Modern Tabletop Games are undergoing a renaissance, with designers building upon each other’s innovations at a bewildering rate. The cornucopia of concepts in modern boardgaming can be daunting to a newcomer, yet any digital game designer is well advised to familiarize themselves with this parallel world, both to expand their “bag of tricks” and their notion of what a game can be. This class aims to familiarize students with a wide variety of “gateway games”: relatively straightforward exemplars that will give the student a solid foothold when further exploring their respective genre in our extensive library of boardgames. While doing so, we will be discussing related short readings in Characteristics of Games, in order to give the design strategies being engaged a broader context.
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Intermediate Game Design (GAMES-UT 151)
Intermediate Game Design builds on the foundation of Introduction to Game Design to help build students’ understanding of how game design works in a practical context. While Introduction to Game Design acquaints students with basic foundational concepts and ideas, Intermediate Game Design puts those ideas into action across four very different kinds of projects. These projects emphasize the professional context of digital game design.
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Class #: 17700
Section #: 001
Meets: T 2-4:45p; R 11a-1:45p
Class #: 17701
Section #: 002
Meets: T 2-4:45p; R 2-4:45p
Class #: 17748
Section #: 003
Meets: T 2-4:45p; F 8-10:45a
Class #: 17702
Section #: 004
Meets: T 2-4:45p; F 4:55-7:40p
Class #: 17703
Section #: 005
Meets: MW 4:55-7:40p
Class #: 22144
Section #: 006
Meets: TR 2-4:45p
The Psychic Life of Media (MCC-UE 1105)
This seminar develops themes addressed in “MCC-UE 1009 Psychoanalysis: Desire and Culture.” The course expands and deepen understanding of core Freudian and post-Freudian concepts via texts by Melanie Klein, W.R. Bion, Jacques Lacan, Jean Laplanche, and others. These texts will be considered alongside a series of media-cultural artifacts selected for study by seminar participants.
Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
MCC-UE 1105-000 (21640)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Wolk, Shari
Fashion and Power (MCC-UE 9345)
Credits: 4
Duration: 14 Weeks
Dates: Mon
Duration: 14 Weeks
Dates: Mon
Credits: 4
Duration: 14 Weeks
Dates: Mon
Duration: 14 Weeks
Dates: Mon
Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks
Cultural History of The Screen: (MCC-UE 1347)
Whether large, small, wide, high-definition, public, personal, shared, or handheld, screens are one of the most pervasive technologies in everyday life. From spaces of work to spaces of leisure, screens are sites for collaboration, performance, surveillance, and resistance. This course traces the cultural history of screens from a range of forms – from the panorama to the cinema, from the radar system to the television, and from the terminal to the mobile device – to provide a way of thinking about the development of the screen as simultaneously architectural, material, representational and computational.
Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2020)
MCC-UE 1347-000 (21568)01/27/2020 – 05/11/2020 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Lariviere, Jason
Gender, Sex and The Global (MCC-UE 1407)
Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu
Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Media and Migration (MCC-UE 1011)
Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Mon,Wed
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Mon,Wed
Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Art and Social Change (OART-UT 1018)
Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue
Open Arts Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Puppets and Performing Objects (OART-UT 15)
Open Arts Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2020)
OART-UT 15-000 (23223)01/27/2020 – 05/11/2020 Tue3:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Benjamin, Ithai
Media in Game Design and Development (DM-UY 3153)
This class continues from DM-UY 2153, moving into advanced technological implementations of 2D games. Taking designs from DM-UY 2153 and working in teams, students create a complete game. Students, based on abilities and individual goals, are assigned individually to work in production areas ranging from sprite creation, mapping and level design to engine coding and interaction scripting. Students are responsible for completing their assignments as if they were members of a professional game-development team. | Prerequisite: DM-UY 2153
Integrated Digital Media (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
DM-UY 3153-000 (16555)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Clark, Lawra
Experimental Cinema (DM-UY 4123)
This course provides an overview of experimental film and video history and theory, centered on hands-on production. The course will include readings, workshops, screenings, discussions, assignments, critiques, and technical instruction around cinema as a radical practice, and the ways in which computing techniques can be leveraged for new forms of expression in the moving image. Students will study and experiment with cutting-edge techniques in cinematic production such as motion capture, 3D (stereo, depth) filmmaking, and interactive / performative cinema. | Prerequisite: DM-UY 2263
Integrated Digital Media (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2024)
DM-UY 4123-000 (9247)01/22/2024 – 05/06/2024 Tue,Thu4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Panzarino, Monica
Modern Art (ARTH-UA 6)
Art in the Western world from the late 18th century to the present. The Neoclassicism and Romanticism of David, Goya, Ingres, Turner, Delacroix; the Realism of Courbet; the Impressionists; parallel developments in architecture; and the new sculptural tradition of Rodin. From postimpressionism to Fauvism, Expressionism, Futurism, Cubism, geometric abstraction in sculpture and painting, and modernism in architecture in the 20th century. After World War I, Dadaism and Surrealism. Developments since 1945, such as Action painting, Pop art, Minimal art, and numerous strands of Postmodernism.
