INTD 317: Designing for Emerging Tech

This skills-based studio will expose students to emerging and fast-changing digital practices for interaction design. The course aims to help participants gain a deeper understanding of the more recent advances in technology, identify design opportunities, establish ways to evaluate, as well as address ethical implications. Short projects and studio activities will provide the opportunity to experience a variety of new software and hardware options that are used in web-based, mobile and sensor-based technologies. May include web-stack software, technologies for mobile and other new platforms, and Processing and contemporary open source standards.