MMDI 250 History of Media and Technology

College of Art, Media & Design School of Design

3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course

Examines the chronological evolution of digital technology and its inevitable application by the aesthetic community. Beginning with the development of digital technology in the mid-1940s, the course discusses the convergence of the scientific, military, and political environments that spawned the employment of digital technology, including the path that led to the digital dominance over analog. Includes the enhancement, exploitation, and embracing of digital technology by the corporate and aesthetic communities, the invention of the personal computer and its ancillary products, and the application of digital technologies in fields as diverse as medicine, communications, manufacturing, cognitive psychology, and in particular, the arts. Pioneers in all fields are identified and examined.

Prerequisites LACR*100 or LACR*101

This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill an art history elective, liberal arts elective, or free elective requirement.