HNRS 3701 - Technology in the Arts

Students in this course are required to bring a laptop to each class meeting. This course will explore the relationship between the fine arts and technology, with an emphasis on recent practices and emerging technologies. Students will learn how musicians, theatre artists, choreographers and visual artists take advantage of technology to meet their needs, and how technology has influenced and inspired them to explore new creative territory. Students will see how media technology has empowered artists to create entirely new experiences for audiences, and how living in a technology-infused culture has influenced art and artists in all disciplines. Students will learn about the technologies which have most substantially impacted the fine arts in recent years, including video projections and mapping, digital video and photography, 3D scanners, motion capture and digital processing. Students will explore the creative process and make works of their own using digital hardware and software.

Credits: 3 hours

Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area VII: Natural Sciences and Technology: Applications and Implications.