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MPM
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42A/B
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Senior Project-A/B
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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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MPM
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301
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New Media History: Analogue Culture(s)
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This course seeks to locate contemporary new media practices within the history of developments in analogue technology and the traditional arts. It traces the evolution of analogue video culture as a complementary electronic medium, from early work to present practices with special consideration being given to the Canadian context. The historical, theoretical, and practical aspects of the transformation of author and viewer in new media are also explored. (Formerly first half of MPM21AB).
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: MPC 203 or MPC 13A/B
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Course Weight: 1.00
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MPM
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306
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New Media 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 culture. (Formerly first half of MPM26AB).
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: MPC 201
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Course Weight: 1.00
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MPM
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401
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New Media History: Digital Culture(s)
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This course introduces students to digital movements that underpin current new media art culture. In this survey course, students will study the history of computational art, algorithms, interactive art, networks and digital media. The course explores the influence of digital cultures on 21st century new media art practices as well as hybrid forms of aesthetics -- computational, relational, participatory, networked, embodied, electronic and virtual. (Formerly second half of MPM21AB).
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: MPM 301
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Course Weight: 1.00
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MPM
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406
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Theories of Experience in Art
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This course will introduce students to the various discourses on experience in new media art. The social and embodied dimensions of experiential media cultural productions will be explored in the context of ongoing social and technological change and within the debates on culture. (Formerly second half of MPM26AB).
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: MPM 306
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Course Weight: 1.00
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MPM
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503
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Communication within Hybrid Environments
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This advanced studio will encourage students to refine their artistic voice through the application of skills in the context of emerging 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. (Formerly first half of MPM 33A/B).
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Lab: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: (MPM 407 and MPM 408) or (MPM 27A/B and MPM 28A/B); Corequisites: MPM 504 and MPM 505
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Course Weight: 1.00
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Billing Units: 1
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MPM
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504
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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. Topics include informational objects, network connectivity, and real-time exhibition. (Formerly first half of MPM 34A/B).
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: (MPM 407 and MPM 408) or (MPM 27A/B and MPM 28 A/B); Corequisites: MPM 503 and MPM 505
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Course Weight: 1.00
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MPM
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505
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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. (Formerly first half of MPM35AB).
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Lab: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: (MPM 407 and MPM 408) or (MPM 27A/B and MPM 28A/B); Corequisites: MPM 503 and MPM 504
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Course Weight: 1.00
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Billing Units: 1
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Through hands-on, participatory and practice based strategies this course will explore how DIY culture and rapidly changing technology platforms expand, alter and enhance personal practice. By focusing on several strands of this new web, currently being woven, we will examine how new and emerging technologies can be incorporated into daily practice. We will develop strategies for adopting new methods and materials and reflect upon how new practices inspire or challenge us. (Formerly second half of MPM33A/B).
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Lab: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: MPM 503; Corequisites: MPM 604 and MPM 605
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Course Weight: 1.00
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MPM
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604
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Experiential Media and Interdisciplinary Practices
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Experiential Media and Interdisciplinary Practice offers students an opportunity to explore media in the context of experience design and the physical and virtual forces that shape today's reality. In this course the city in all its complexity becomes the classroom. Using an interdisciplinary approach, students are invited to formulate questions and solve problems that significantly impact their world. (Formerly second half of MPM34A/B).
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: MPM 504; Corequisites: MPM 603 and MPM 605
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Course Weight: 1.00
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Billing Units: 1
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MPM
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605
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New Media Project Development
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This course provides an opportunity to experience the entire life cycle of New Media project production - including brainstorming, research, planning, proposal writing, building, testing, presentation, and documentation. Through written proposals and oral presentations, this course will teach how to develop creative concepts and explain their relevance in a broader social and technological context. (Formerly second half of MPM35A/B).
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: MPM 505; Corequisites: MPM 603 and MPM 604
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Course Weight: 1.00
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