Lecturers
Mr Neil McCann
- Office: Room 283, Wilkinson Building (G04)
Dr Rob Saunders
- Office: Room 274, Wilkinson Building (G04)
- E-mail:
- Web site: http://people.arch.usyd.edu.au/~rob/
- Social network: http://deco2102.ning.com/
Classes
- Units: 6 Credit Points
- Lectures: Thursdays, 1400-1500. Architecture Lecture Theatre 2
- Labs: Thursdays, 1500-1700. Wilkinson Digital Media Lab 261
- Web site: http://web.arch.usyd.edu.au/~rob/teaching/2008/DECO2102/
- Social network: http://deco2102.ning.com/
Aim
Interactive Multimedia Design will explore the potential of non-linearity and interactivity in the design of multimedia applications. During the unit of study, students will use a range of multimedia tools to conceive, design, and develop an interactive multimedia application.
Learning Objectives
On completion of this unit of study, students should be able to:
- evaluate appropriate tools for developing multimedia applications;
- conceive and research the material for a multimedia application; and,
- use prototyping tools to plan an interactive multimedia application;
Overview
The unit of study runs for 13 weeks. One hour each week will be in a lecture and two hours will be spent in labs. This is designed to be a practical unit and students will be expected to experiment in the labs with the techniques that are taught in the lectures.
Lectures
Week 1: Introduction
- Synopsis: An introduction to the unit of study with an outline of the material that we will be covering, the assessment tasks and criteria.
- Slides: Introduction
Week 2: Montage and Collage
- Synopsis: A montage is an assemblage of material into a whole. This lecture explores some techniques that can be used to assemble material to create a montage.
- Slides: Montage
Week 3: Storyboarding
- Synopsis: A storyboard is draft representation of a story that can be used for planning and development. This lecture examines some techniques for storyboarding.
- Slides: Storyboard
Assessment
The assessment for this unit of study will be based around a semester-long project. The project will be assessed through participation in class, presentations, a process diary, and a final submission. The relative weightings for the different parts of the assessment are as follows:
- Final submission (40%)
- Presentations (30%)
- Process diary (20%)
- Participation and attendance (10%)