Mediating Reality
2018/2019
Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module
1st semester or similarContent, progress and pedagogy of the module
Explore the chosen specialisation from a formal perspective with a focus on exploring the relationships between real and artificially generated stimuli. Develop and evaluate an application in the chosen specialisation investigating this issue in terms of either: 1) emulating reality, 2) enhancing reality or virtuality, or 3) transforming reality into novel forms of expression and aesthetics.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
Students who complete the module will obtain the following qualifications:
- Must be able to understand core elements in current and emerging immersive-interactive technology systems (e.g., mobile devices and platforms, augmented reality, game consoles, affective computing, multimodal systems, virtual reality, ambient intelligence, etc.)
- Must be able to analyse the principles and challenges behind the design and integration of such systems
- Must be able to understand how to produce and/or implement digital content and assets in such systems
- Must be able to understand on the concepts behind virtuality (i.e.: mixed, augmented, virtual, simulated and fictional worlds) in the process of delivering content in such systems and platforms
Skills
Students who complete the module will obtain the following qualifications:
- Must be able to synthesize emerging paradigms, concepts, theories, tools, and technologies to create products with a conscious and purposive relation to applicable concepts and phenomena of the real world
Competences
Students who complete the module will obtain the following qualifications:
- Must be able to evaluate and select relevant strategies, methods and theories for integrating immersive-interactive systems and synthesize them to produce new knowledge and solutions
- Must be able to synthesize considerations of sustainability, social responsibility and ethical dimensions in the design of such systems
Type of instruction
Academically supervised student-governed problem oriented project work.
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | Mediating Reality |
| Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project
In accordance with the current Framework Provisions and directions
on examination from the Study Board for Media Technology:
Oral examination with external censor based on a written project report and a media-technological product plus an A/V production that illustrates and summarizes the project. |
| ECTS | 15 |
| Permitted aids | With certain aids:
See semester description |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | External examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria for the evaluation are specified in the Framework Provisions. |
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Mediering af virkeligheden |
| Module code | MSNMWSM2141 |
| Module type | Project |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Spring
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| ECTS | 15 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg, Campus Copenhagen, Campus Esbjerg |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Study Board | Study Board of Media Technology |
| Department | Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology |
| Faculty | Technical Faculty of IT and Design |
