Prototyping Futures

Catalog description

In this project-based course, students work in interdisciplinary teams to explore and envision the future of communities, industries, technologies and other elements of our society. In this process, students develop their understanding of the application of extended reality technologies, practices and methodologies for design, and tools for applying research to constructing prototypical scenarios for the future, in addition to gaining experience in effective collaboration. This course is about critical, methodological and narrative skills--the ability to move fluidly through domains, create low-fidelity prototypes, and devise creative solutions to complex problems by envisioning new realities. The development of deep technical skills in a chosen field follows in each program.