Experience Design.

Catalog description

This interdisciplinary course explores the principles of Experience Design, focusing on creating immersive, interactive, and user-centered experiences across various media. Students will learn to design for physical, digital, and hybrid spaces, incorporating elements of storytelling, spatial design, and user interaction. Through projects, students will engage in the full process of experience creation, from conceptualization and prototyping to implementation and evaluation. The course covers key topics such as environmental design, interface design, and user journey mapping, with an emphasis on collaboration across disciplines. In addition, students will explore the principles of machine learning and its applications in UX/UI design, focusing on understanding how AI-driven systems function and how users interact with them rather than coding algorithms. By the end of the course, students will have developed a portfolio of work that applies experience design principles to installations, digital platforms, or interactive media, making it suitable for diverse applications in design, media arts, and fine arts. Prerequisites: Senior standing in ART or Media Arts and Production (MPRO) major, or instructor's permission.