Storylines and interactive narrative structure have become essential elements in today's video games. This class explores the commonly adopted repertoire of immersive storytelling and narrative techniques in special relevance to video games and game players. It offers a hands-on approach in interrogating a variety of questions and issues as regards the narrative design of video games, how interactivity is acted out, how stories are constructed, put together, and the important role of a video game writer.

Course will focus on selected topics in the practice and theory of electronic media production. Course will be offered on demand. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits under a different subtitle.

Course will focus on selected topics in the practice and theory of electronic media production. Course will be offered on demand. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits under a different subtitle.

Course will focus on selected topics in the practice and theory of electronic media production. Course will be offered on demand. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits under a different subtitle.

Course will focus on selected topics in the practice and theory of electronic media production. Course will be offered on demand. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits under a different subtitle.

This class is designed to train students to become conversant in live multi-cam television and digital production. Students will acquire the skills to interpret and prepare rundowns for a variety of live and as- live content, and complete any preproduction, production and occasional post-production required.

This course is an in-depth study of the artistic and practical duties of directing for the screen. It is intended to equip the student with scene-analysis skills, knowledge of the visual components of screen direction, principles for cultivating fruitful actor-director relationships, and to provide opportunities to put the above into creative practice.

This course focuses on single-camera, on-location, HD video recording, and post-production & non-linear video editing. Students work on projects (individually and in groups) from storyboarding and scripting to operating video cameras, microphones, lights, and tripods.

Examination of each of several critical theories and approaches to the criticism of telecommunications program content. Practical experience in evaluating critical writing and in the writing of critical pieces.

This course focuses on 3D interactive game development. It aims to expand students' knowledge of, and extend their ability to author, a variety of multi-platform game applications integrating sound, graphic, video, text, animation, and interactive components for education, entertainment, and business purposes.