Immersive Arts – basicImmersive Arts – basic

Course content.
Do you want to create new kinds of experiential spaces that fuse art, design and technology? The “Immersive Arts – basic” minor highlights multi-sensorial and performative processes in which the borders between media dissolve and participant and environment become one. You’ll explore design practices for immersive environments, conceive and implement immersive collective experiences and experiment with different possibilities in interdisciplinary teams.

Skills acquired in the course
Students learn:
–  to design playful fusions of real and virtual phenomena
–  to apply goal-driven working methods using both high and low-tech approaches
–  to explore and critically reflect on the integration and application of digital technologies such as 3D modelling, visual programming, and the perception and processing of audio signals in artistic-creative projects
–  to incorporate and implement interdisciplinary solutions in collaborative work in a constructive and comprehensible manner 

Admissions requirements.
The “Immersive Arts – basic” minor is aimed at all students at ZHdK. Above all, applicants must be curious to explore design and art practices in combination with digital technologies and interested in developing unconventional solutions in an interdisciplinary collaborative manner. Basic knowledge of digital image, sound and spatial design, or creative experience with stage design or performances, are an advantage but not essential.

Language skills required.
You need the following languages to take this minor:
–  English: to be able to follow a discussion
–  English: to actively participate in a verbal exchange
–  English: to understand a text
–  English: to write a text

Benefits of studying this minor.
The minor partially takes place in the Immersive Arts Space and inside ZHdK classrooms. New research findings are continually incorporated into teaching. The lecturers and research associates have extensive technical expertise and long-standing experience in art and design practices.

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Minor Coordination

At ZHdK, students choose a Major. In addition to this core subject, they can choose one or two Minors to deepen or expand their major skills and knowledge across various disciplines. This wide choice of courses is unique in Europe and enables students to develop and sharpen their individual profile.