Schedule

WEEK 1 8/28 Welcome, Intros & Goals, Syllabus 

 ASSIGNMENT

 
8/30
  • Pitch discussions of Narrative Self zine project
  • LECTURE Media History 
  • Indesign review Layout & Typography  
  
WEEK 2 9/4
  • Visit to the Design Lab 
  • Show work in progress of Narrative Self project
  • Typography & Logos
  
9/6 JOINT CLASS Green Screen Demo

  • Discussion of Media Consumption Diary
  • Reading Circle #1 presentation/ discussion
  • Introduction of video portrait
  • Premiere demo + In-class self portrait work
 ASSIGNMENT Submit 250 blog summary of Media Consumption Diary findings (hand in 9/6) 

  • Upload your Logos to the learning portfolio
WEEK 3 9/11 JOINT CLASS Guest Lecture of Influencer Murs Alison

  • Discussion of influencer talk
  • Viewing of zines in progress
  • Video self portrait pitches
  • Reading Circle #2
  • In class work on videos
 ASSIGNMENT Write 250 blog summary of impressions of Guest lecture Murs Alison (hand in 9/18)

  • Bring your zines in progress, test prints, dummies
  • Video portrait pitch
9/13 LECTURE Mash Up Culture/ Remix Projects

  • In-class Remix challenge
  
WEEK 4 9/18 YOM KIPPUR – NO CLASSES ASSIGNMENT Submit 250 words blog summary of impressions of Guest lecture Murs Alison 
9/20 Presentations & Critique of Narrative Self Projects ASSIGNMENT Upload your video self portrait to vimeo or youtube and upload to your learning portfolio
WEEK 5 9/25 JOINT CLASS Field trip to the Made in NY Media Center By IFP (http://nymediacenter.com) 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY 11201  ASSIGNMENT Write 250 blog summary of your impressions of the IFP visit (hand in 10/2) 
9/27 Continued- Presentations of Narrative Self Projects

  • Introduce Public/Private Sound Project
  • LECTURE Podcasting, audio works & sound design
  • Reading Circle#3 presentation/ discussion
  
WEEK 6 10/2 JOINT CLASS
Robyn Caplan from Data & Society

  • Intro to Audition 
 ASSIGNMENT Write 250 blog summary of your impressions of the Robyn Caplan’s talk (hand in 10/11) 
10/4
  • Project pitches
  • Sound Booth, audio recording devices, boosting, mastering
  
WEEK 7 10/9
  • Reading Circle#4 presentation/ discussion
  • Reading Circle #5 presentation/ discussion
  • Studio time & personal feedback sessions

  • Virtual Reality viewing in class–  Notes on Blindness
10/11
  • Notes on Blindness Movie/VR
  • Studio time
  
WEEK 8 10/16
  • Reading Circle #6 presentation/ discussion
  • Studio time & personal feedback sessions
  • MID TERM REVIEW
 ASSIGNMENT
Make sure to check out audio recorders for the audio walk in Central Park field trip on 10/11 & Bring Headphones Download Mp3 files to your phone  
10/18

 

JOINT CLASS FIELD TRIP
Janet Cardiff’s
Her Long Black Hair
An audio walk in Central Park  

 ASSIGNMENT

Write 250 blog summary of your impressions of the audio walk (hand in 10/30) 
WEEK 9 10/23 Public Private Podcast Final Presentations  
10/25
  • Reading Circle #7 presentation/ discussion
  • Introduction of Networks project
  • LECTURE Networks and location based projects
  • Introduce pitches
  
WEEK 10 10/30 JOINT CLASS 
Intro to VR history and 360 production Interactive Media Authoring Tools		  
11/1 JOINT CLASS  Unity Workshop  
WEEK 11 11/6 XReality Center
360 VR Production		  
11/8 XReality Center
Augmented Reality with Blippar		  
WEEK 12 11/13
  • Network Project Pitches
  
11/15
  • LECTURE
    Anatomy of interactive projects, wireframes and storyboards/ class project
  
WEEK 13 11/20 JOINT CLASS  Visit to VR Arcade
11/22 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY – NO CLASSES  
WEEK 14 11/27 Reading Circle#8 presentation/ discussion
<Coding/>  History/ CSS/ HTML		  
11/29 Studio Time + Unity Help by John Benton  
WEEK 15 12/4 Exchange of work in progress + feedback  
12/6 Studio time & personal feedback sessions  
WEEK 16 12/11 Final Project Presentations  
12/13 Final Project Presentations