Art History (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
ARTH-UA 6-000 (8174)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Robinson, Julia
Introduction to Microeconomics (ECON-UA 2)
Prerequisite: Algebra and Calculus (MATH-UA 9) or equivalent. Focuses on individual economic decision-makers—households, business firms, and government agencies—and how they are linked together. The emphasis is on decision making by households and firms and how these decisions shape our economic life. Explores the different environments in which businesses sell their products, hire workers, and raise funds to expand their operations; the economic effects of trade between nations; and the effects of various government policies, such as minimum-wage legislation, rent controls, antitrust laws, and more.
Economics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
ECON-UA 2-000 (7984)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Paizis, Andrew · Choksi, Keval · Galindo, Jimena · Bhatta, Rahul
ECON-UA 2-000 (7985)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Choksi, Keval
ECON-UA 2-000 (7986)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Choksi, Keval
ECON-UA 2-000 (7987)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Galindo, Jimena
ECON-UA 2-000 (7988)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Galindo, Jimena
ECON-UA 2-000 (7989)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Bhatta, Rahul
ECON-UA 2-000 (7990)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Evening)at Washington SquareInstructed by Bhatta, Rahul
ECON-UA 2-000 (7991)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Bhiladwall, Maharukh · Nguyen, Phuong Linh · Lee, Jiwon · Ishmaeva, Guzel
ECON-UA 2-000 (7992)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Nguyen, Phuong Linh
ECON-UA 2-000 (7993)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Nguyen, Phuong Linh
ECON-UA 2-000 (7994)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Lee, Jiwon
ECON-UA 2-000 (7995)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Lee, Jiwon
ECON-UA 2-000 (7996)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ishmaeva, Guzel
ECON-UA 2-000 (7997)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ishmaeva, Guzel
Intro to Psychology (PSYCH-UA 1)
Amodio, Coons, Marcus, Phelps. Offered every semester. 4 points. Fundamental principles of psychology, with emphasis on basic research and applications in psychology’s major theoretical areas of study: thought, memory, learning, perception, personality, social processes, development, and the physiological bases of psychology. Included in the class is direct observation of methods of investigation through laboratory demonstrations and by student participation in current research projects.
Psychology (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8464)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Cimpian, Andrei · Qu-Lee, Jennie
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8465)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8466)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8467)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8468)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8469)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8470)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8471)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8472)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8473)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8474)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8475)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Van Bavel, Jay · Dumitru, Oana
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8476)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8477)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8478)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8479)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8480)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8481)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8482)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8731)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (8988)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (9067)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (10591)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (10595)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (25978)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
PSYCH-UA 1-000 (25980)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
Love Actually (CAMS-UA 147)
Ah, love. L’amour. The very word stirs our imaginations and pulls at our heartstrings. This most fundamental of emotions has long been a source of creative inspiration – a muse for literature, song, and art. The importance of love and intimacy in human life is clear, but what can the latest observations and scientific discoveries about the brain tell us about this supreme emotion? Through discussions, papers, and projects, we will examine the concepts of love and intimacy through various lenses, including those of neurobiology, evolutionary psychology, culture, and art. Focusing on the development of love throughout the lifecycle, we will study how people seek intimacy, how love evolves over time, the influence of love on human behavior, and love and intimacy’s relation to psychological well-being.
