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ENT 2220, ENT 3320, ENT 3420, ENT 4421, ENT 4422 Tech­ni­cal Pro­duc­tion II, III, IV, V, VI 90 lab hrs, 2 cr Su­per­vised lab­o­ra­tory in the tech­ni­cal areas of pro­duc­tion. Hands-on ex­pe­ri­ence in the plan­ning, con­struc­tion, rig­ging and run­ning of pro­duc­tions to learn back­stage pro­ce­dures and op­er­a­tions in a per­for­mance sit­u­a­tion. Em­pha­sis placed on care­ful pre-plan­ning, ap­pro­pri­ate safety pro­ce­dures and on fol­low- up cri­tiques and eval­u­a­tion of the work done. As­sign­ments will be made on the basis of the abil­ity and the prior achieve­ments of each stu­dent, as­sur­ing a va­ri­ety of work ex­pe­ri­ences. Each suc­ceed­ing se­mes­ter will in­volve a greater de­gree of pro­duc­tion re­spon­si­bil­ity. Pre­req­ui­site; ENT 2120 and for each suc­ceed­ing level is suc­cess­ful com­ple­tion of the prior course

ENT 2220, ENT 3320, ENT 3420, ENT 4421, ENT 4422 Technical Production II, III, IV, V, VI 90 lab hrs, 2 cr Supervised laboratory in the technical areas of production. Hands-on experience in the planning, construction, rigging and running of productions to learn backstage procedures and operations in a performance situation. Emphasis placed on careful pre-planning, appropriate safety procedures and on follow- up critiques and evaluation of the work done. Assignments will be made on the basis of the ability and the prior achievements of each student, assuring a variety of work experiences. Each succeeding semester will involve a greater degree of production responsibility. Prerequisite; ENT 2120 and for each succeeding level is successful completion of the prior course

This course pro­vides stu­dents with tech­ni­cal foun­da­tions and op­por­tu­nity to work with state of the art vir­tual re­al­ity (VR) sys­tems and in­ter­ac­tive 3D en­vi­ron­ments. The foun­da­tions cov­ered in this course apply to com­puter games, 3D film pro­duc­tion, im­mer­sive en­vi­ron­ments, and vir­tual scenery for live per­for­mance. Stu­dents will be pre­pared to apply and ex­tend basic skills in mod­el­ing, script­ing and pro­gram­ming. Em­pha­sizes pro­duc­tion, team­work, analy­sis of in­ter­ac­tive 3D sys­tems, and ap­pli­ca­tions-dri­ven user ex­pe­ri­ences with as­sess­ment of aes­thetic ori­en­ta­tion.

This course provides students with technical foundations and opportunity to work with state of the art virtual reality (VR) systems and interactive 3D environments. The foundations covered in this course apply to computer games, 3D film production, immersive environments, and virtual scenery for live performance. Students will be prepared to apply and extend basic skills in modeling, scripting and programming. Emphasizes production, teamwork, analysis of interactive 3D systems, and applications-driven user experiences with assessment of aesthetic orientation.

This course pro­vides an in­tro­duc­tion to the study and analy­sis of emerg­ing tech­nolo­gies and how this in­flu­ences prac­ti­cal process. Stu­dents will ex­am­ine how tech­nolo­gies have evolved his­tor­i­cally as well as de­velop per­spec­tives on they would best be used in the fu­ture. Major top­ics will in­clude com­put­ing his­tory, hu­man-com­puter in­ter­ac­tion, com­put­ers and cul­ture, and the eth­i­cal and so­cial im­pli­ca­tions of new tech­nolo­gies. In the lab com­po­nent of the course, stu­dents will learn to em­ploy meth­ods of doc­u­men­ta­tion cur­rently in use at re­search in­sti­tu­tions and in pri­vate in­dus­try in order to place re­search being done in a wider con­text.

This course provides an introduction to the study and analysis of emerging technologies and how this influences practical process. Students will examine how technologies have evolved historically as well as develop perspectives on they would best be used in the future. Major topics will include computing history, human-computer interaction, computers and culture, and the ethical and social implications of new technologies. In the lab component of the course, students will learn to employ methods of documentation currently in use at research institutions and in private industry in order to place research being done in a wider context.

The course is to serve as the se­nior the­sis pro­ject. The stu­dent will ei­ther: 1) act in a prin­ci­pal su­per­vi­sory role in a pro­duc­tion as a de­signer or tech­ni­cal di­rec­tor; 2) pro­pose, de­sign and build a spe­cial­ized piece of show equip­ment; or 3) de­velop a pro­ject which uti­lizes his/her skills in a new and in­no­v­a­tive way that re­lates to or im­pacts on the en­ter­tain­ment in­dus­try. All pro­jects must be ap­proved by the ad­viser and should demon­strate pro­fes­sional man­age­ment, tech­ni­cal de­sign and pre­sen­ta­tion skills. Doc­u­men­ta­tion of plan­ning, de­sign and re­al­iza­tion will be pre­sented to a com­mit­tee of in­struc­tors, both in en­ter­tain­ment tech­nol­ogy and re­lated dis­ci­plines, as well as in­dus­try pro­fes­sion­als; all are to be se­lected by the stu­dents and ap­proved by the ad­viser. Though stu­dents will en­roll in the course dur­ing their se­nior year, de­vel­op­ment of the pro­ject should begin dur­ing the sec­ond se­mes­ter of the ju­nior year.

The course is to serve as the senior thesis project. The student will either: 1) act in a principal supervisory role in a production as a designer or technical director; 2) propose, design and build a specialized piece of show equipment; or 3) develop a project which utilizes his/her skills in a new and innovative way that relates to or impacts on the entertainment industry. All projects must be approved by the adviser and should demonstrate professional management, technical design and presentation skills. Documentation of planning, design and realization will be presented to a committee of instructors, both in entertainment technology and related disciplines, as well as industry professionals; all are to be selected by the students and approved by the adviser. Though students will enroll in the course during their senior year, development of the project should begin during the second semester of the junior year.

Through the ex­am­i­na­tion of the ear­li­est ges­tures of cave draw­ings to so­phis­ti­cated mul­ti­me­dia nar­ra­tives, stu­dents study the in­gre­di­ents and struc­tures nec­es­sary for com­pelling sto­ry­telling. Ob­serv­ing the lin­ear and non-lin­ear nar­ra­tive tech­niques and ar­che­types used in di­verse medi­ums, such as, graphic nov­els, games, vir­tual worlds, music, cin­ema, so­cial net­works, and live per­for­mance, we un­cover the in­flu­ences and con­nec­tions be­tween each modal­ity. Through hands-on pro­jects, stu­dents pro­duce vi­sual, au­di­tory, writ­ten and in­te­grated se­quences using an­i­ma­tion, video, sound, music, text, and di­a­logue.

Through the examination of the earliest gestures of cave drawings to sophisticated multimedia narratives, students study the ingredients and structures necessary for compelling storytelling. Observing the linear and non-linear narrative techniques and archetypes used in diverse mediums, such as, graphic novels, games, virtual worlds, music, cinema, social networks, and live performance, we uncover the influences and connections between each modality. Through hands-on projects, students produce visual, auditory, written and integrated sequences using animation, video, sound, music, text, and dialogue.