Undergraduate - UnitDIS2906 - Design for multimedia

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational Unit	Department of Design
Offered	Not offered in 2014
Coordinator(s)	Mr Rodney Forbes

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to design for 'New Media'. It builds sequentially upon the skills and knowledge of multimedia imaging by providing a focus upon interactive multimedia and authoring. Students are introduced to a conceptual approach to interactivity, non-linear narrative, navigation, and graphical user interface controls. Technically, students will experiment with various software to develop content for multimedia applications. Students will develop skills in planning and organising content for multimedia publication.

Outcomes

On successful completion of the unit, students will:

recognise the conceptual and technical demands of producing multimedia content
creatively approach communication with 'new media'
define, develop, plan and organise content for multimedia publication (ie. develop skills in storyboarding, flowcharting)
apply and experiment with various software to develop, edit and compile asset materials for multimedia publication
explore the concepts of interactivity, non-linear narrative, navigation, and graphical user interface controls
apply a range of digital imaging, scripting and organisational techniques and concepts to project work
develop and produce a multimedia project negotiating aspects of interface design, media, animation and interactivity
work in a variety of roles required in the development and production of multimedia
understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.