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This course is an in­tro­duc­tion to emerg­ing, in­ter­ac­tive multi-me­dia tech­nol­ogy with a focus on in­ter­dis­ci­pli­nary, pro­ject-based, co­op­er­a­tive learn­ing. Stu­dents will be im­mersed in the pro­to­cols and processes of emerg­ing and in­ter­ac­tive media de­sign, in­clud­ing: idea de­vel­op­ment, re­search, doc­u­men­ta­tion, pre­sen­ta­tion, pro­to­typ­ing, and pro­duc­tion, which will serve them in the face of rapid changes in tech­nol­ogy. Stu­dents will ex­plore basic the­o­ret­i­cal and ap­plied con­cepts of audio, vi­sual, hap­tic, im­mer­sive, sen­sory and in­ter­ac­tion de­sign through cre­ative group pro­jects, vis­it­ing pro­fes­sion­als, field trips and on­line doc­u­men­ta­tion of their work.

This course is an introduction to emerging, interactive multi-media technology with a focus on interdisciplinary, project-based, cooperative learning. Students will be immersed in the protocols and processes of emerging and interactive media design, including: idea development, research, documentation, presentation, prototyping, and production, which will serve them in the face of rapid changes in technology. Students will explore basic theoretical and applied concepts of audio, visual, haptic, immersive, sensory and interaction design through creative group projects, visiting professionals, field trips and online documentation of their work.

This course will allow stu­dents to ex­am­ine the re­la­tion­ship be­tween film and their lit­er­ary sources. Through class­room dis­cus­sions and out-of-class as­sign­ments, stu­dents will an­a­lyze clas­sic and con­tem­po­rary lit­er­ary texts and their cin­e­matic ver­sions. Stu­dents will ex­am­ine the re­la­tion­ship be­tween film and lit­er­a­ture, with spe­cific focus on the tech­niques used in fic­tion, drama and film and the in­flu­ences of cen­sor­ship and so­ci­ety. Stu­dents will focus on the sim­i­lar­i­ties and dif­fer­ences of lit­er­ary works adapted into films.

This course will allow students to examine the relationship between film and their literary sources. Through classroom discussions and out-of-class assignments, students will analyze classic and contemporary literary texts and their cinematic versions. Students will examine the relationship between film and literature, with specific focus on the techniques used in fiction, drama and film and the influences of censorship and society. Students will focus on the similarities and differences of literary works adapted into films.