Browsing Media Arts and Sciences (MAS) - Archived by Title

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    • MAS.110 Fundamentals of Computational Media Design, Spring 2003 

      Maeda, John (2003-06)
      Introduces principles of analysis and synthesis in the computational medium. Expressive examples that illustrate the intersection of computation with the traditional arts are developed on a weekly basis. Hands-on design ...

    • MAS.160 Signals, Systems, and Information for Media Technology, Fall 2001 

      Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory. (2001-12)
      Fundamentals of signals, systems, and information theory with emphasis on modeling both the audio/visual message and the human recipient. Linear systems, difference equations, Z-transforms, sampling and sampling rate ...

    • MAS.622 / 1.126J Pattern Recognition & Analysis, Fall 2000 

      Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory. (2000-12)
      Fundamentals of characterizing and recognizing patterns and features of interest in numerical data. Basic tools and theory for signal understanding problems with applications to user modeling, affect recognition, speech ...

    • MAS.630 Affective Computing, Spring 2002 

      Picard, Rosalind (2002-06)
      Explores computing that relates to, arises from, or deliberately influences emotion. Topics include the interaction of emotion with cognition and perception, the role of emotion in human-computer interaction, the communication ...

    • MAS.630 Affective Computing, Spring 2008 

      Picard, Rosalind W. (2008-06)
      This class explores computing that relates to, arises from, or deliberately influences emotion. Topics include the interaction of emotion with cognition and perception; the role of emotion in human-computer interaction; ...

    • MAS.714J / STS.445J Technologies for Creative Learning, Fall 2004 

      Resnick, Mitchel (2004-12)
      This course explores how new technologies can help people learn new things in new ways. It analyzes principles and strategies underlying the design of innovative educational technologies and creative learning environments, ...

    • MAS.836 Sensor Technologies for Interactive Environments, Spring 2010 

      Paradiso, Joseph (2010-06)
      This course is a broad introduction to a host of sensor technologies, illustrated by applications drawn from human-computer interfaces and ubiquitous computing. After extensively reviewing electronics for sensor signal ...

    • MAS.961 Designing Sociable Media, Spring 2001 

      Donath, Judith S. (2001-06)
      This course is about social life in the on-line world. Its focus is on how the design of the interface influences people's interactions with each other and shapes the cultural mores and structures they develop. We will ...

    • MAS.962 Autism Theory and Technology, Spring 2007 

      Breazeal, Cynthia; el Kaliouby, Rana; Picard, Rosalind W.; Turkle, Sherry (2007-06)
      This course will lay a foundation in autism theory and autism technology that significantly leverages and expands the Media Lab's ability to pioneer new technology. Students will not only develop new technologies, but also ...

    • MAS.963 Ambient Intelligence, Spring 2004 

      Maes, Patricia (2004-06)
      This course focuses on Ambient Intelligence, and how it envisions a world where people are surrounded by intelligent and intuitive interfaces embedded in the everyday objects around them. These interfaces recognize and ...

    • MAS.963 Special Topics: Computational Camera and Photography, Fall 2008 

      Raskar, Ramesh (2008-12)
      A computational camera attempts to digitally capture the essence of visual information by exploiting the synergistic combination of task-specific optics, illumination, sensors and processing. In this course we will study ...