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For ENT Ma­jors: work ex­pe­ri­ence at a pro­fes­sional scenery fab­ri­ca­tion shop, rental/sup­ply house, off- Broad­way the­ater, or any re­lated in­dus­try or­ga­ni­za­tion ap­proved by the ad­viser. For Emerg­ing Media Tech Ma­jors, work ex­pe­ri­ence at a de­sign firm, media elec­tron­ics firm, media soft­ware firm, ro­bot­ics firm, en­ter­tain­ment or media pro­duc­tion firm, or any re­lated in­dus­try or­ga­ni­za­tion ap­proved by the ad­viser. This will serve to bridge the stu­dent’s aca­d­e­mic and com­mer­cial ca­reers by giv­ing the him/her pro­fes­sional work ex­pe­ri­ence and in­dus­try con­tacts be­fore the end of the se­nior year. Each stu­dent will keep a log/jour­nal to be shared in group sem­i­nars. Su­per­vi­sion will be by fac­ulty and a man­ager at the in­tern­ship site. Pre­req­ui­site: ENT 4410 or ENT 4450 or ENT 4470 or ENT 4480 or Pre- or coreq­ui­site: MTEC 3800

For ENT Majors: work experience at a professional scenery fabrication shop, rental/supply house, off- Broadway theater, or any related industry organization approved by the adviser. For Emerging Media Tech Majors, work experience at a design firm, media electronics firm, media software firm, robotics firm, entertainment or media production firm, or any related industry organization approved by the adviser. This will serve to bridge the student’s academic and commercial careers by giving the him/her professional work experience and industry contacts before the end of the senior year. Each student will keep a log/journal to be shared in group seminars. Supervision will be by faculty and a manager at the internship site. Prerequisite: ENT 4410 or ENT 4450 or ENT 4470 or ENT 4480 or Pre- or corequisite: MTEC 3800

In order to be­come in­no­v­a­tive and dar­ing tech­no­log­i­cal lead­ers in your cho­sen fields, it is im­per­a­tive each of you de­velop a broad un­der­stand­ing of the eco­nomic, so­cial, and cul­tural forces shap­ing emerg­ing tech­nolo­gies over and be­yond the basic me­chan­ics of how these tech­nolo­gies work. With­out this foun­da­tion, nar­row tech­ni­cal back­ground may re­sult skill sets that eas­ily be­come out of date. The ac­cel­er­ated pace of change mer­its fa­cil­ity with dis­cus­sions of the his­tor­i­cal, so­cial and cul­tural con­texts of tech­no­log­i­cal evo­lu­tion. This foun­da­tion course will pre­pare you for re­search in the emerg­ing tech­nolo­gies of your cho­sen fields by sup­ply­ing the nec­es­sary back­ground the­ory, con­text and method­ol­ogy. This foun­da­tion course will pre­pare you for re­search in the emerg­ing tech­nolo­gies of you cho­sen fields by sup­ply­ing the nec­es­sary back­ground the­ory, con­text and method­ol­ogy. Since the course does not re­quire par­tic­u­lar tech­no­log­i­cal skills and ex­pe­ri­ence, stu­dents of di­verse tech­no­log­i­cal pro­grams will be able to take part in it.

In order to become innovative and daring technological leaders in your chosen fields, it is imperative each of you develop a broad understanding of the economic, social, and cultural forces shaping emerging technologies over and beyond the basic mechanics of how these technologies work. Without this foundation, narrow technical background may result skill sets that easily become out of date. The accelerated pace of change merits facility with discussions of the historical, social and cultural contexts of technological evolution. This foundation course will prepare you for research in the emerging technologies of your chosen fields by supplying the necessary background theory, context and methodology. This foundation course will prepare you for research in the emerging technologies of you chosen fields by supplying the necessary background theory, context and methodology. Since the course does not require particular technological skills and experience, students of diverse technological programs will be able to take part in it.

An in­tro­duc­tion to in­ter­ac­tive sound for games and sim­u­la­tion-based media. The tech­ni­cal skills and foun­da­tions cov­ered apply to game audio, in­ter­ac­tive music per­for­mance, and in­ter­ac­tive media scores. Stu­dents learn to use game audio en­gines, sound com­pu­ta­tion ba­sics, and open source and pro­pri­etary tools. Pro­fes­sional audio qual­ity stan­dards are em­pha­sized, and aes­thetic sen­si­tiv­ity for final prod­uct is de­vel­oped. For final pro­jects, stu­dents de­sign and pro­gram a com­plete sound en­vi­ron­ment for a game scene or in­ter­ac­tive sim­u­la­tion.

An introduction to interactive sound for games and simulation-based media. The technical skills and foundations covered apply to game audio, interactive music performance, and interactive media scores. Students learn to use game audio engines, sound computation basics, and open source and proprietary tools. Professional audio quality standards are emphasized, and aesthetic sensitivity for final product is developed. For final projects, students design and program a complete sound environment for a game scene or interactive simulation.

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.

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.