Child/Adoles Mental Hlth Stds (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2022)
CAMS-UA 147-000 (8860)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon,Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Voleti, Deepa
CAMS-UA 147-000 (8873)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Wed4:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ferrari, Francesco A
CAMS-UA 147-000 (9049)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Busa, Samantha · Happer, Kaitlin
CAMS-UA 147-000 (9125)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon,Wed6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Evening)at Washington SquareInstructed by Mansouri, Tia
CAMS-UA 147-000 (9228)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Knepley, Mark · Watson, Bethany
CAMS-UA 147-000 (9475)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon,Wed6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Evening)at Washington SquareInstructed by Donnelly, Lauren · Lee, Michelle
CAMS-UA 147-000 (9697)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Wernick, Jeremy · Pochtar, Randi
CAMS-UA 147-000 (9698)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon,Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Haroon, Maleeha
CAMS-UA 147-000 (9699)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon,Wed4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Brown, Adam
CAMS-UA 147-000 (19789)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Mansouri, Tia
CAMS-UA 147-000 (19790)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon,Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Knepley, Mark · Durwood, Lily
Introduction to 3D Printing (IMNY-UT 244)
3D environments and objects are powerful prototyping tools. This class will introduce the basics of 3D modeling techniques in Rhino and students will learn to create assets for prototyping and 3D printing. The class will take an industrial design approach to design and build with specifications and materials in mind. Students will learn to think, plan, design, and produce well thought out objects to fit their specific needs. (examples: motor mounts, enclosures, wearables etc.)
Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 7 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2020)
IMNY-UT 244-000 (16086)09/02/2020 – 10/21/2020 Thu3:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by
Quick Introduction to Physical Computing (IMNY-UT 103)
Physical Computing is an approach to learning how humans communicate through computers that starts by considering how humans express themselves physically. In this course, we take the human body as a given, and attempt to design computing applications within the limits of its expression. To realize this goal, you’ll learn how a computer converts the changes in energy given off by our bodies (in the form of sound, light, motion, and other forms) into changing electronic signals that it can read and interpret. You’ll learn about the sensors that do this, and about simple computers called microcontrollers that read sensors and convert their output into data. In the other direction you will learn how to actual physical things in the world with devices like speakers, lights and motors. Finally, you’ll learn how microcontrollers communicate with other computers. To learn this, you’ll watch people and build devices. You will spend a lot of time building circuits, soldering, writing programs, building structures to hold sensors and controls, and figuring out how best to make all of these things relate to a person’s body.
Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
1 credits – 16 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2021)
IMNY-UT 103-000 (15822)09/02/2021 – 12/22/2021 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by
Creative Computing (IMNY-UT 101)
This course combines two powerful areas of technology that will enable you to leap from being just a user of technology to becoming a creator with it: Physical Computing and Programming. The course begins with Physical Computing, which allows you to break free from both the limitations of mouse, keyboard & monitor interfaces and stationary locations at home or the office. We begin by exploring the expressive capabilities of the human body and how we experience our physical environment. The platform for the class is a microcontroller (Arduino brand), a very small inexpensive single-chip computer that can be embedded anywhere and sense and make things happen in the physical world. The core technical concepts include digital, analog and serial input and output. The second portion of the course focuses on fundamentals of computer programming (variables, conditionals, iteration, functions & objects) as well as more advanced techniques such as data parsing, image processing, networking, computer vision. The Javascript ‘p5’ programming environment is the primary vehicle. P5 is more oriented towards visual displays on desktops, laptops, tablets or smartphones but can also connect back to the physical sensor & actuators from the first part of the class. The course is designed for computer programming novices but the project-centered pedagogy will allow more experienced programmers the opportunity to go further with their project ideas and collaborate with other students. What can computation add to human communication? You will gain a deeper understanding of the possibilities of computation–– possibilities that will augment and enhance the perspectives, abilities and knowledge you bring from your field of study (e.g. art, design, humanities, sciences, engineering). At first it may feel foreign, as foreign as learning a new language or way of thinking. But soon, once you get some basic skills under your belt, you’ll be able to make projects that reflect your own interests and passions.
Communications Lab (IMNY-UT 102)
An introductory course designed to provide students with hands-on experience using various technologies including time based media, video production, digital imaging, audio, video and animation. The forms and uses of new communications technologies are explored in a laboratory context of experimentation and discussion. The technologies are examined as tools that can be employed in a variety of situations and experiences. Principles of interpersonal communications, media theory, and human factors are introduced. Weekly assignments, team and independent projects, and project reports are required.
Machine Learning for New Interfaces (INTM-SHU 215)
Machine Learning for New Interfaces is an introductory course with the goal of teaching machine learning concepts in an approachable way to students with no prior knowledge. We will explore diverse and experimental methods in Machine Learning such as classification, recognition, movement prediction and image style translation. By the end of the course, students will be able to create their own interfaces or applications for the web. They will be able to apply fundamental concepts of Machine Learning, recognize Machine Learning models in the world and make Machine Learning projects applicable to everyday life. Prerequisite: Creative Coding Lab or equivalent programming experience Fulfillment: IMA/IMB elective.
Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 16 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
INTM-SHU 215-000 (19661)01/24/2022 – 05/13/2022 Tue4:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Late afternoon)at ShanghaiInstructed by Moon, Jung Hyun