ADT204 - Design for Alternative Realities
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Maria Bates Trimester 3: Maria Bates |
| Prerequisite: | Students must complete ADT102 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week (livestreamed with recordings provided) |
Content
In this unit we explore the opportunities for augmentation between physical and digital space. Successful digital placemaking design extends traditional economic growth and improves cultural enrichment to efficiently improve public and private places and spaces. Working with the metaverse, games, cultural locations, a methods of development including user engagement, navigation and design will be built on through practical exercises to enable students to augment and create meaningful placemaking experiences.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Investigate and evaluate theories and methods of alternate digital environments | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO2 | Effectively communicate and apply interactive design theories and methods in a style appropriate to target users | GLO 1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO 2: Communication GLO 5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Apply interactive design skills to develop alternative digital environments | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Research and practical tasks | 800 words or equivalent | 20% | Week 3 |
| Assessment 2: Concept Proposal and development | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3: Digital prototype | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via ADT204
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.