ADT204 - Design for Alternative Realities
Unit details
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Unit available for enrolment from 2024 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 or ADT103 |
| 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. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | 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 city map or national park, 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 digital placemaking | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| 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 interactive digital placemaking 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 report: Digital Placemaking Research | 800 words | 20% | Week 3 |
| Assessment 2 - Presentation: Digital Placemaking Concept Proposal (oral and visual presentation) | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3 - Interactive digital prototype: Digital Placemaking Design Outcome | 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.