The Studio Experience [Multimedia Module] Sp08-1

Discussion: Introduction to key concepts and paradigms in multimedia art, including the reading: Birth of a New Medium, from the Overture, Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality, edited by Randall Packer & Ken Jordan

Lab: Creation of a blog on blogger.com
See this example of a blog entry and the basics of formatting.

First blog entry: Digital multimedia has introduced new paradigms to the creation and experience of art that depart from traditional artistic media (drawing, painting, etc.), while there are also aesthetic considerations that haven't changed. Formulate a question on this topic and give a brief response. We will use your questions as the basis of discussion.

Discussion of blog questions on the nature of digital media and the resulting paradigm shift in artistic expression.

Overview of the Project: Situational Tours, a text-photo narrative

Linking to a Google map to document a location for your Situational Tour project.

Project timeline: (1) Due Thursday, February 7, choose a location, locate it on Google Map in satellite view, embed the map, and describe the environment briefly in relation to the four keywords. (2) Due Monday, February 11, photograph the location and be prepared to transfer your images to work on your Situational Tour in class. (3) Due Thursday, February 14, completed project ready for class critique.

Reading Assignment (due February 7): Integration of the Arts, Overture, Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality. Write a question and brief response on your blog, approx. 100 words. We will use your questions as the basis for class discussion.

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Discussion of the "Overture: Integration of the Arts" essay from Multimedia. Blog questions from reading. Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) - Introduction to Wagner's concept of the gesamtkunstwerk (total art work) and how we can apply it to contemporary notions of digital multimedia.

Randall Packer, Ken Goldberg, Gregory Kuhn, et. al., Mori: An Internet Earthwork

Critique: Presentation of project location / ideas.

Techniques for photo re-touching, sizing, and formatting in Photoshop.

Review narrative guidelines for Situational Tours. Here is an experimental and imaginative example. This project explores the nostalgia of childhood.

Assignment (due Monday, February 11): Photograph location and write draft narrative text for the Situational Tours project. Be prepared to upload images and text next class.

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Discussion: An overview of authoring in the Blogger environment, ideas regarding the organization and formatting of projects.

Lab: Work on Situational Tours project

Assignment (due Thursday, Feb. 14): Critique of Situational Tours project

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Critique of the Situational Tours projects.

For the critique (10 minutes maximum), be prepared to walk us through your situational tour, discuss the narrative and how you approached the assignment. Most importantly, be prepared to discuss how the project incorporate the keyword(s) (security, authority, ritual, ideological). How did the project change your view or perception of the location you chose, do you see it differently now? How so? I also expect the class to ask questions and offer commentary on one another's work.

Final Writing Assignment
How does technology mediate the artist experience?
250 word short essay
posted on blog
due Monday, February 18

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