcasting Commission

Permissions:
All images of Warumungu people and places have been generously shared with the permission of the neccesary individuals. No content may be reproduced from this site without permission. Those seeking permission should first contact Kim Christen at kachristen@wsu.edu.

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Kim Christen   kachristen@wsu.edu
http://libarts.wsu.edu/ces/kim_christen.php
AuthorKim Christen is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Ethnic Studies at Washington State University. Her research focuses on contemporary indigenous alliance-making. Her most recent project examines the intersection of local and international intellectual property rights systems, the information commons and the uses of new technologies by indigenous peoples to both preserve and produce cultural products and knowledge. Her work is based on ten years of fieldwork and collaboration with Warumungu people in Central Australia.

Chris Cooney   chris@cooneycreative.com
http://www.cooneycreative.com
ProducerChris Cooney is a digital media producer specializing in video and new media. Chris has over 13 years experience in communications media including: strategy, design, production and project management. Chris has worked for clients ranging from Fortune 100 corporations, federal government organizations and Australian Aboriginal communities.

Alessandro Ceglia   alex_ceglia@hotmail.com
http://www.alessandroceglia.com
Designer ProgrammerAlessandro was born in Milan, Italy and was educated in the U.S. He received his B.A. from Dartmouth College in Art History and Asian Studies, and then spent five years abroad in various parts of Asia and Europe. He returned to the U.S. in 2001 to work as an interactive designer and developer. He is now based in Los Angeles, and continues to work on interactive projects while pursuing an M.F.A. in animation and digital art at USC's School of Cinematic Arts.

Craig Dietrich   craig.dietrich@usc.edu
http://www.craigdietrich.com
PHP/XMLCraig teams with scholars and designers on Vectors projects solving creative and information challenges, and creates tools for online art & humanities production. His recent collaborations include the Mukurtu Archive and Plateau People's Web Portal content manager based on Aboriginal cultural protocols, ThoughtMesh, a semantic online publishing system, the Dynamic Backend Generator, a MySQL-based relational data writing canvas, and an upcoming metadata server for artworks and artists. He is presently in production of Magic, a project documenting innovation in humanities-centered interactive media, and USA Today, a multimedia project focusing on trans-nationalism's consequences. Craig is an Assistant Professor of Cinema Practice at USC's Institute for Multimedia Literacy, part of the School of Cinematic Arts, where he teaches project design and creative hypertext. He is also further immersed in network art and culture as a researcher at the University of Maine's Still Water lab.