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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 With­out this foun­da­tion, nar­row tech­ni­cal back­ground may re­sult skill sets that eas­ily be­come out of date.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 Without this foundation, narrow technical background may result skill sets that easily become out of date.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.

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 is an in­tro­duc­tion to In­ter­ac­tion De­sign, en­com­pass­ing the phys­i­cal process of de­sign­ing for in­ter­ac­tion and en­abling stu­dents to think and speak crit­i­cally about de­sign prob­lems. Stu­dents will work both in­di­vid­u­ally and in teams, cre­at­ing de­sign de­liv­er­ables with a so­cial con­science. Process blogs will in­cor­po­rate re­flec­tion on read­ings along­side of pro­ject doc­u­men­ta­tion. They will de­velop a foun­da­tion in in­ter­ac­tion de­sign that will be ap­plic­a­ble to a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary field.

This course is an introduction to Interaction Design, encompassing the physical process of designing for interaction and enabling students to think and speak critically about design problems. Students will work both individually and in teams, creating design deliverables with a social conscience. Process blogs will incorporate reflection on readings alongside of project documentation. They will develop a foundation in interaction design that will be applicable to a multidisciplinary field.