intro to CodING

two sessions: Nov. 2 and 9,

from 6:30 to 9 pm

Intro to HTML, CSS and Javascript

This workshop is for journalists and others who want to build their first website from scratch using HTML, CSS and Javascript, the essential languages that power the internet. News and media employers have consistently listed coding as a sought-after skill, and the ability to work with newsroom coders as a management plus.

Moiz Syed, data journalist and designer at The Intercept, will explain the building blocks of a website, including step-by-step exercises designed to help you build your own. We will cover:

- A brief history of the internet, concluding with the current state-of-the-art

-What is code, and how is it used on the Internet

-What is HTML, CSS and Javascript, and how they work together to create a website

-The next steps: where to go from here to build on your skills and learn more about web development

Class fee: $199. Do you qualify for a discount?

What to bring:

A Macbook, with Atom text editor installed: https://atom.io/

or

A Windows laptop, with Notepad++ installed: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

and

Ideas for a webpage you would like to build.

No prior coding knowledge required.

Unity is one of the leading game engines for designing 2D & 3D interactive environments – the cornerstone of what many new virtual reality experiences are being built on. Using this powerful piece of software, you will learn how to create your own immersive worlds, building environments and importing characters, as well as being taught the fundamentals of adding interactivity and exporting to different platforms so that others can try out your experience for themselves.

With the basics mastered, you will learn how to incorporate real-world references into your project and be encouraged to produce a piece of 3D journalism for your final assignment.

Whether you have a keen interest in game design, have some done some basic coding or want to see what all the fuss over immersive storytelling is about – this is the class for you. You will leave with a solid understanding of 3D level design, the Unity interface and the ability to produce your own interactive video games.

Over four three hour sessions, Dan Archer and Pierre Depaz from VR/AR storytelling agency Empathetic Media will walk you through the core concepts and potential of this transformative technology.

Course fee is $799. Space is limited, so don't delay. Are you eligible for a discount?

Where is the workshop?

219 W. 40th Street, New York, NY 10018

Your Instructor

Moiz Syed

http://moiz.ca/

@moizsyed

Moiz Syed is a designer and coder, with an interest in journalism and information design. He works as a data journalist and designer at The Intercept. He was previously Design Manager at Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind Wikipedia.

What will we learn?

Nov. 2

Session 1

XXXX

The Final Countdown!

Time left for the event days hours minutes seconds

The countdown doesn't work if the event start date is set to TBD

What Else is in the CUNY VR series?

01

Intro to VR

With Dan Archer. $25. More info.

02

360° video - Shooting and Stitching

With Marcelle Hopkins and Bob Sacha. $449. More info.

03

Virtual Reality with Unity 3D

With Dan Archer. $799.

Explore other CUNY J+ workshops here.

Couldn't have done it without you...

#CUNYJPLUS

CUNYJ+ is a program of