NMAD418
FUTURE TRENDS IN NEW MEDIA
SPRING 2010
Tuesdays, 2:30pm - 5pm
Week 1 - Snow Day
Week 2
Introductions
Syllabus Review and What's Expected
Lecture: What is New Media?
Are these examples New Media Art?
Nicholas Galanin
tsu heidei shugaxtutaan pt.1
pt. 2
Vasulkas C-trend 1974
Joshua Fried in Central Park
Readings for next week:
What is New Media? by Lev Manovich
When We Say We're Digital, We Mean What Exactly?
A Question for You, What's "New" About New Media?
Bring in at least 3 examples of New Media for discussion.
Week 3
Look at students' New Media Examples
Discussion: What is New Media?
Lecture: History of New Media
Readings for next week:
Visual Digital Culture: A Backstory: Realism, Simulation, Interaction (p11 -36)
The Digital Century (1999)
Week 4
Discussion: History of New Media
Lecture: Overview of cutting-edge new media today
Readings for next week:
Art in Your Back Pocket: iPhone App Art
White Paper I
White Paper II
Bring in one example of a reading related to your project. Be prepared to discuss.
Week 5
Discussion: What projects grabbed your interest
Mid-term Review
Lecture: Video: from film to beta, 3/4", 1/2", SDDV, to HDDV: including archiving
Notes from Lecture
Readings for next week:
How to Find Anything Online (research tips)
Chinese Contemporary Video Art
Week 6
Discussion: Video Formats
and Contemporary Video Art (reading)
Lecture: Video Cams and Online Communities. Privacy vs. Public persona
Privacy Issue Web Cam and School Computer (07:40)
Second Part
Justin.tv
ustream.tv
PhotoBlogging
In-Class - get on the computers and find other sources of Video and Photo Social Networking-esque sites and share in class. (research practice).
Readings for Next Week:
Lifelogging and online Privacy
Week 7
Discussion: Online Privacy Issues - what to share or not to share
Lecture: Social Networking - what is it, why use it, and how to.
Reading for Next Week: N/A work on your presentations
Week 8 -midterms
Presentations: Proposals and turn in outline and one page proposals
Readings over Spring Break: (links to various cutting-edge artists, thinkers, and designers)
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SPRING BREAK
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Week 9 - March 23
Discussion: how is the class going so far?
Lecture: Internet
Readings for next week:
The Social Future of Web2.0/Web3.0
eMemory
Week 10 - March 30
Discussion: Internet
Lecture: FUTURE OF THE INTERNET
HOMEWORK:
A Short History on Blogging
Research the Santa Fe Complex and come up with 5 questions.
Week 11 - April 6
Final Assignment
FIELD TRIP TO THE SANATA FE COMPLEX - MEET AT UPPER CIRCLE at van.
Week 12 - April 13
Presentation: Ana Willem from Jellobrain (www.jellobrain.com)
Readings for next week:
Project Planning
Retrieving Humanity
Week 13 - April 20
No Class onTuesday- Monday April 19, 7pm - 9pm Field Trip Required
Students are responsible for their own transportation
To Santa Fe Complex for Retrieving Humanity
For Next Week: Research the ArtsLab and come up with 5 questions.
Week 14 - April 27
FIELD TRIP TO ARTSLAB AT UNM. MEET 1PM- AT UPPER CIRCLE at van.
For Next Week: Research the Ideum and come up with 5 questions.
Week 15 - May 4
FIELD TRIP TO IDEUM IN CORALLES. MEET 1PM- AT UPPER CIRCLE at van.
Week 16 - finals - May 11
Lecture: The Future Cinema Distribution
Discussion: Discussion: Cinema Distribution
Final Presentations (must be multimedia and paper)