Indistinguishable From... Magic as Interface, Technology, and Tradition

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction / Overview
2	Smoke and Mirrors: Stage Illusion as Storytelling Tool Design Exercise: Learn a Trick Guest: Marco Tempest
3	The NeuroScience of Magic Guest: Marco Tempest (via Skype)	Perform the Trick from Session 2
4	Magical Warfare: Camouflage & Deception & On Her Majesty’s Occult Service; Dee, Crowley, Maskelyne, and Mulholland Guests: Joi Ito, Kevin Slavin, Adam Harvey
5	Present your Trick++ Guest: Marco Tempest (via Skype)	Present your Trick++
6	Magic as System Design Exercise: Game Design Guest: Kevin Slavin
7	Magic Items: Rings, Swords, and the Internet of Things Guests: David Rose and Matt Jones
8	Midterm Project Presentations	Midterm Project due
9	Computational Demonology: Bots, Familiars, and Machine Learning Design Exercise: Build Your Own Markov Chain Bot Guest: Darius Kazemi	Create Final Project Proposal
10	The Magic Circle: Ritual Magick as User Experience Design
11	Showmanship, Environment, and Illusion Design Exercise: Dry Run of Final Projects Guest: Marco Tempest (via Skype)	Dry Run of Final Project
12	Final Project Presentations Guest: Marco Tempest (via Skype)	Final Project due