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Syllabus:

New Media, 7.5 credits

The course is discontinued

Swedish name: Nya medier
This syllabus is valid: 2008-01-21 valid to 2009-05-10 (newer version of the syllabus exists)
Syllabus for courses starting before 2009-05-10
Course code: 5DV049
Credit points: 7.5
Education level: Second cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level: Computing Science: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass with merit, Pass, Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Computing Science

Contents

This is an advanced course in hypermedia, multimedia, virtual reality (including tele-presence and augmented reality), and cyberspace, from the point of view of computer science and cognitive science. In particular, issues of storage, transport and presentation are addressed, as well as human-computer interaction, equipment and applications. In addition, some of the psychological and physiological conditions are reviewed, and sociological, philosophical and social issues are discussed.

Required Knowledge

Univ:To be admitted you must have 60-ECTS credits or 2 years of completed studies, in both cases including Human-Computer Interaction, (5DV002) and Cognitive Science, (5DV010) or equivalent. English proficiency equivalent to IELTS Academic Training –minimum score 5.0 with no individual score below 4.5 (Tests taken before January 2005 not admissible or TOEFL – minimum score 500 on paper based test and not below 4.0 on the TWE, Alternatively 173 on computer based test with iBT61 is also required as well as basic entrance requirements for higher studies in Swedish language proficiency if the course is taught in Swedish.

Literature

Valid from: 2009 week 4

The new media reader.
Wardrip-Fruin Noah, Montfort Nick
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press : 2003 : xv, 823 s. : ill. + 1 CD-ROM :
ISBN: 0-262-23227-8
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