Course Description

Media, Information and Technoculture 203a/b The Matter of Technology

Exploration of a number of technologies that lie behind and fuel the technocultural imgination. Introduces contemporary technologies from both a technical and cultural/historical point of view. Topics include: technological systems, issues of technical visualization, representation and interactivity, natural vs. artificial languages, artificial intelligence, robotics, natural and virtual environments, technology as social imperative and cultural metaphor.

Prerequisite: Media, Information and Technoculture 025a/b, 026a/b, and Computer Science 031a/b, or permission of the Faculty.

3 lecture hours, half course.

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