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INTD 430 — SPECULATIVE DESIGN FUTURES (CUR-387)

INTD 430 — SPECULATIVE DESIGN FUTURES is a DePaul University catalog course in Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media. Design fiction and speculative design are powerful tools for exploring aspects of social, cultural, political, and ethical life. This course introduces students to the history of design fiction in art, interface design, games, film, performance, and other media. Students will prototype objects and interfaces for near-future scenarios as a method for examining the possible impacts of new and emerging technologies.

Summary 🟢 ✓

  • Resource type: course
  • College / school: Interdisciplinary Design
  • College/School: Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
  • Curriculum section: Art, Media, and Design
  • Catalog: INTD 430
  • Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Course access

  • Access: 🟢 Green — Open or routine access
  • Rationale: No formal prerequisites listed in catalog description; open to any student meeting university registration rules.
  • Prerequisites: None listed in catalog description

Verification

Catalog description

Design fiction and speculative design are powerful tools for exploring aspects of social, cultural, political, and ethical life. This course introduces students to the history of design fiction in art, interface design, games, film, performance, and other media. Students will prototype objects and interfaces for near-future scenarios as a method for examining the possible impacts of new and emerging technologies. Theory and methods from design fiction are applied to design exercises and hands-on projects with performance, video, and games to produce critical works.

Resource relevance

Relevant applied coursework per catalog description review (labs, studios, instrumentation, media production, or similar).

Notes

Catalog course key: INTD 430.

Catalog context

  • Recent schedule: Not offered in the queried registrar terms