ENGL 376MM:
New Media Studies

A Fall 2008 course at the University of Mary Washington exploring the discourses of counter-factual world building in new media culture.

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Schedule of Upcoming Classes

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This page provides a brief overview of future classes. You may also wish to consult the assignment schedule or the complete schedule, which includes past classes.

Please note: All agenda items and specified time slots for non-class activities are currently tentative.

Agenda
08/25/2008
  • Introductions
  • Course Overview
  • Syllabus
08/27/2008
08/29/2008
  • Discuss "Shade"
  • Set up your website
09/01/2008
09/03/2008
09/05/2008
09/08/2008
09/10/2008
09/10/2008

4:00 - 7:00 Screening of the film The Lawnmower Man, in Combs 237. Attending the screening is optional, but you must arrange to see the film some time before the next class period. This time is tentative.
09/12/2008
  • Quiz
  • Lawnmower Man
09/15/2008
  • Project overview
  • HTML layout / design
  • Making your own images
09/15/2008

The lab will be open from 3:00 - 5:00 for you to work on your project. Attendance is optional, in other words.
09/17/2008
09/17/2008

The lab will be open from 3:00 - 5:00 for you to work on your project. Attendance is optional, in other words.
09/19/2008
09/22/2008
  • Snow Crash, through chapter 8.
09/24/2008
  • MOO
  • Snow Crash, through chapter 23.
09/26/2008
09/29/2008
  • Snow Crash, through chapter 47
  • Quiz
10/01/2008
  • Snow Crash, through ch. 53
10/01/2008

4:00 - 7:00 Screening of the film Avalon. Attending the screening is optional, but you must arrange to see the film some time before the next class period.
10/03/2008
  • Avalon
10/06/2008
  • Finish Snow Crash
  • Inform
10/08/2008
  • Inform
  • IF Comp reports
10/10/2008
  • IF peer review workshop
10/13/2008

Fall break.
10/15/2008
10/17/2008
10/20/2008
  • Virtual worlds, continued
  • Intro Cathy's Book
10/22/2008
  • Cathy's Book
10/24/2008
  • Cathy's Book
10/27/2008
  • Cathy's Key
10/29/2008
  • Cathy's Key
10/31/2008
  • Cathy's Key
11/03/2008
11/05/2008
  • This is Not a Game, introduction, chapters 1 - 3
  • ARG Project Overview (groups assigned)
11/07/2008
  • This is Not a Game, chapter 4 - 5
11/10/2008
11/12/2008
  • This is Not a Game, chapter 9 - 15.
11/14/2008
  • This is Not a Game, chapters 16 - 19
  • Quiz
11/17/2008
11/19/2008
  • ARG reports: The Jolly Rogers, Team Name
11/21/2008
  • ARG reports: Flotsam and Jetsam, Skipwire
11/24/2008
  • ARG reports: Ninja Turtles (+1)
11/26/2008

Thanksgiving Holiday
11/28/2008

Thanksgiving Holiday
12/01/2008
12/03/2008
  • ARG Project Prototyping (your team should have a complete, playable project)
12/05/2008
12/12/2008

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