The Digital Creativity course will educate students towards creating work that bridges the gap between traditional creative practices and their modern technologically facilitated counterparts from gaming, to graphic design to music and dance. It responds to the continuing appropriation of emerging digital technologies by artists with the aim of discovering new approaches for creative expression, often referred to under the umbrella term ‘Creative Convergence’.
Students will learn how to use a variety of technologies and realize assessed projects; these may include motion capture, haptic feedback, interaction design, data Sinification & visualization, animation & sound design, and coding/scripting in relevant languages strictly for creative output. The practical seminars will act as laboratories to experiment with these technologies and enhance their skillsets, working towards a signature practice that primes them for the digital creative sector.
Liverpool is a vibrant city, tapping into the momentum and energy of a diverse creative scene, which stems from a long history as an international port city known for its music. Liverpool Hope University's course adopts a creative approach to music production that considers equipment to be a means to artistic ends, an aspect of modern musicianship that is essential for any self-sufficient practitioner.
Music Production gives students the opportunity to explore the creative, technical, and theoretical aspects of one of the most rapidly changing creative landscapes. The course will expose them to aspects of the music business and industry, as well as its many historical and theoretical concepts. It provides students the opportunity to develop lasting, transferable skill sets that empower them to develop a resilient and sustainable approach to their future practice. To achieve these aims, the program features:
- A creative outlook towards music production that explores equipment as means to artistic ends.
- A forward-looking program that values new practices in music production without excluding traditional topics.
- An integrated approach to music production that covers the fundamentals of the topic without leaving gaps in knowledge.
- A team with interests in diverse aspects of music production that are pursued professionally beyond the university setting.
