24 May: fyi -- New MSc (bursaries available), London
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M.A./M.Sc. in Digital Performance:
Environment - Engagement - Experience.
Queen Mary, University of London
Applications are invited for a new cross-disciplinary M.A./M.Sc. in
Digital Performance situated at the interface between technology,
social science and the arts. This course aims to develop technically
literate artists and artistically literate technologists by bringing
both together in shared fields of intellectual and practical
enquiry. Students with good degrees (2.1 or better) in any arts,
engineering or social science subject are encouraged to apply. You
will graduate with either an M.A. or an M.Sc. depending on the
pathway taken through a range of interdisciplinary courses. Two
bursaries of £1,500 are available for outstanding applicants - one
for each degree path.
The programme explores ways in which technology alters the potential
of human action, interaction and performance, from computer games, to
stage design, to funerals. A core intellectual concern is the nature
of human engagement in all its forms and the configuration of digital
media as a means of enriching it. We explore theories of
communication and mutual engagement from performance studies,
psychology and sociology and their application to the analysis of
interaction in diverse contexts -from virtual chat rooms to
nightclubs. The curriculum also takes advantage of London's
unrivalled position as the leading international centre for live
performance and the opportunities it offers to experience, critique
and create a range of events.
Core courses include:
Design for Human Interaction
Performance Theory
Interaction Design
Group Performance Project
Live Performance
Extended Research Project
With available options including:
Multimedia Systems
Computer Vision and Neural Networks
Performance Research
Computing for the Web
Contemporary Performance
The degree, offered in collaboration with EA Games and Microsoft,
will produce creative and technically literate graduates able to
apply themselves within a range of creative industries from digital
performance art to computer games design and interactive multimedia
systems development.
For further information and for applications please contact:
Carla Benjamin
Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 5227
email: carla@dcs.qmul.ac.uk
More details can be found online at:
http://www.dcs.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/msc/programmes.html
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