The authoring of digital space is becoming more accessible through the demystification of computer programming, and more urgent due to rapid improvements in network bandwidth. We will explore the potential navigable paths through a complex web of data, using architecture as a representation of the information that is stored within the bytes.
Architecture is the interface, a visual cue to information.
The course would investigate spatial metaphors through the use of software which enables a rapid assembly of immersive 3D interfaces. A completely immersive environment creates an illusion of space, an experience similar to watching a movie. After leaving the cinema, you are left with a sense that you have just been somewhere else or were in another time. This environment is created by combining the framing of views and time. Multimedia authoring tools allow a similar simulation of time and environment.