Creative Digital Media Theory and Practice
School of Art, Carnegie Mellon University


Description:
The availability and relative ease of use of computer-based tools to support creative processes has had great impact on creative digital media aesthetics and practices. These tools have prompted a shift from a focus on functionality (e.g. what cool things can I do) to the context of the aesthetic experience (e.g. what do I want to express). Creative digital media works offer alternative ways to engage and critique the impact of technology in society from serendipitous interactions to social and cultural criticality. This work crosses traditional boundaries of art, design, architecture, computer science and engineering to form a transdisciplinary interactive genre. The class will explore the impact of creative digital media through readings, reviews of seminal works and discussion to understand how technology has been and continues to shape contemporary aesthetic expressions and aesthetics has impacted technological innovations. The class is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students interested in studying contemporary aesthetic practices that incorporate technology as the primary medium for creative expression.

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