CMS.S99
Special Subject: Comparative Media Studies
Seminar or lecture on a topic that is not covered in the regular curriculum.
Fall 2019 · Playful Augmented Reality Audio Design Exploration
Topics
- Introduction
- AR Workshop
- Design as Research Method
- Fundamentals of Audio Design & Conceptualization
- Concept Presentations
- Design Documents
- Design Process & Prototyping
- Playtesting
- Presentations
- Reflective Practices & Interaction Criticism
- Presentation and Dissemination Techniques I
- Presentation and Dissemination Techniques II
- Project Work and Group Consultation
- Final Presentations
Readings
- Week: 1 · Topic: Introduction · Readings: No assigned readings
- Week: 2 · Topic: AR Workshop · Readings: No assigned readings
- Fallman, Daniel. 2008. “The Interaction Design Research Triangle of Design Practice, Design Studies, and Design Exploration.” Design Issues 24 (3): 4–18.
- Gaver, William. 2012. “What Should We Expect from Research Through Design?” In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , 937–46. CHI ’12. New York, NY, USA: ACM.
- Anderson, Ken and Jane McGonigal. 2004. “Place Storming: Performing New Technologies in Context.” Proceedings of NordiCHI ‘04 , October 23–27, 2004 Tampere, Finland.
- Week: 5 · Topic: Concept Presentations · Readings: No assigned readings
- Week: 6 · Topic: Design Documents · Readings: No assigned readings
- Eladhari, Mirjam P., and Elina M. I. Ollila. 2012. “Design for Research Results Experimental Prototyping and Play Testing.” Simulation & Gaming 43 (3): 391–412.
- Week: 8 · Topic: Playtesting · Readings: No assigned readings
- Week: 9 · Topic: Presentations · Readings: No assigned readings
- Sterne, Jonathan. 2012. “Sonic Imaginations.” The Sound Studies Reader . Routledge. ISBN: 9780415771313.
- Week: 13 · Topic: Project Work and Group Consultation · Readings: No assigned readings
- Week: 14 · Topic: Final Presentations · Readings: No assigned readings
- Bowers, John. 2012. “The Logic of Annotated Portfolios: Communicating the Value of ‘Research Through Design.’” In Proceedings of the Designing Interactive Systems Conference , 68–77. DIS ’12. New York, NY, USA: ACM.
Prerequisites & course information
Prereq: Permission of instructor G (IAP) Units arranged Can be repeated for credit.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Fall 2019
- MIT OCW readings ↗
- MIT OCW calendar ↗
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.