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color="#000000">Chris Pomiecko</font></blockquote>
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color="#000000">NEW COURSE<br>
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CMS.876 History of Media and Technology<br>
Beth Coleman<br>
Tuesday 2-5, Lab Tuesday 7-10pm<br>
Topic: Eternal War</font></blockquote>
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color="#000000">Is eternal war part of the human condition? Is it
necessary for how we understand advancement both technological and
cultural? In this course, we look at a history of technology in
relation to the stimulus of war and ask whether war has historically
been a progressive factor in relation to the development of new
technologies and media systems. In discussing the practice of war and
the history technology, we will look at several different kinds of
documents, ranging from contemporary war theorists Manuel Delanda and
James Der Derian, novelists George Orwell and Neal Stephenson, as well
as historians and theorists of technology and warfare from Heroditus
and Sun Tzu to Michael Adas and Paul Virilio. We will also engage
various media during course laboratory time, including film, gaming,
and news.<br>
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Open to qualified undergraduates.</font></blockquote>
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color="#000000">CMS.610 (U)/CMS.922 (G)<br>
Media Industries and Systems<br>
Chris Weaver<br>
Friday 2-5<br>
Topic: Making Games</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="+1"
color="#000000">Examines the interplay of art, technology, and
commerce shaping the production, marketing, distribution, and
consumption of contemporary media content. Combines perspectives on
media industries and systems with an awareness of the creative
process, the audience, and trends shaping content. Guest speakers from
the media industry. Projects encourage students to think through the
challenges of producing media in an industry context.<br>
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MAKING GAMES<br>
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Last year, the sales of video games exceeded the domestic Box office
for Hollywood movies. What is the videogames industry and how does it
operate? What creative processes and business decisions go into
shaping the development of a commercially successful game? What do
industry insiders think about the art and business of making games?
This course will combine a unique opportunity to learn from, and
interact with, some of the most important people in the games
industry--from key designers and programmers to publishers and
writers. It will also include hands-on projects designing, creating
and marketing video games, and analyze some games that have influenced
the industry as a whole.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="+1"
color="#000000">NOTE: Approval of undergraduate number CMS.610 is
pending. If this number is not approved by pre-registrationi,
undergraduates can register under the graduate number
CMS.922.</font></blockquote>
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color="#000000">*****<br>
Chris Pomiecko<br>
Program Administrator<br>
Comparative Media Studies<br>
617-253-3599 / fx 617-258-5133</font></blockquote>
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