Class Materials

Week 14: Monday, April 13

• Continue building out your interactive projects. 
• Refer to the Project 03 Brief for deliverables. 

• At the final review (on 4/27) you will present the culmination of your semester’s work, including all 3 projects. 
  
• You will present your work digitally. 
  
• You should include all of your final projects, as well as any relevant research, sketches, etc. 
• You may choose the presentation format, but should be prepared to present in ~6-7 minutes max. 
  
• Be prepared to discuss what you will present (visual and verbal) next week. 

Week 13: Monday, April 6

• Choose an output format for Project 03 (to be approved in class 4/13). For example, a Cargo website, a web-based experiment using AI coding, etc.
• Begin exploring your chosen tools, setting up the primary structure of your project. 
  
• Consider how the inte

Week 12: Monday, March 23

• Continue developing your idea for Project 03.
• By next week you should have a wireframe sketch and a visual plan for how your interactive project will work and look. 
• This could be a combination of hand sketches, Figma, Photoshop, AI tools, or whatever best captures your thinking.
• Spend time thinking through the details, structure, and visual direction of your experience. Refer to the questions at the end of today's lecture to guide your decisions about interaction, user flow, and what your system reveals.

Week 11: Monday, March 23

• Refer to the Resources page for Week 11 required readings (pdfs).
• Write one paragraph responding to each reading. 
  

• Based on the Project 03 brief, your previous work, and our conversation in class today, begin brainstorming for your final project.
  
• Come to class next week with 1-2 initial ideas for what you'd like to explore. You don't need to have plans for your interactive works yet, just some ideas for direction.

Week 9: Monday, March 9

• Tutorial: Generative audio guide
  

• Refer to the Resources page for links to audio tools coverred in class today.  
• Consider how sound can shape atmosphere, narrative, or the experiential qualities of your multimedia works (if applicable).
  
• For questions about deliverables, refer to the Project 02 Brief.
  
  

• Submit your work here (Google Drive) in a folder titled “Lastname_Firstname). You will need to be logged in to your USC email account to access the folder. 
• Be prepared to present your work in 3 minutes or less. We will have a class critique of your projects. 

Week 8: Monday, March 2

• Intro to Motion Lecture
• Tutorial: Generative video prompting guide
  
• Tutorial: Getting started with Premeire and After Effects
  

• 10–20 generative image studies exploring atmosphere, materials, bodies, interfaces, environments, etc within your speculation
• 2–3 short motion tests (5–20 seconds each), if relevant
• Continued progress and refinement on your Documentation (story) 
• A clear direction for your Multimedia Artifact format, to be approved in class on 3/9. This does not need to be video-based, but it can be. Propose the format that is most compelling to you and most relevant to your project.

Week 7: Monday, February 23

• A defined intervention point with a clear direction for your project
• An initial draft of your Documentation (refer to the Project 02 Brief), including visual references, a written description of your intervention and its consequences, and details about how your reimagined system operates, etc 
• Enough developed detail to move forward with generating content. Next week we begin tutorials for building multi-media assets. 

• Submit your digital files here (Google Drive) in a folder titled “Lastname_Firstname). You will need to be logged in to your USC email account to access the folder. 
• Bring your printed materials to class. 
  
• Be prepared to present your work in 3 minutes or less. We will have a class critique of your projects. 

• Complete the two required readings for Week 5 (pdfs posed on the Resources page). Please read in full - no AI. 
• Write 1–2 paragraphs responding to each reading. Your responses should focus on key ideas, questions, or concepts that stood out to you. 
• Consider your chosen system’s possible intervention points. Come to class with 1-3 ideas for something you might speculate about. You do not need to fully develop these ideas yet - just begin thinking and come to class ready to discuss.
  

Week 4: Monday, February 2

Week 3: Monday, January 26

• Now that your system has been approved, conduct in-depth research about how it works (refer to today’s lecture for starting points) 
• Your research should ide

• ntify key stakeholders, processes, flows, hidden infrastructures, power dynamics, etc 
  
• Collect relevant sources 
  

• Begin working on your final drawings (18”x24”)
• By next week, you should have a WIP draft.  We will review this in class. 
• Your draft drawing should include: chosen format/structure (network, flowchart, timeline, etc.), visual hierarchy, preliminary typography, intentional color palette, and appropriate information density. 

Week 1: Monday, January 12 

• Based on the criteria outlined in the Project Brief and our discussion in class, select three possible systems you are interested in studying over the course of the semester. You do not need to begin in-depth research yet. 
• These should be thoughtful, specific selections that meet the project constraints. 
• You will present your three system options during the next class session. Together, we will discuss them and narrow your focus to one system, which will require instructor approval.

• Complete the required Week 1 readings (PDFs available on the Resources page). Write 1–2 paragraphs responding to each reading. Your responses should focus on key ideas, questions, or concepts that stood out to you. 
• Be prepared to discuss your responses in class.
  
• Ps - I know this is a lot of reading. Do your best and don’t stress about it too much. :)