Inroduction to eMAD lays the groundwork for electronic media arts & design literacy, and visual semiotics, to understand how meaning is formed. It consists of experimental designerly practices reflecting cultural, social, political and psychological contexts.

Course Objectives:
Create a historical and theorectical context: We will develop an understanding of the history and theory of New Media art.
Learning new tools: We will begin to develop new media production skills with basic software literacy. We will also create lifelong professional practices that enable you to continually learn uses and applications of new tools.
Creative applications: We will apply this knowledge and skill in new media based rojects.
Critical engagement: We will earn to critique art projects rigorously and constructively.

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