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A Digital Media Course by J. Michael Moshell

Based on Rudy McDaniel's Course Design (The image above is from Rudy McDaniels.)

UCF Digital Media Department - Spring 2008

This page was last updated on 21 April 2008.

The Final Exam is here.

The Syllabus (Word document)

The Schedule (Excel document)

The following table contains links to current lectures, requirements and other useful information. It will be updated as the semester proceeds.

 

The Read-Ahead is, obviously, to be read BEFORE the class each week. Often that document will include things that must be done, during or after reading.

The problems are for working AFTER the week's lecture and forum.

Date Read-Ahead Lecture Tech Demo Forum Follow-Up
7 Jan R1. SF Readings L1. Algorithms T1. Alice

F1. Science Fiction

Problem set 1
14 Jan R2: UI Readings L2. User Interface Des.
L2a. Principles of DM.
T2. Poser F2. UI Workshop Problem set 2
21-28 Jan R3: 3d Graphics L3. 3d Graphics T3. Blender F3. Virtual Actors Problem set 3
4 Feb R4: Game Engines L4: Game Engines T4: Flash F4: Time, Media no probs this week
11 Feb R5: Imagery L5: Imagery T5: Zbrush F5: Digital Rights Management Download XO Emulator
18 Feb R6: Virtual Surgery L6: Data Structures T6: One Laptop Per Child F6: Virtual Surgery Problem set for L6
25 Feb R7: Artificial Intelligence L7: Logic and AI T7: Audacity F7: Bionic Bridesmaids Problem set for L7
3 March R8: Genetic Algorithms L8: Evolutionary Computing T8: Carrera F8: Peer to Peer File Sharing Spring Break!
17 March   L9: Sound and Music T9: High Dynamic Range Photography F9: Ars Combinatoria max/msp
24 March R10: Get ready for Processing L10: Processing T10: iClone F10: Interactivity and Interpassivity

Processing Project

 

31 March R11: Semantic Web (also read links about XML and RDF.) L11; The semantic web      
7 April R12: Mirror Worlds L12: Cyberspace and Mirror Worlds      
14 April

R13: The Kurzweil Singularity

Vernor Vinge on Singularity

L13: The Singularity      
21 April

1) Find and read an article about Quantum Computing.

2) Read the Scientific American article I gave out in class.

L14: Quantum Computing