Game Design (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 6 Weeks
Category Archives: IMA Electives (Legacy Structure – Media & Entertainment)
Courses that count in IMA’s Media & Entertainment category
Advanced Topics in Music Technology: Multichannel Media Installation and Performance (MPATE-UE 1633)
Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue
Music Technology (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks
Mixing in the Digital Audio Workstation (MPATE-UE 1135)
This course explores the art and craft of mixing records, with special attention to “mixing in the box” (via a digital audio workstation). Focus on methodology and technique, with particular emphasis on establishing balances, using such tools as compression and automation to enhance dynamics and develop unique coloration. Examines intersection of technology, budgets, and the marketplace. Students execute their own mixes, with guidance and critique from the instructor. Basic level of DAW proficiency required.
Music Technology (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 14 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2024)
MPATE-UE 1135-000 (13050)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Thu12:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Killen, Kevin
MPATE-UE 1135-000 (13051)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Thu3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Killen, Kevin
Midi for Non-Majors (MPATE-UE 1810)
Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Wed
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Wed
Music Technology (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks
Fundamentals of Music Technology (MPATE-UE 1801)
Credits: 2
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Thu
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Thu
Credits: 2
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Thu
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Thu
Credits: 2
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Thu
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Thu
Credits: 2
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Thu
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Thu
Credits: 2
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Thu,Wed
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Thu,Wed
Music Technology (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 15 Weeks
Rcdg Tech for Non Majors (MPATE-UE 1022)
Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu
Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu,Fri
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu,Fri
Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu,Fri,Tue
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu,Fri,Tue
Music Technology (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks
Fund of Audio Tech I: Stu Maint (MPATE-UE 1008)
An introduction to maintenance and troubleshooting concepts used in the recording studio. Procedures discussed are those necessary in utilizing sophisticated audio equipment and understanding essential aspects of studio design.
Music Technology (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 14 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2025)
MPATE-UE 1008-000 (8706)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Wed6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Evening)at Washington SquareInstructed by Glanz, Jake
Digital Art and New Media (ARTS-UG 1635)
This workshop seeks to bring students from varying backgrounds together to engage in evaluating and sharing digital new media for the Internet and other new media art mediums. Each student brings to the class a set of experiences and skills, such as research, writing, design, film, music, photography, computer gaming, performance, animation, computer literacy, software knowledge, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) Generative Art experiences, among others. The class will discuss new media concepts, content strategies, and frameworks that bridge theory and practice. Through lectures (including a survey of digital new media innovations), group discussions, virtual or other lectures and/or workshops, students will develop individual projects, based on their new media skills. The class intends to be a part of the development of the Virtual Reality (VR) Museum (“Virtual Museum XR”), or other Gallatin arts initiatives, such as Rabbit Hole. Digital new media projects may include digital photography, animated films, podcasts, sound art installations, TikTok, music videos, VR, AR, A.I. Generative Art, to name a few. Class projects, readings, and week-to-week journal-keeping reports are essential components of this workshop. They will reside in a designated Google Docs site, specific for this class. Students are encouraged to supply their own media and take advantage of NYU’s LinkedIn Learning new media tutorials and access NYU’s LaGuardia Studio and LaGuardia Co-op hardware and software opportunities.
Arts Workshops (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2025)
ARTS-UG 1635-000 (9414)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Fri11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Allen, Cynthia
Mobile Food as Media Infrastructure (INTM-SHU 293)
This course examines mobile food networks as a method to research and map the contemporary city. In Shanghai, over the past few years, there has been an enormous transformation in the way the city feeds itself. Street food stalls, restaurants and marketplaces have all migrated online. This tendency towards virtualization was intensified during the Coronavirus pandemic, when, during lockdown, people used their phones to order food, which was delivered straight to their door.This course treats mobile food delivery as a media infrastructure. It examines how these new delivery systems form part of a distributed urban ecosystem that underlies the emergence of a Sentient City. Students will use the tools of critical cartography and digital storytelling to explore the cultural, economic and political issues that are raised by the explosive growth of mobile food delivery. Research topics include the economics of company platforms; logistical networks; the reorganization of food production; the socio-economic conditions of delivery workers; changing cultural habits of urban residents; the shifts in the city’s built environment as well as the design of the apps themselves. Prerequisite: None. Fulfillment: IMA Major Electives; IMB Major Interactive Media Elective.
Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
VFX in the Age of Virtual Production (INTM-SHU 257T)
In this era of virtual production, time-based media faces new opportunities and challenges in terms of pipelines, workflows, and distribution. Decentralizing, hybridizing, and outsourcing among film studios, production houses, broadcast design, interactive studios, and the gaming industry have become major topics of discourse in academia and industry. This course focuses on the history/context, present practice, and the emerging trends of VFX studies and its applications. Through collaborative research with academia and industry, the course investigates the theory and practice of VFX studies and further examines the feasibility of emerging technologies through the spirit of entrepreneurship. Prerequisite: Interaction Lab / Creative Coding Lab / Communications Lab / Application Lab Fulfillment: IMA Major Electives; IMB Major Interactive Media Elective.
Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2021)
INTM-SHU 257T-000 (20125)08/30/2021 – 12/10/2021 Mon,Wed4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at ShanghaiInstructed by Chen, Wu Wei
Construction of Authenticity in Contemporary Art (INTM-SHU 201T)
The possibility of truth telling has been challenged and debated throughout the history of art and across various genres. What does it mean to tell the truth in art? How does art cross the boundaries between the real and the fake, truthfulness and misrepresentation? This course will examine social engagement in art and the construction of authenticity in creating works based on trust rather than the truth and will investigate a variety of artistic sources and genres including, but not limited to, propaganda, documentary, video art, public art, and installation art. Students are expected to develop projects demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the subject. Prerequisite: Interactive Lab, Communication Lab, Application Lab or permission of instructor Fulfillment: IMA/IMB elective.
Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Designing Motion (OART-UT 149)
Open Arts Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2022)
OART-UT 149-000 (23350)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Wed5:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
Unruly Images: Centering the (In)visible and (Im)possible (OART-UT 833)
This course explores unruly images, bodies, faces, spaces, aesthetics, and even feelings that exist at the margins of categorization, making these powerful subjects for artistic work. We will manipulate image-making tools and give form to expressions that reveal the hidden structures of power. Through lectures, discussions, workshops, and readings, we will look at topics such as memes and glitch art, cyberface and AR filters, monsters and glitched bodies, uncanny valley and AI images, as well as liminal space and collaborative world-building. We will pay particular attention to selected writings from Hito Steyerl, Legacy Russell, Rosa Menkman, and Adam Greenfield, and apply these critiques to emerging perceptual technologies (volumetric 3D capturing, machine learning, AR/VR, web-based 3D game engines) that students will use to create their projects.
Open Arts Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
TouchDesigner as Interface for Live Performance (OART-UT 26)
Open Arts Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2022)
OART-UT 26-000 (23357)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Wed1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
Virtual Performance and Unreal Interactions (OART-UT 27)
Open Arts Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sonic Utopia: Unconventional Applications for Sound (OART-UT 1096)
Sound is physical. It can move objects, vibrate surfaces, perceptually alter our emotions, and shape the way viewers engage with spaces. As artists, we are conditioned to aspire to situate our work within traditional settings. How can we reposition sound as a main element of a work within unconventional contexts? This course will use the question of a sonic utopia as a platform to create interdisciplinary projects that exist between installation, sculpture, video, performance, movement, and music. Students will learn sound theories through lectures and in-class workshops and are encouraged to incorporate their individual interests into each of the four main projects that aim to position sound as a primary element of a work in order to expand the possibilities of working with sound.
Open Arts Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2023)
OART-UT 1096-000 (13635)09/05/2023 – 12/15/2023 Tue5:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
Immersive Design for Video Games (INTM-SHU 259)
The current design methods and technologies in the field of digital entertainment, from design concepts to design tools, are still based on 2D screens, but the product is often 3D. This contradiction results in the designers not being able to see the final consequences of their work directly. Can existing VR technologies solve this contradiction? Immersive design is a new design method for digital creativities beyond the screen. It usually takes VR, AR, or MR devices as design interfaces to craft 3D models, textures, game environments, and other gaming experiences. Not only game assets creation but also game design concepts can be changed with these new technical inputs. In this course, students will answer the following questions: ○ Is immersive design more intuitive? ○ Is immersive design more efficient? ○ Do immersive design techniques have lower learning costs? ○ What traditional design lessons and concepts can be applied in an immersive design environment? In view of these questions, students from different disciplines will give answers through discussions, projects, collaboration, documentation, and VR games. Prerequisite: Communications Lab. Fulfillment: IMA/IMB Elective.
Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 8 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2022)
INTM-SHU 259-000 (17316)09/05/2022 – 10/28/2022 Tue9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at ShanghaiInstructed by Zhang, Xingchen
Hello Metaverse (INTM-SHU 305)
The aim of this course is to explore the relationship between the virtual self and environment and to assess both as a space for learning and collaboration using virtual reality. This course takes place entirely in virtual, immersive environments. Students will be provided Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headsets and specialized software. See the principles above for further details. Prerequisite: IMA Major with junior or senior standing. Fulfillment: IMA/IMB Elective.
Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 7 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2022)
INTM-SHU 305-000 (17306)10/31/2022 – 12/16/2022 Wed9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at ShanghaiInstructed by Grewell, Christian
Learning with Turtles (INTM-SHU 151)
Learning with Turtles explores programming languages, systems, and activities designed to help learners in computational environments. Starting from a constructionist principle that systems designed for beginners must be able to embody the most powerful ideas in computing, we master some of those systems, explore how those have been designed, and engage in contemporary debates. The environments we learn with include Turtle Geometry, Craft Computing withTextiles, Modelling, and other interactive projects using programming and modelling systems such as Snap!, TurtleArt, Turtlestitch and NetLogo. Individual and group projects involve students in advancing their computational knowledge and skills and provide opportunities to design for others, to teach, to study learning and expertise, and present projects in community and public forums. The course is fundamentally about ideas, and how some powerful ideas from computation can empower a learner to be a better creator and problem solver. Writing, presentations, and discussions will emphasize reflection on our own learning within the course. Prerequisite: None. Fulfillment: IMA Major Electives; IMB Major Interactive Media Elective.
Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2022)
INTM-SHU 151-000 (17299)09/05/2022 – 12/16/2022 Mon1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at ShanghaiInstructed by Minsky, Margaret
Auto Fictions (ITPG-GT 2066)
Credits: 4
Duration: 14 Weeks
Dates: Mon
Duration: 14 Weeks
Dates: Mon
Interactive Telecommunications (Graduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks