This Course is Available for Grades 9-12
Digital Technologies is equivalent to MAR102 Digital Technology in the Arts - 3 University of Montana Credits
Students can take this course for dual credit, earning both high school and college credit. This class is an introduction to the relationship between aesthetics and the emerging capacities of digital technology. The class will explore the basic evolution of hardware, system software, and the internet and will present a brief history of the pioneers of both traditional and digital art. It will also look at contemporary and emerging trends in the artistic application of digital technology.
This course is broken down into three areas:
The Digital Foundation
Students can take this course for dual credit, earning both high school and college credit. This class is an introduction to the relationship between aesthetics and the emerging capacities of digital technology. The class will explore the basic evolution of hardware, system software, and the internet and will present a brief history of the pioneers of both traditional and digital art. It will also look at contemporary and emerging trends in the artistic application of digital technology.
This course is broken down into three areas:
The Digital Foundation
- The Timeline
- Platform & Devices
- The DIgital Language
- Digital Color & Sound
- Creation of the Internet
- Artists Look Ahead
- The Emergence of Digital Art
- Contemporary Digital Artists
- The Emerging Movie Paradigm
- The Games People Play
- The Great Convergence
- Constant Connection
- Emerging Technologies
- The Future Imagined