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design courses, syllabi, schedules, resources and policies

  • ARTM1021 3D Studio (spring 2020)
    • ARTM1021 3D Studio: Schedule
    • Project 1: 2D to 3D
    • Project 2: Play Furniture: Form & Function
    • Final project options
  • ARTM1022 4D Studio (Spring 24)
    • ARTM1022 4D Studio – Schedule
    • 4D Final
    • Projection
    • 3 Minute Video Obstruction
    • Game Design / Play Experience
    • 3 Part Animated Story: Part 1
    • 3 Part Animated Story: Part 2
    • 3 Part Animated Story: Part 3
  • ARTM2210 Intro to Web Design (Fall 22)
    • ARTM2210 Intro to Web Design: Schedule
    • Week 1 HTML Basics
    • Week 2: Links, Images and CSS Basics
    • Week 3: Layout with Dreamweaver and using Classes and ID’s
    • Week 6: Domains & Hosting
    • Week 7: Slicing Graphics
    • Week 8: jQuery Plugin Basics
    • Week 11: Information Architecture and Navigation
    • ARTM2210 Intro to Web Design: Schedule
    • ARTM2210 Intro to Web Design: Assignments
      • ARTM Intro to Web Design: Homepage Requirements
      • ARTM2210 Intro to Web Design: Project 1a
      • ARTM2210 Intro to Web Design: Project 1b
      • ARTM2210: Review 1
      • ARTM 2210 Intro to Web – Nursery Rhyme Site
      • ARTM2210: Review 2
      • ARTM2210: Project 3 Multipage website – Fusion Restaurant
      • ARTM2210: Review 3
      • ARTM2210: Review 4
  • ARTM2220 Designing for New Media (Fall 21)
    • ARTM2220 Designing for New Media: Schedule
      • Wireframes and Prototypes
    • ARTM2220 Designing for New Media: Projects
      • A better morning
      • Observations on Interactions
      • ARTM:2220 “Objectified” Response
      • ARTM2220: Augmented Reality
      • ARTM2220: Wearables
  • ARTM2710 Game Design Studio 1 (Fall 25)
    • ARTM2710 Schedule
    • Games Ames has played
    • Game Response Questions
    • Game description formula
    • Rules for Rule Writing
    • Game making resources
    • Game Documentation
  • ARTM3720 Game Design Studio 2
    • ARTM3720 Game Design Studio 2: Schedule
    • Refined Game Documentation
    • Final Game Presentation Rules
  • ARTM3710 Interactive Animation (Fall 25)
    • ARTM3710 Interactive Animation : Schedule
      • Phenakistoscope
      • Zoetrope
    • Project: Looping Narrative
    • Project: Interactive Narrative
    • Project: Immersive Narrative
    • Project: Interactive Poster
  • ARTM4010 Senior Studio (Fall 24)
    • Senior Studio : Schedule
  • ARTM4090 Portfolio
    • ARTM4090 Portfolio : Schedule
    • Artist / Design Statement
    • Personal Branding
    • General Portfolio (your website)
    • Targeted / Focused Portfolio
    • General vs Targeted portfolios
    • Assessment Portfolio
  • ARTM4710 XD Studio I (Fall 25)
    • XD Studio I: Schedule
  • ARTM4720 XD Studio 2 (Spring)
    • ARTM4720 XD Studio 2: Schedule
    • General Portfolio (your website)
    • Targeted / Focused Portfolio
    • General vs Targeted portfolios
  • Policies
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Important Dates

  • Oct 13th Midterm grades due online at noon
  • Nov 24th - 28th Thanksgiving break, no class
  • May 30th, last day to withdraw from 15 week classes
  • Dec6th, last day of classes
  • Dec 8th - 12th final exam week
  • Dec 15th Final grades due

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