Spring 2024

An introduction to the expressive range of screen languages in their cultural, historical, and technological contexts.

An in-depth investigation of the close interrelationships among technology, culture and communication to form a solid foundation for digital authoring. Duplicates credit in former IML 101.

Intermediate laboratory exploring computational systems through a series of critical design prompts. Emphasis on digital representation, time-based processes, abstract data and the relationship between humans and computers.

An introduction to the principles of visual and graphic design within the field of media art.

An introduction to the design of poetic and creative artworks using foundational programming concepts.

Critical analysis of the categories of race, class and gender within the diverse digital spaces of contemporary culture, from video games to the digital divide.

An introduction to the fundamentals of web design covering design principles, best practices and new creative directions.

Development of documentation and archival strategies, with an emphasis on techniques of personal and professional representation.

An introduction to audio and sound technologies, focusing on creating artwork using sound as a primary modality.

An introduction to digital storytelling with a focus on cameras, sound recording and editing techniques to create short, professional video projects.

Emphasizing rigorous multimedia research and authorship strategies, this course prepares students to undertake large-scale digital projects.

An introduction to 3-D modeling, with an emphasis on the fundamentals of texturing and lighting for use in animation, game art and interactive 3-D spaces.

Exploration of extended human computer interaction, including new forms of haptic, sonic and other sense modalities, through physical computing and spatial interfaces.

Developing audio and video remix projects with source material from existing media archives and collections.

Exploring the cultural significance of music festivals as spaces where music, media and culture intersect; learning experience design and planning innovative experiences for music festivals.

Traditions and emerging practices in multimedia storytelling. Narrative convergences of literature, film, television, comics, mixed reality, videogames or physical/virtual environments.

Exploration of spatial sound practices, focusing on sound installation art, sonic visualization and audio storytelling techniques.

Exploration of advanced techniques in digital audio and video storytelling in the field of media art.

Production of a digital thesis project.

Designing fictional stories, images and worlds to imagine possible futures as a form of speculative design and critical inquiry.

Investigation of the impact of natural patterns on digital media design. Explores the relationships among chaos, harmony, beauty, proportion, spirituality, holistic systems and shaped experience.

A hands-on mentored research lab experience within the context of media art and in association with a real-world project.

Exploration of advanced techniques for the creation of mixed reality artworks combining digital content and physical environments.

Individual research and readings.

Exploration of the intersections among creative practice, mindfulness and wellbeing through individual studio-based project work.

An introduction to digital authorship at the graduate level, with a focus on the potential of multimedia scholarship and networked dissemination.

Deepening skills in audio/video storytelling methods through a semester-long, non-fiction media project.

A hands-on approach to contemporary topics in ethnographic media arts and creative nonfiction cinema.

A hands-on mentored graduate research lab experience within the context of media art and in association with a real-world project. Open only to graduate students.

A writing workshop to explore innovative forms for critical writing, media-rich writing and video that borrow from creative nonfiction, the lyric essay, poetic/vernacular criticism.

Research leading to the masters degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Orientation to the profession, opportunities, presentation and analysis of recent developments and applications in Media Arts and Practice. Graded CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in former CNTV 603)

Introduction to methods of critique, critiques of critique and alternatives to critique, with specific attention to interdisciplinary media-rich practices and works created by students.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in CNTV 794a)

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in CNTV 794b)

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in CNTV 794c)

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in CNTV 794d)

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in CNTV 794z)