Intermediate Digital Arts Production - DMS 419
Department of Media Study, SUNY at Buffalo
FALL 2008
Class: DAY TIME
Instructor: Al Larsen
Office Hour: M 2:00-3:00 (CFA 288)
alarsen * at * buffalo * dot * edu
Tentative Schedule:
Monday, August 25th
discussion: syllabus
discussion: What does it mean to make work that
is "of and for" the online environment?
Wednesday, August 27th
discussion: survey of class interests and skills
lecture: internet art examples
lecture: technology, media and culture
lab: basic HTML
Monday, September 1st
University Closed - NO CLASS
Wednesday, September 3rd
lecture: net.art and related
images and links
lecture: art for the web/net art
lab & exercise: HTML, Smultron (text editor)
Monday, September 8th
lab & exercise: HTML
Wednesday, September 10th
Due: writing reponse 1 due: write a short (2-3 paragraphs) reponse to an idea in Introduction and Chapter 1 of reading - turn in on paper
discussion: The Language of New Media - Introduction & Chapter 1
Monday, September 15th
Due: assignment 1: HTML/net art
lab & exercise: Flash
Wednesday, September 17th
discussion: The Language of New Media - Chapter 2
lab & exercise: Flash
Monday, September 22nd
discussion: possible presentation topics
lecture: moving image interactivity/Manovich properties of new media
lab & exercise: Flash - importing video clips
Wednesday, September 24th
discussion: The Language of New Media - Chapter 3
lab & exercise: Flash - lab time
Due: reading response 2 due (post to blog before class)
Monday, September 29th
tba
Wednesday, October 1st
discussion: The Language of New Media - Chapter 4
Due: reading response 3 due (post to blog before class)
Monday, October 6th
Due: Assignment 2 - Interactivity and Moving Image
Wednesday, October 8th
discussion: The Language of New Media - Chapter 5
Due: reading response 4 due (post to blog before class)
Monday, October 13th
Wednesday, October 15th
Monday, October 20th
Wednesday, October 22nd
Monday, October 27th
tba
Wednesday, October 29th
Monday, November 3rd
tba
Wednesday, November 5th
Monday, November 10th
tba
Wednesday, November 12th
???
Monday, November 17th
tba
Wednesday, November 19th
Monday, November 24th
tba
Wednesday, November 26th
no class???
Monday, December 1st
tba
Wednesday, December 3rd
Monday, December 8th