Spring
2002 Visual Arts R4100 section 001
Outline
Mondays 1-4
Tirtza Even (212) 678 0346
Teven12345@aol.com
The course aims to analyze and confront in practice the characteristics
of non linear and interactive narrative, by resorting to models taken
from traditional media (literature, video and film, architecture, installation
and game playing) as well as from contemporary digital work.
The course explores the various principles underlying non linear work,
such as excess, fragmentation, multiplicity of points of view, repetition,
erasure, interruption, dialogue. Viewings, readings and critiqued exercises
supply means for students to examine issues of navigation in time and
space, the placement of the user, interactive and collaborative authoring,
open and closed compositions.
The course includes three short term exercises in accordance with the
topics demonstrated and discussed in class, short written assignments
and a final individual project using basic authoring and multimedia tools.
No programming experience is necessary. Optional technical assistance
and software tutorials will be given at specified separate lab hours.
Grading will consist of 60% class work, reading, writing and class participation;
and 40% final project.
Readings:
- 1. Georges Perec - Life a User's Manual (Due week 5)
- 2. Calvino, Italo - If On a Winter's Night a Traveler (Due week 14)
Copies of both novels can be found online at -
Copies of all other reading material packets can be obtained at -
Metro Copy (875-1829); B'way between 86th and 87th
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Fall 2001 Course Outline
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2000 Course Outline
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