New Media 2 - DMS 538
Tues/Thurs 5:00- 6:50
This course is a graduate-level introduction to the design and production of multimedia. Topics will include: creating animations and interactive applications, designing for interactivity, integration of audio and video into multimedia productions, multimedia on the web and DVD authoring.
Projects will be completed primarily in the industry standard Adobe Flash authoring platform. Flash can be used to create games, interactive cinematic experiences, information visualizations, interactive research presentations, online widgets and much more.
There are no pre-requisites: students with little or no experience can expect to master the fundamentals of Flash and students with experience in Flash or other development platforms will be supported in developing more advanced projects.
Hands-on labs will be complemented with readings in theory and aesthetics.
The course is taught in the Media Study digital arts lab and carries a $100 lab fee.
Required text: Foundation Flash CS4 (published by Friends of Ed).
Books have been ordered from Talking Leaves and when they come in they will be available at their Main Street location.