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16A/B
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Intro to Media for Experience Design
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This foundational studio class will introduce students to fundamental concepts, techniques and strategies for the production of computer mediated art works. Exposure to a broad range of practices will challenge students to move beyond the role of consumers of software into the position of reflective creators of experiences. Integrated with Research for Experience Design, this hands-on course will allow students to investigate the interplay between creative expression and technological capability. A variety of conceptual and practical approaches to virtual, hybrid and physical media practices will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on computer and coding literacy as well as constructing and evaluating innovative creative forms and media artifacts.
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Lab: 3 hrs.
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| Corequisite: MPM 17A/B
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Course Weight: 2.00
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Billing Units: 1/1
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17A/B
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Research for Experience Design
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This foundational research studio will build upon strategies presented in Introduction to Computing for Experience Design. Students will develop and hone the intellectual and learning skills needed to develop professional level abilities in the areas of critical thinking, proposal writing, project production, and the development of a public presentation strategy. To this end, students will be exposed to a variety of research, design and creative processes. Through conceptually and historically grounded production exercises, students will engage in reflective practices. Working individually and in small groups, students will be encouraged to evolve their own artistic thematic and formal concerns through guided production.
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Lab: 3 hrs.
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| Corequisite: MPM 16A/B
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Course Weight: 2.00
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Billing Units: 1/1
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MPM
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21A/B
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New Media History
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This course seeks to locate contemporary New Media practices within a broader history of developments in technology, the traditional arts, and interface, interaction, and experimental art and design. It traces the evolution of digital media, from the initial experiments in hypertext, animation, and graphics to its current emergence as a new medium based on collaborative, distributed, and interactive modes of production and receptions. Alongside this, the evolution of video, video installation and immersive art work is studied. The historical, theoretical and practical aspects of the role of author and the viewer in New Media practices are also explored.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: MPC 13A/B
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Course Weight: 2.00
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MPM
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26A/B
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Theories of Representation
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This course will introduce students to the various discourses on representation in new media. The visual, aural, experiential, spatial and temporal dimensions of contemporary new media cultural productions will be explored in the context of ongoing social and technological change and within the debates on visual culture.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: MPC 201
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Course Weight: 2.00
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Billing Units: 1/1
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MPM
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27A/B
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Artistic Applications for Interaction Design
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Interaction design builds upon and extends the fundamentals introduced in the first year of study. Dependent upon Artistic Applications for Interface Design, this course emphasizes the development of processes and structures that enable artists to shift, control, or encourage the participation of audiences. In this course, scripting and programming skills will be developed and integrated with interface design skills. Students will produce a variety of experiences based on several modes of interactivity. Emphasis is placed on the production of interactive systems that engage participants through unique and dynamic experiences.
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Lab: 3 hrs.
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| Corequisite: MPM 28A/B, Prerequisites: MPM 16A/B and MPM 17A/B
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Course Weight: 2.00
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MPM
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28A/B
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Artistic Applications for Interface Design
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Artistic Applications for Interface design builds upon and extends the fundamentals introduced in the first year of study. Closely tied to Artistic Applications for Interaction Design, this course emphasizes the role of interface as a structure for communication. This course examines how traditional forms of input and output are displaced through the design of screen based and physical artistic interfaces. Students will develop, produce and reflect upon works that incorporate elements of traditional, hybridized and physical systems by combining electronics and embedded programming techniques with multimedia machines.
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Lab: 3 hrs.
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| Corequisite: MPM 27A/B, Prerequisites: MPM 16A/B and MPM 17A/B
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Course Weight: 2.00
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MPM
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33A/B
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Communication within Hybrid Environments
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This advanced studio course will encourage students to refine their artistic voice through the application of skills in the context of emerging dialogical hybrid environments. Ubiquitous computing, networking and the mobile individual serve as points of departure for collaborative explorations dealing with the communication potentials of emerging media spaces. The course culminates with a student developed, public telematic event that employs communication technologies to collapse disparate locations into a single interactive environment.
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Lab: 3 hrs.
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| Corequisites: MPM 34A/B and MPM 35A/B, Prerequisites: MPM 27A/B and MPM 28A/B
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Course Weight: 2.00
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34A/B
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Cultural Theory and Research Studio
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Cultural Theory and Research Studio offers students an opportunity to further develop their understanding of the relationship of cultural theory and research to project design and production. The course examines theories of design practice as they apply to new media and then applies these theories directly to current practices in the field. This year's topics include informational objects, network connectivity, and real-time exhibition.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Corequisites: MPM 33A/B and MPM 35A/B, Prerequisites: MPM 27A/B and MPM 28A/B
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Course Weight: 2.00
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35A/B
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Visualization and Generative Processes
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This advanced studio course will explore the role of generative algorithms and database visualization approaches in New Media Art works. Processes of randomization, feedback, behavior, mapping and emergence will be related to data and structure through the construction of interactive experiences. Students will deepen their understanding of presentation skills and professional practice through the development of individual works.
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Lab: 3 hrs.
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| Corequisites: MPM 33A/B and MPM 34A/B, Prerequisites: MPM 27A/B and MPM 28A/B
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Course Weight: 2.00
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This course will provide students with an opportunity to create innovative new media productions at an advanced level in a studio-based environment. Through a combination of lectures, workshops and labs, students will gain an understanding of the contexts within which work is produced and publicly presented. Emphasis in the fourth year is on demonstrating professional level abilities in the areas of critical thinking, proposal writing, project production, and the development of a public presentation strategy. Advanced production methods and techniques as they relate specifically to their projects will be studied. In addition, students will have the option to pursue more academic research interests.
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Lab: 6 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: MPM 33A/B or MPM 34A/B or MPM 35A/B
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Course Weight: 3.00
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Billing Units: 2/2
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