Dene Grigar
@dgrigar.bsky.social
A lover of born-digital art, literature, and games spending an inordinate amount of time in her lab keeping it all accessible to the public.
On Tuesday we are launching the new website for John Barber's Re-imagined Radio's, designed by Holly Slocum and programmed by Greg Philbrook and Holly. You are welcome to join us via Zoom or in-person if you live in the area.
November 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
On Tuesday we are launching the new website for John Barber's Re-imagined Radio's, designed by Holly Slocum and programmed by Greg Philbrook and Holly. You are welcome to join us via Zoom or in-person if you live in the area.
I’m doing a photo shoot in my lab this week and made this prop to accompany my tagline, “I grow and save things.”
November 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I’m doing a photo shoot in my lab this week and made this prop to accompany my tagline, “I grow and save things.”
Here is a gif of the Beach Ball that Richard Holeton used in his performances of the hypertext novel Figurski at Findhorn on Acid (2001). We have both of them (and the CD-ROM of the novel) at The NEXT
October 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Here is a gif of the Beach Ball that Richard Holeton used in his performances of the hypertext novel Figurski at Findhorn on Acid (2001). We have both of them (and the CD-ROM of the novel) at The NEXT
Ask me about the method we are using for making the 3d models of our physical archives accessible for the browser and the virtual environment:)
October 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Ask me about the method we are using for making the 3d models of our physical archives accessible for the browser and the virtual environment:)
Best lab mates ever. We just finished hosting our celebration for naming ELL’s Reading Room for Marjorie C. Luesebrink. We are all still buzzing about it
July 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Best lab mates ever. We just finished hosting our celebration for naming ELL’s Reading Room for Marjorie C. Luesebrink. We are all still buzzing about it
It was a busy day in ELL yesterday with Andrew showing the VR implementation in The NEXT to Holly's son, folks working on The Christy Sheffield Sanford Collection, and DTC Vancouver students getting help on their projects and Holly's daughter checking out the legacy Macs on the shelf
April 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It was a busy day in ELL yesterday with Andrew showing the VR implementation in The NEXT to Holly's son, folks working on The Christy Sheffield Sanford Collection, and DTC Vancouver students getting help on their projects and Holly's daughter checking out the legacy Macs on the shelf
Join us at the launch for the new exhibition at The NEXT, "Cowrie Shells and Other Treasures," featuring print works by pioneering artist Christy Sheffield Sanford. Friday, April 11 at 11 PDT via Zoom. Email me for the Zoom link.
April 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Join us at the launch for the new exhibition at The NEXT, "Cowrie Shells and Other Treasures," featuring print works by pioneering artist Christy Sheffield Sanford. Friday, April 11 at 11 PDT via Zoom. Email me for the Zoom link.
Join us for the launch of the new exhibition at The NEXT, featuring the work of Christy Sheffield Sanford.
April 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Join us for the launch of the new exhibition at The NEXT, featuring the work of Christy Sheffield Sanford.
My students created an AR app for the Woodland Community Library. Here is a photo of one of my lab mates testing it at the site. dtc-wsuv.org/projects/pho...
March 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
My students created an AR app for the Woodland Community Library. Here is a photo of one of my lab mates testing it at the site. dtc-wsuv.org/projects/pho...
My lab just received a box of chapbooks and other types of publications authored by Christy Sheffield Sanford. These will be part of her collection we are building at The NEXT
March 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
My lab just received a box of chapbooks and other types of publications authored by Christy Sheffield Sanford. These will be part of her collection we are building at The NEXT
Chris Dregar and Amy Bennett at their interactive work exhibited at the Portland Winter Light Festival.
February 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Chris Dregar and Amy Bennett at their interactive work exhibited at the Portland Winter Light Festival.
Cougar Cheese makes for a lovely holiday present. Thanks, WSU Vancouver Development Office for such a thoughtful gift!
December 17, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Cougar Cheese makes for a lovely holiday present. Thanks, WSU Vancouver Development Office for such a thoughtful gift!
Reading material arrived today , courtesy of Bob Horn
December 10, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Reading material arrived today , courtesy of Bob Horn
The last of my tomatoes and raspberries. We had an unusually long growing season.
December 1, 2024 at 11:09 PM
The last of my tomatoes and raspberries. We had an unusually long growing season.
Last Saturday Frode Hegland and I hosted The Future of Text in XR Symposium. Here's a photo of the Fireside Chat with Vint Cerf that we held at the event. What an honor to hear him talk about the origins of the Internet. Thank you to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for making this event possible
November 28, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Last Saturday Frode Hegland and I hosted The Future of Text in XR Symposium. Here's a photo of the Fireside Chat with Vint Cerf that we held at the event. What an honor to hear him talk about the origins of the Internet. Thank you to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for making this event possible
Here is a video clip of one of the animations from Caerdroia, a journal made accessible via Microcosm in 1992.
November 26, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Here is a video clip of one of the animations from Caerdroia, a journal made accessible via Microcosm in 1992.
Yesterday Mark Anderson and I worked in my lab exploring Microcosm, the hypermedia system created by Dame Wendy Hall, Andrew Fountain, Hugh Davis, and Ian Heath. I am hoping to do a Traversal of hypertext authoring systems this year and including this rare one.
November 26, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Yesterday Mark Anderson and I worked in my lab exploring Microcosm, the hypermedia system created by Dame Wendy Hall, Andrew Fountain, Hugh Davis, and Ian Heath. I am hoping to do a Traversal of hypertext authoring systems this year and including this rare one.
The Future of Text in XR Symposium kicks off with Fabien Benetou talking about his VR project
November 23, 2024 at 5:23 PM
The Future of Text in XR Symposium kicks off with Fabien Benetou talking about his VR project
My lab is working to get Intermedia, the authoring system created at Brown U in the late 1980s up and running in time for Mark Anderson's visit. Here are a few photos of the box, floppies, and other materials.
November 17, 2024 at 10:44 PM
My lab is working to get Intermedia, the authoring system created at Brown U in the late 1980s up and running in time for Mark Anderson's visit. Here are a few photos of the box, floppies, and other materials.
A good omen for today: www.nytimes.com/badges/games...
November 14, 2024 at 7:00 PM
A good omen for today: www.nytimes.com/badges/games...
The view from my hotel room in Stuttgart.
September 30, 2024 at 1:08 AM
The view from my hotel room in Stuttgart.
February 6, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Very happy to announce that Deena Larsen is joining my lab as its Artist in Residence this fall
August 20, 2023 at 6:39 PM
Very happy to announce that Deena Larsen is joining my lab as its Artist in Residence this fall