Overview
The Digital Media focus at Washington State University Tri-Cities involves the exploration of digital media within the context of a Fine Arts curriculum. While the area incorporates a range of digital processes including web art, digital video, and digital imaging, emphasis is on integration. In this regard students are encouraged to bridge traditional and digital processes and explore other media in conjunction with the computer, particularly Installation, Performance and Photography. In studio courses, theoretical and contextual explorations are woven into technical discourse. Through multimedia projects, the role of digital media in culture is consistently addressed where students explore such themes as the “web as contemporary curiosity cabinet” and the “role of truth in the digital age.” Students focusing in the Digital Media area are asked to deliberate beyond the tool of the computer, and explore digital processes not as a means to an end, but as a vehicle for creative expression, critical thinking, and experimentation.