Art 360

Priscilla Briggs

pbriggs@gac.edu

Interactive Media

when?

Tu/Th, 12:30 - 3:20pm

where?

Confer-Vickner Hall, Room 320

Lab Hours:

• Sunday 1:30pm -- midnight
• Monday -- Thursday 3:30pm -- midnight
• Friday 3:30 - 4:30pm
• Saturday 1:30 - 5pm

what?

Interactivity is embedded in the social constructs of our lives and functions as one of the dominant forms of expression in contemporary art and design. The interactive media course is an introduction to the aesthetic discourse between culture, communication, technology, and human interaction, providing a broad framework of inquiry for the development of independent thought. You will explore forms such as performance, web.art, and installation.

A prerequisite of either Digital Photography or Video Art is required for this course.

why?

• To question ideas about interactivity as they relate to your life and shape your understanding.
• To become familiar with the history, theories and works of performance art, web.art and installation art.
• To learn to formulate and mediate ideas using the conceptual framework of interactive media.

how?

This class will include lectures, readings and discussions, software workshops, hands-on lab work, and critiques. You will complete 3 major projects this semester. Expect to put in at least 7 hours of homework a week.

with what?

• miniDV tapes, DVD-R, CD-R
• Recommended tutorials
• Video/Sound/Lighting equipment is available for check-out form Media Services
• Color Printing Options
  • Work Prints: color laser printer in lab; free
  • Final Small Prints: ink-jet printer in Art Wing instructor's lab (with my assistance and your paper); free within reason
  • Final Large Prints: Media Services (up to 5' wide and unlimited in length); $2 per sq. ft.

how'd you do?

Grades will be formualted as follows:

75% Individual Projects (concept, process, execution)

25% Class Participation

• Completion of all projects is required for a passing grade.
• Attendance is mandatory. Attendance in all classes is imperative. This is a studio course an dmuch of my evaluation takes place as I watch you work. Your third unexcused absence and any subsequent absences will result in the lowerin gof your final grade for the semester by one full letter grade each absence.
• Critiques should be viewed as oral exams; youwill be graded on attendence, preparation adn participation. Failure to attend or provide work for a critique will be graded as an "F". Not coming to a critique because you did not complete the assignment is worse than not completing the assignment. If you ahve extenuating circumstances, see me BEFORE the due date of that project.
• Class participation grade considers: voluntary contribution to critituques and discussions, level of insightfulness of feedback during critiques, engaging questions raised to inspire discussion, attitude and ettiquette during discussion and cirtique, preparedness for class.

need help?

My office hours are Wednesday 12:30 - 3:30.

My office is in the Art Wing, Room 216. My extension is x7018

You are responsible for making me aware of any difficulty you are having in the course. If you are having a problem, or don't fully understand something, come see me right away. Do not come to me at the end of the semester and say you have been having a problem all term. Remember, I am here for you. Take advantage of me and ASK QUESTIONS! If I can't answer a question right away, I will research it and get back to you.

Detailed emails about specific technical issues in the lab are helpful in the process of resolution.