Faculty: Eric Freeman
Unique: 21305
An introduction to applied computational thinking and logical processes for solving technical problems with creative solutions
Faculty: Michael Baker & Honoria Starbuck
Uniques: 21308, 21307
An introduction to user-centered design process, interactivity, and game design.
Faculty: Jessie Contour & Taylor Bancroft
Uniques: 21304, 21306
An introduction to computer technologies, software systems, physical computing, and content production.
Faculty: Matt Smith, Kyle Evans
Uniques: 21303, 21302
An introduction to dynamic sound, lighting, and video projection for screens and spaces.
Faculty: Neal Daugherty & Bill Byrne
Uniques: 21309, 21301
An introduction to effective visual storytelling with 2D and 3D digital content.
Faculty: Sam Lipman
Unique: 21300
Audio Processing is a workplace-centered exploration of audio processing techniques, such as mixing, compression/mastering, equalization, reverb, delay, signal flow in the DAW, across multiple genres and end-use in the industry, such as hip-hop, EDM, rock, classical, film, TV and video game applications.
Faculty: Lucas Dimick
Unique: 21315
Animation can bring characters, objects, and graphics to life. It’s the backbone of the computer graphics industry and plays an important role in film, visual effects, games, and motion graphics. This course is an introduction to the principles of animation for 2D and 3D systems. Students will use various techniques to convey a sense of weight, emotion, and story for simple and complex objects in both 2D and 3D.
Faculty: Neal Daugherty
Unique: 21319
This course will expand on student’s existing conceptual skills and further develop them to produce a clear and well-conceived visual vocabulary of artistic style, character development, environment design, and presentation strategies. The ultimate goals of this course is to prepare the student with the fundamentals of conceptual artistic style and applying it to the techniques of concept art. These new skills and concepts will empower the student so that they may be able to network with programmers, producers, and other artists. The student will be graded on their individual personal development. Individual and group instruction will address needs for proper presentation to the class and prospective collaborations.
Faculty: Earnest Mazique
Unique: 21320
Faculty: Isaac Oster
Unique: 21325
This course presents information on a variety of industry-standard modeling tools and workflows, including Maya, Fusion 360, and Zbrush.
Faculty: Isaac Oster
Unique: 21329
This course presents information on industry-standard tools used for creating photorealistic textures, materials, and renders.
Faculty: Matt Smith
Unique: 21330
3D Projection Mapping explores the process of small and large scale projection mapping installations; including 3D modeling, UV unwrapping, and media server programming.
Faculty: JE Johnson
Unique: 21335
This course focuses on skills and methods for planning and building installations and exhibits using computer aided design and computer-controlled machines including 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routers. After focusing on individual skill development in the first half of the semester, we will build and playtest a prototype mini-golf course in collaboration with Painted 3D Mixed Reality Space taught by Karen Maness.
Faculty: Jason Buchanan
Unique: 21354
Improve your skills of visual expression and communication through the act of drawing. In the course we will experiment with various drawing media and examine the principles and elements of design through conceptual and observational drawing.
Faculty: MK Haley
Unique: 21337
Create real content for a real client! This experience is meant to build on your acquired knowledge and skills to facilitate the creation of an interactive visual public display. Students will work collaboratively in small teams with Gensler’s Digital Experience Design studio to create compelling visual content. Designers and technologists/programmers working together. Juniors and Seniors only
Faculty: Jessie Contour
Unique: 21338
Tech Art is an applied course focused on the technical aspects of game content creation. Topics include shaders, automation, tool creation, and special effects.
Faculty: Jose Kozan
Unique: 21336
An introduction to augmented reality platforms and hands-on development of social media AR for Instagram and Snapchat, and AR experiences delivered via the web (WebAR). Students will explore creative AR interactions with 3D models, animated characters, sound assets, and visual effects, to promote learning opportunities and branded marketing.
Faculty: Kyle Chittenden
Unique: 21332
In this course, students will learn the process of creating 3D gameplay animations, techniques to improve their animation workflow, and how to implement their animations into Unreal Engine.
