8088

CS/HUM 8088 — Special Topics in Cybernetic Arts and Sciences: Simulation and Subversion

B. Urquhart • Tu&F 2000-2130 • Tower 606

Do you suffer from frequent headaches? Believe in extraterrestrial life? Have you ever had an out-of-body experience, with or without the use of drugs? Do you watch a lot of television? Are you a proficient COBOL programmer?

This is a graduate research seminar concentrating on aesthetic and political implications of virtual reality and cyberspace technologies. Readings in cybernetics, informatics, communications theory, detective fiction. Frequent quizzes.

Note: This course is not available on interactive videodisc.