Interactive Arts and Media Game Design Major

As the aesthetic of interaction evolves, a promising new genre has emerged: Interactive Conversation Interface. The interactive conversation interface offers a greater degree of engagement than typical navigational models, and its dependence upon spoken word and audio broaden the reach and application of interactive media beyond visual environments. This course introduces the theory and assumptions behind interactive conversation design pioneered by Chicago's own Jellyvision in games like "You Don't Know Jack". Students have the opportunity to author highly engaging, writing-centric interactive content. From fiction to non-fiction, poetry to ad copy, this new interaction model offers substantial creative and professional territory for interaction designers and writers alike.

Prereqs: 52-1151 Writing & Rhetoric I,52-1152 Writing & Rhetoric II