Introduction to New Media Arts

This studio course introduces theories and practices of new media art. Assignments based on lectures, screenings, research, classroom demonstrations, discussions and readings provide hands-on experience in a variety of media, which may include digital imaging, sound, internet art, video, animation, social media, interactivity, etc. Students are introduced to software literacy and to historical and contemporary models and current standards of new media art. The Macintosh computer is featured as the primary computing environment. NMA 2050 is a prerequisite for all advanced New Media Arts courses.