Faculty: Various
Unique: 21334
An opportunity for students to experiment with their own AET ideas
Faculty: Tyler Coleman
Unique: 21339
Procedural Generation, or the algorithmic creation of content, is a popular process within game development today. In this class we'll explore the many ways developers generate content procedurally, looking at a variety of common use algorithms and systems. The class will function through hands-on examples, class projects, and explorations of existing games.
Faculty: Chip Sbrogna
Unique: 21333
Apply interactive design process to real-world game development challenges.
Faculty: Bill Byrne
Unique: 21340
An introduction to creating and working with game ready assets in 2D and 3D.
Faculty: Yuliya Lanina
Unique: 21369
Students will create solo and group projects exploring humor and absurdity in storytelling.
Faculty: Kyle Evans
Unique: 21359
Learn to program your own hardware synths and digital sound devices in Arduino.
Faculty: Chris Ozley
Unique: 21365
This course will cover networked computer EDM (Electronic Dance Music) for live performance. Students will collaborate with others across the country and world to create real-time, live collaborative EDM experiences for audiences across the planet. The course will use FoxDot, a computer language for controlling SuperCollider. (You do not need any coding background!) The language is built for musicians by musicians and is more easily learned than any other audio coding language (including SuperCollider). Join us for an international experience where we plan to collaborate with France to create amazing real-time EDM over the internet for audiences across the world.
Faculty: David Cohen
Unique: 21357
A cross-disciplinary design course that explores establishing, communicating, and assimilating a cohesive narrative into all aspects of interactive and immersive media experiences.
Faculty: MK Haley
Unique: 21358
Understanding best practices behind the design of themed entertainment experiences through a variety of lectures, group projects, and individual study. Topics covered include: Placemaking, Spectacles, Brainstorming, Interactive & Immersive Theater, Collaboration, Story, and Re-Imagining the Museum Experience.
Faculty: Lucas Dimick
Unique: 21361
Storyboarding is a critical part of the pre-production process in animation, video games, visual effects, and motion graphics. In this course students will learn storyboard terminology, concepts, and techniques for effective visual communication and storytelling. This is a project-based course where students will conceptualize and illustrate storyboards for a variety of mediums.
Instructor: Tyler Coleman
Unique: 21362
Physical games have existed as long as recorded history. In this class, we'll explore a variety of physical games including sports, parlor games, board and card games, tabletop roleplaying games, and more. The class will include an exploration of popular games as well as a project-based curriculum with a focus on completing a physical game project.
Instructor: Shannon Murray
Unique: 21363
This introductory level course explores the origins, formal elements, and best practices of good storytelling across multiple mediums through study, analysis, and writing practice.
Faculty: Karen Maness
Unique: 21368
This class will be face-to-face, geared for students interested in Themed Attraction, Live Design, Film, and Installations. After focusing on individual skill development in the first half of the semester, we will build and playtest a prototype mini-golf course in collaboration with Digital Fabrication taught by JE Johnson.
Faculty: Natasha Davison
Unique: 21356
Course explores the fundamentals of producing entertainment from inspiration to execution as well as all aspects involved in producing live stage and on screen commercial productions.
Faculty: Sam Lipman
Unique: 21366
Virtual Instruments provides an in-depth exploration of the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), exploring today’s most widely used soft synths, drum machines and sample libraries, and how they are programmed across multiple genres and professional applications such as hip-hop, EDM, film scores, TV and video game scores.
Faculty: Chris Meunchow
Unique: 21364
Explore methodologies utilized in live event lighting.
Faculty: Sven Ortel
Unique: 21370
Investigate design challenges in-depth, in the field of Media and Projection Design.
Faculty: Chris Ozley
Unique: 21375
Project in advanced sound processing and synthesis and audio-visual systems.
Faculty: Various
Unique: 21380
Continue to use acquired knowledge and skills to create a collaborative team project that can serve as a calling card to future employers or graduate schools.
Faculty: Paul Toprac
Unique: 21390
Work in small teams from different disciplines to develop 3D games.