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 With­out this foun­da­tion, nar­row tech­ni­cal back­ground may re­sult skill sets that eas­ily be­come out of date.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

In this course stu­dents will work to­gether in small de­sign teams (de­sign­ers, de­vel­op­ers, mod­el­ers, sto­ry­tellers) to con­cept, de­sign & de­velop short game-based VR ex­pe­ri­ences in col­lab­o­ra­tion with a real world part­ner. Stu­dents will be­come fa­mil­iar with Il­lus­tra­tor, Pho­to­shop, Maya & the Unity Game En­gine, and learn how to port to the Ocu­lus Rift. Source Image: Uni­ty3D

In this course students will work together in small design teams (designers, developers, modelers, storytellers) to concept, design & develop short game-based VR experiences in collaboration with a real world partner. Students will become familiar with Illustrator, Photoshop, Maya & the Unity Game Engine, and learn how to port to the Oculus Rift. Source Image: Unity3D

This class will cover some basic tools, skills, and best prac­tices that sup­port pro­gram­ming. Top­ics in­clude source code man­age­ment, basic front-end tech­nolo­gies (HTML/CSS, JavaScript), Unix com­mand line tools, and basic server ad­min­is­tra­tion. Avatar image source: Flickr user laugh­ingsquid

This class will cover some basic tools, skills, and best practices that support programming. Topics include source code management, basic front-end technologies (HTML/CSS, JavaScript), Unix command line tools, and basic server administration. Avatar image source: Flickr user laughingsquid

An in­tro­duc­tion to in­ter­ac­tive tech­nol­ogy with a focus on how we use tech­nol­ogy to ex­press our­selves and in­ter­act with our en­vi­ron­ment. This class com­bines a hands-on ex­plo­ration of basic com­po­nents of media, audio, and con­trol cir­cuits. Stu­dents also de­velop in­ter­fac­ing tech­nolo­gies from sim­ple switches to mul­ti­di­men­sional sen­sors, in­te­grated cir­cuits, and mi­cro­con­trollers. Stu­dents use a script­ing en­vi­ron­ment to pro­gram mi­cro­con­trollers in order to process in­com­ing data from sen­sors for con­trol of media sys­tems.

An introduction to interactive technology with a focus on how we use technology to express ourselves and interact with our environment. This class combines a hands-on exploration of basic components of media, audio, and control circuits. Students also develop interfacing technologies from simple switches to multidimensional sensors, integrated circuits, and microcontrollers. Students use a scripting environment to program microcontrollers in order to process incoming data from sensors for control of media systems.