This course aims at examining, in both creative and conceptual ways, the range of expressive means afforded by mobile media, like tablets, smartphones and other such devices. In lectures, mobile media will be contextualised in relation to other relevant technocultural developments. Students will be exposed to current best practices of playable mobile media and mobile games, and, interactive audiovisual art and hardware hacking in the context of mobile platforms. Students will explore the potentiality of playful and playable audiovisual applications that make use of the medium-specific characteristics of mobile media, such as location information, sensors, and wireless networking, by e.g. developing apps for existing mobile platforms, writing a research essay on the topic, or, building their own mobile hardware installations.

Continuous Assessment: 100%