| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction / Overview | |
| 2 |
Smoke and Mirrors: Stage Illusion as Storytelling Tool Design Exercise: Learn a Trick | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 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 | Dry Run of Final Project |
| 12 |
Final Project Presentations Guest: Marco Tempest (via Skype) | Final Project due |
