The new media are by definition innovational technology and techniques, and innovational combinations, recombinations, and production relationships of existing technology and techniques, available to artists, image-makers, and other creative producers. The course will provide a succinct historical survey of new media. Examples will be cited from the work of major new media makers to demonstrate patterns of novelty, innovation and development. Students will be encouraged to apply to their own new media productions those aspects of innovation in theory, techniques and/or practice which are of greatest interest to them as presented in lectures, seminars and discussion and as revealed by their own project research. Students who wish to concentrate on written or oral presentations may do so. Lect: 3 hrs. Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 1
