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Student Teaching Seminar

Move from theory to practice by synthesizing your learning into original lesson plans and engaging activities implemented during your student teaching practicum.

Introduction to Digital Sculpting

Learn the concepts and methods used to produce digital sculptures. You will learn to create organic and hard-surface objects in a digital sculpting application, explore 3D painting, and practice concept ideation. (This course is cross-listed with GAM 241.)

Concept Project

Improve the conceptual intent of your work. You will make personal images that are memorable and evoke response, focusing on conceptual development and refining your individual style.

Structures: Systems Investigation

Develop your structural intuition by breaking physical models. Working with a structural engineer and an architect, you will invent a structural system for your studio project that is integral to the architectural design identity and compare structural behaviors of different building geometries using load path diagrams. You must take this… Read More

Photo and Video Production

Those who create fashion images have considerable control over the creative vision of a project. You will learn and use production logistics and protocols to concept, organize, and style a fashion photo shoot and video. (This course is cross-listed with FSH 644.)

History of Gaming

Understanding game history helps modern developers make good design choices. You will study ancient board games, modern consoles, upcoming technologies, and a broad overview of the companies that have defined the video game industry.

Directors Rehearsing Actors

You will learn to capture incredible performances from actors by thoroughly analyzing your script and mastering the technique of holding auditions. Actors have a special language, and your job as a director is to know how to guide them to get their best performance on screen. This is the first… Read More

Story in Video Games

Games are what we play and story is why we play them. You’ll learn to use specific storytelling skills to create interactive narratives, define memorable heroes and villains, and empower player agency.

Creative Writing for the Digital Landscape

Writing is paying attention. You’ll gain writing and reporting skills to create compelling entertainment, news, informational, and instructional stories for web, radio, and television. (This course is cross-listed with COM 105.)

Design Project 1

Combine your introductory drawing and model-making skills to explore your personal and professional interests under an assigned general topic. You’ll go through a typical design process that includes preparation, design research, design, and implementation phases.