Ontario College of Art & Design

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DIGF 3B01
Virtual Communities and Environments
0.50 Credit(s)
Studio/Seminar
Prerequisite: 2.0 credits Liberal Studies.
This studio seminar course is a cross-disciplinary opportunity for art and design students to explore questions and opportunities within on-screen and digital media theories and practices. Students will undertake digital audio and screen-based essays, and will collaborate together, carrying concepts of virtual community, environments, and social media networks from research through to the creation of interactive artworks and design prototypes. Students will investigate debates arising from lectures and case studies, and present group seminars on examples of virtual communities, on-screen media, and digital art and design projects, within a context of technological and social change.
Notes: This is a core required course for the Interdisciplinary Minors in Digital Media and On-Screen Media.
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