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Wanda V Gregory
BIS 236
Bothell Campus
Explores the role of interactive media in shaping society and culture.
Class description
"We now live in a world where every story, image, sound, idea, brand, and relationship will play itself out across all possible media platforms. " (Henry Jenkins, 2006).
Today we have become the producer with media culture becoming more participatory, changing the relationship between media producers and consumers. Where will this path take us? What new forms of creativity and community will arise within this new media environment? A key aspect of this will be our relationship and understanding of story and how we tell stories across multiple media, where each component makes a distinctive and valuable contribution to the whole. The class will look at the creation of content, storytelling in each medium, the strengths and weaknesses of each medium, and how to create interactive experiences that are greater than the sum of their parts. Topics will include: media convergence, transmedia properties, creation of IPs, and storytelling and development across multiple platforms (television, film, webisodes, games, location based entertainment, graphic novels, books and events such as cosplay). Class format will be a combination of lecture, hands on projects, online case studies and guest lecturers, individual/group projects.
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