Edutainment in the CS department?

rustcycle writes: "In a recent ArsTechnica article it was discussed that universities may be trying to make CS more sexy with hands-on experiences including robotics projects in order to maintain enrollment levels. A while back slashdot touched on the GMI (Games and Media Integration) degree my university will be offering that may bring in a more diverse (perhaps more artistic?) CS student base. Along these lines of helping students to explore creative and engaging applications for their CS theory, I've been itching to do some mixed lecture / performance events in which I would describe the 3D geometry generation, image processing, genetic algorithms, and other mechanisms behind the animated music-driven visuals created for my MS CS thesis "Aesthetic Emergence in Synesthetic Sculptures" — then "demo" the software by playing a set with my band, displaying the evolved visual ambiance on twin 42" 1080p HD LCDs. Where we once had "edutainment" games in grade school, is it now appropriate to have edutainment lectures at the university in order to keep students excited about CS?"