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categories of educational targets

• skills -- practical, hands-on, technology-oriented
• knowledge -- ready-to-use, beyond skills, required insight
• theory -- grounded in literature and scientific research
• experience -- application of skills and knowledge in context
• attitude -- personal disposition and motivation

subject(s) -- creative technology

target(s)

• computing -- architecture, networks, programming
• technology -- new media, smart technology
• creative applications -- creativity (mental + artistic), psychology, research/design methods, communication
• business -- marketing, planning, project management
• design -- sketch, prototype, realize

target(s) -- creative technology

from a new media perspective: track(s)

• skill(s) -- computing, mathematics, simulation, technology
• knowledge --computer & software architecture, human factors
• theory -- systems engineering, media & communication
• experience(s) -- project(s), deployment in social context
• attitude -- initiative, creative, involved

target(s) -- new media

... / format(s) / track(s)

• skill(s) -- scripting, programming, interaction design
• knowledge -- web, multimedia & game technology
• theory -- understanding of media & communication
• experience(s) -- concept development & realization of (playful) application(s)
• attitude -- explorative, with an eye for the rethorics of the material

  . / slogan(s) / cycle(s) / ..

new media -- the aesthetics of our time

target(s)

• interactive video -- in customizable format
• web technology -- for developing information portal(s)
• animation -- for simulations and (physical) systems
• virtual reality -- for games and virtual environments
• game development -- for entertainment and instruction
• rich internet application(s) -- for multimedia (web) applications
• interactive installation(s) -- media art

course(s)

course	credits	description
CS1	3	computer & network architecture(s)
CS2	6	programming fundamental(s) -- C++/Java
CS3	6	advanced programming -- idoms, APIs
NM1	3	web technology (1) -- html, javascript. css
NM2	6	animation in 2D
NM3	6	web technology (2) -- php, sql, web services
NM4	6	3D virtual environments -- x3d/vrml
NM5	6	game development -- C++/DirectX
CA1	3	we create identity
CA2	6	living & working tomorrow (advanced)
CA3	6	have fun and play!

learning goal(s)

• elementary web-based multimedia technology
• programming and tools for interactive animation and video
• first principles of information visualisation
• basic media and cummunication theory
• the design of an effective communication plan
• the business and societal context of media deployment

course structure

• week 1 -- introduction of platform and design issues [2]
• week 1 -- concept design of (media) application(s) [6]
• week 2 -- essentials of animation and visualisation [6]
• week 2 -- basic media and communication theory [4]
• week 3 -- information presentation in (flex RIA) platform
• week 3 -- student presentations of design and storyboards
• week 4 -- business and societal context of the creative industry [5]
• week 4 -- delivery and presentation of final application(s)

1. Eliëns A., Wang Y. van Riel C. and Scholte T. (2007), 3D Digital Dossiers -- a new way of presenting cultural heritage on the Web, In Proc. Web3D 2007, ACM SIGGRAPH, pp. 157-160
2. Eliëns A. and Vyas D., Panorama -- explorations in the aesthetics of social awareness, In Proc. GAME-ON 07, Nov 20-22, University of Bologna, Marco Roccetti (ed.), p. 71-75, EUROSIS-ETI Publication, ISBN 9789077381373
3. Eliëns A., van de Watering M., Huurdeman H., Bhikharie S.V., Lemmers H., Vellinga P. , Clima Futura @ VU -- communicating (unconvenient) science, In Proc. GAME-ON 07, Nov 20-22, University of Bologna, Marco Roccetti (ed.), pp. 125-129, EUROSIS-ETI Publication, ISBN 9789077381373
4. Kress G. and van Leeuwen T. (1996), Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design, Routledge
5. Geert Lovink and Ned Rossiter (eds), MyCreativity Reader, A Critique of Creative Industries, Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam 2007
6. A. Eliëns, topical media & game development -- media.eliens.net