PMA 1121

FWS:New Media Art & Technology

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2014-2015 Catalog.

New media art lies at the intersection of contemporary art and new technologies. This course explores that exciting intersection through an examination of digital art, virtual reality, performance art, computer animation, information art, robotics, internet art, biotechnology, video games, and interactive art. Students will learn about the theory and practice of various forms of new media art to explore and examine the relationship between art and technology. The goal of the course is to introduce the student to an understanding of the convergence of aesthetics and new technologies and to use this understanding to strengthen critical, analytical, and creative writing and thinking skills.

When Offered Fall.

Course Subfield (FWS)

Satisfies Requirement First-Year Writing Seminar.

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