Advanced theories and concepts pertinent to the fields of immersive media design, new media art, design, and cultural technology. Also looks at ways in which contemporary societal norms are being shaped by game culture, social and mobile media, AR/VR escapism, network aesthetics, hacktivism, open-source culture, neural networks, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, among others. This course addresses the broad range of ways in which the accelerating pace of technological advances influence how we mediate the world around us and examines the environmental, social, political, and ethical implications of its use.