Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The subject of the module is interactive media art discussed from communicative, sociocultural and creative perspective. The students will gain understanding of the fundamental notions of interactivity, crucial conceptual frameworks and important art and design projects. The course is divided into 8 units – each one is focused on different interaction paradigm: metamedium / interactive system as a medium, social participation, interactive storytelling, game & play, Mixed-reality systems, locative media, databased interaction and evolutionary ecosystems:

Learning objectives

Knowledge

In this module students will acquire knowledge

• Knowledge of the main perspectives for defining interactive systems and understanding of the main contexts of their place within the area of media and media art research
• Recognition of the key paradigms of interactive systems design and their correlated patterns, techniques, and strategies
• Characterisation of the specifics and status of cultural practices of using interactive systems
• Ability to analyse given strategies for designing interactive media in a historical, discursive and artistic context.

Skills

In this module students will acquire skills

• Ability to find, analyze, critically evaluate, select, use and integrate scientific information on interactive media art using various sources
• In-depth research skills, including theoretical analysis of interactivity, appropriate selection of research methods and tools, planning of the research process, development and presentation of results
• Ability to critically analyze and interpret interactive experience systems, identifying important social and cultural implications

Competences

In this module students will acquire competencies

• Conduct self-assessment, understand the need for lifelong learning, organise the learning process of others
• to design and prioritize tasks required to complete an assignment defined by themselves or others. 
• to participate in cultural events, especially connected to new phenomena of interactive art.

Exam

Exams