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IMGD 5100

Course Description

IMGD 5100 will discuss interaction through the lens of immersion, considering issues of embodiment, creative flow, and user engagement. Assignments in the class will reach across a variety of different mediums to explore user interaction: text-only, audio-only, graphical, and integrated multimodal approaches. Additonal goals include studying fundamental human-computer interaction principles, practicing critique, and exposure to a variety of technologies for interaction and user experience design. A general outline of the course is given below.

Keep up with course announcements and participate on the Slack channel

Join the course Slack workspace! Important announcements will be made via Slack, so make sure you’re logging on regularly. This is also the best place to ask questions… and hopefully answer when you have some expertise to share! Information shared on Slack will include topics like assignment adjustments. Stay on top of the course communications!

Grades

50% Weekly assignments
50% Project(s)

Attendance

Don’t miss class! Critique sessions and user studies conducted in class will be an important part of the coursework. In the event that you do miss class, please let me know immediately via email. Missing more than three classes without prior instructor permission will result in a failing grade for the course.

Course Outline (subject to change)

Immersive text and the keyboard / mouse as input devices

Week 1: Live coding / interactive programming
Week 2: Text, immersion, and interactive fiction

Audio, Music, Interaction, and Immersion

Week 4: Audio and Immersion, Spatialization
Week 5: Musical and Artistic Interaction Techniques
Week 6: Visual Music, Synchrony, Synaesthesia

Immersive Visuals / VR / AR / MR

Week 6: History of AR and VR, WebVR / WebXR
Week 7: Stereoscopy, depth cues, immersion
Week 8: Interaction in VR / AR systems

Tangible Computing,Ubiquitous Computing, and Cooperative Work

Week 9: Tangible interfaces, Physical Computing part I
Week 10: Ubiquitous computing, Physical Computing part II
Week 11: Multi-user spaces and Cooperative Work

Work and Critique

Week 12: Studio and user-testing
Week 13: Final presentations

Special Accommodations

If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you have medical information to share with me that may impact your performance or participation in this course, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible. If you have approved accommodations, please request your accommodation letters online through the Office of Disability Services student portal. If you have not already done so, students with disabilities who need to utilize accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS) as soon as possible to ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. This office can be contacted via email: DisabilityServices@wpi.edu, via phone: (508) 831-4908, or in person: Daniels Hall 124.