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This is Prof. Ellis’ EN­G1133 class for Fall 2017.

This is Prof. Ellis’ ENG1133 class for Fall 2017.

Write and pro­gram a short choice-based in­ter­ac­tive ad­ven­ture game.

Write and program a short choice-based interactive adventure game.

In this re­ward­ing and chal­leng­ing in­tro­duc­tory class, we will en­deavor to un­der­stand the deep and com­plex re­la­tion­ship be­tween lan­guage and tech­nol­ogy through read­ings and dis­cus­sion. You will apply your in­sights and dis­cov­er­ies to a major re­search pro­ject fo­cused on a sin­gle form of tech­nol­ogy-me­di­ated com­mu­ni­ca­tion. What you learn will have im­por­tant sig­nif­i­cance to a suc­cess­ful ca­reer in tech­ni­cal com­mu­ni­ca­tion.

In this rewarding and challenging introductory class, we will endeavor to understand the deep and complex relationship between language and technology through readings and discussion. You will apply your insights and discoveries to a major research project focused on a single form of technology-mediated communication. What you learn will have important significance to a successful career in technical communication.