84 85 Department of Digital Media Department of Digital Media PROGRAMME STREAMS Students may choose one of the following streams to enhance professional knowledge and skills in specific areas: • Higher Diploma in Arts Technology (Show and Performance) • Higher Diploma in Arts Technology (Virtual Production) The 1st semester is a common semester. Students will progress to the streams in the 2nd semester, subject to their stream choice, academic performance and study place availability in specific streams. PROGRAMME AIMS The integration of arts and technology has become a new trend in arts development. In the 2020 policy address, Arts Tech has been one of the strategic initiatives in which the HKSAR government will invest resources to support and promote its development. In response to the foreseen manpower demand for arts tech talents in the arts and creative industries, this programme aims to equip students with artistic sensibility as well as production competence to apply technologies (such as augmented reality, extended reality, real-time animation, etc.) expanding the possibilities of artistic creation, interactive engagement and immersive experience. PROFESSIONAL CORE MODULES • Digital Avatar • Environment and Scene Modelling • Immersive and Interactive Audio and Visual • Real-time Virtual Visualisation CAREER PROSPECTS Graduates may work from entry level to become arts tech specialist, virtual art director, technical designer, Extended Reality (XR) producer, XR stage designer, interactive VFX designer, digital human designer, real-time animation artist, etc. ARTICULATION TO UNIVERSITY Graduates are eligible to apply for admission to the top-up degree programme offered by: • Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi): BA (Hons) in Cinematic Arts and Technology Graduates can also apply for admission to relevant degree programmes of local universities: • City University of Hong Kong: BA Creative Media / BSc Creative Media / BAS New Media • Hong Kong Baptist University: BAS (Hons) in Arts and Technology • The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts: BFA (Hons) in Theatre and Entertainment Arts • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: BA (Hons) in Digital Media / BA (Hons) Scheme in Design Upon admission to relevant degree programmes, graduates can apply for credit exemption. The level of exemption will be considered on individual basis. PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION Students are eligible to apply for student or affiliate membership of the Hong Kong Association of Motion Picture Post Production Professionals (AMP4), the Hong Kong Designers Association (HKDA), the Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association (HKDEA), the Hong Kong Extended Reality Association (HKXRA) and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (Hong Kong Section). DE114201 HIGHER DIPLOMA IN ARTS TECHNOLOGY 藝術科技高級文憑 DIGITAL MEDIA
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