.media development and innovative concepts

module // media development and innovative concepts // ma media conception // faculty of media // fh kiel // germany // since 2024

this module explores innovation processes in media development through a dynamic interplay of analysis, concept development, design, experimentation, and presentation. the focus lies on a theoretically grounded, experimental, and prototypical approach to addressing contemporary and emerging challenges in media contexts.

students are encouraged to look beyond current applications and explore possible, desirable, and speculative futures. using methods such as design futuring, scenario planning, and the development of visionary or utopian design concepts, they investigate how media can be reimagined for future societies.

through a research-driven and practice-oriented process, students develop future-oriented media concepts and translate them into early prototypes. the integration of research – vision – and practice forms the core of the module’s approach, empowering students to create innovative concepts tailored to diverse future use cases and application scenarios.