Calendar

Week # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 General Introduction to the Graduate Student Office and Lab  
2 Discussion and Review of Web Site Design and Interaction, using Java, Perl, CSS Assignment due: Form collaborative groups of three; each group will analyze two Web Sites for design, navigation, metaphor (look and feel), content and level of interactivity
3 Tour of MIT ATIC Lab and Discussion of ADA Compliance and Intellectual Property Issues  
4

Workshop Discussion of Student Web Galleries

Issues of Navigation and Representation in Cyberspace Versus Real World

Image Manipulation and "Reality" in Photography

 

Assignment due: Reserve digital still cameras for visual narrative

Assignment due: Personal visual narrative and web gallery

Assignment due: Web gallery for visual narrative

5 Tour of Exhibits at List Visual Art Center or MIT Museum  
6 Discussion of Interactive Art Exhibits  
7 Workshop Review of Student Soundscapes

Assignment due: Student soundscapes

Assignment due: Workshop review of student soundscapes

 

8 Tutorials on Digital Video Editing Software and Flash  
9

Game Mechanics and Design, Location-based Projects

Discussion of Location-based Storytelling Using Handheld Devices in the History Unwired Project in Venice

 
10 Workshop Review of Video Assignment

Assignment due: Brief digital video

Assignment due: Finalize end-of-semester collaborative project idea

11 Review Proposals for Final Project  
12 Final Project Development Time and Private Conferences  
13-14 Workshop Review of Final Projects