Convergent Media Collective

27/04/2025

Prof joey met up with Jeremy Zunker and CML student Kang in Austin to jam on some projects:

Just a geeky video of a random visit with Jeremy in Austin. Jeremy and I have been collaborating for over 13 years on various projects and are always on cra...

30/12/2024

The alumni of the CMC are working away at Texas A&M to keep the torch alive. Check out their Fall 2024 write up to see all the projects and initiatives they are working on. They are always looking to collaborate, reach out to joey [email protected] for information:

Fall 2024 Write Up December 7, 2024Newsludwigvan968 Dedicated to Winston Li We would like to dedicate this Fall 2024 Write Up to Winston Li who passed away this summer right before the semester started. Winston Li was a Texas A&M Engineering student and filmmaker. He joined the Creative Media Lab in...

25/07/2024

This is the most ad-hoc podcast so far with Jojo doing a lot of the "driving." He definitely has a big imagination:

13/05/2024

It randomly came to my attention that our last Convergent Media at UIW final presentations from 2017 was never fully posted on our website or on our main FB page, just on our event page, so here is the post from that event:

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Tonight was the last UIW CM Showcase hosted by the CMC, a good time was had by all. Amazing projects that literally blew people away!

A special thanks to Sabor Cocina Mexicana and Austin Westley for hosting us and providing catering.

And thank you to Hackerspace and James for helping Gaby Galindo with her project.

We had a great time and thank everyone who came out and supported us like Stephanie A. Sanchez, Mercedes Esquivel, Sidne Auvert, Chris Sullaway and Corina Z Lopez

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PS. Check out the Pokemon Style Cards at the End!

28/04/2024

We are so proud of all those who presented at the recent TAMU Media and Gaming Lab conference!

Storytelling in the 21st Century – Our Academic Selves – Conference, Spring 2024 April 25, 2024Newsludwigvan968 Introduction Storytelling in the 21st Century – Our Academic Selves was a smash success. With roughly 70 attendees from all over central Texas, it was an amazing crowd of film makers...

27/03/2024

UIW alumni Christian Rios and CMC co founder joey hosted Guadalupe Pop Up at Dreamonoid's along with Andrew Gonzales, owner of Wheelz Studio. It was an amazing event where the Texas Media & Gaming Lab helped develop the live show.

Check it out:

Guadalupe Pop Shop March 26, 2024Newsludwigvan968 Wheelz Studio and Dreamonoid’s HiFi hosted Guadalupe Pop Shop to celebrate the opening of Wheelz Studio, a barber shop located in co-owner of Dreamonoid’s Christian Rios’ 1711 Guadalupe building in San Antonio, TX. Background Over the last year...

18/03/2024

As a graduate student we all go through or have gone through having a professor mentor. Did you know there are different types? Well
I decided to write a short article about it after hearing from so many graduate students and faculty voice their perspectives over the years. Let me know what y’all think, leave comments, and share!

Categories Uncategorized Mentee Cheat Sheet For Professors Post author By joey lopez Post date March 11, 2024 No Comments on Mentee Cheat Sheet For Professors Ask your mentee what kinda of mentor they are looking for. Do they want a facilitator? Or do they want a dictator? Many believe they want a f...

07/03/2022

We are happy to have a new post up on the site about work Anthony R. Ramirez & joey did about video gaming, check it out!

https://www.thecmcollective.org/anthony-ramirez-joey-present-at-texas-tech/

Anthony Ramirez & joey Present at Texas Tech March 7, 2022Newsludwigvan968 Texas A&M Ph.D. Candidate Anthony Ramirez & Convergent Media member joey lopez recently presented “Critical Cultural Exploration of Video Game Stores Within Tejanx Communities” through Zoom at the Texas Tech Gaming Sympos...