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SCHEDULE

IN CLASS WORK

HOMEWORK

WEEK 1

Course Overview

Jan 14

Jan 16

WEEK 2

Basic Electronics 1.0

Jan 21

LABOR DAY - NO CLASS

 

Jan 23

  • Work on: Assignment 1

  • Look for two emails from Wordpress with the subjects "[art150.nma-course.online/blog] New User Registration" and "[art150.nma-course.online/blog] Your username and password info". Go ahead and sign up

  • Post to Blog: Online Research: Find two artworks or design projects that would fit the parameters of two of the six design principles (as laid out in Fuad-Lake's Slow Design Principles). Describe the works, include images, and discuss how each of the projects fits the principles as well as what impresses you about them. This part of your blog should be at least two paragraphs long. Next, conceptualize two 'fantasy' projects of your own that are oriented around and inspired by at least 2 of the 6 slow design principles. Describe the projects + include sketches in your post. This portion of your blog entry should constitute an additional 4-6 WELL WRITTEN, WELL CONSTRUCTED paragraphs in length. This short paper/ blog entry is DUE by 5pm this coming Sunday.

WEEK 3

interaction design | Machine Art

Jan 28

  • DUE: Slow Design Blog entry
  • Discussion of 'Slow Design Principles'

    • Programming in Processing continued: DOWNLOAD CODE FOLDER (Day 3)
      if/then statements
      using Images
      booleans (true | false)
      mouse and keyboard input
      for loops

Jan 30

 

WEEK 4

Basic Electronics 1.2
Feb 4
  • Work On: Creative Switch I

  • Read:Basic Electronics (pp.1-5), Basic_Electronics_2, LEDs for beginners

  • Remember to document the 'making of' your creative switch(es) for the instructable portion of the assignment!

  • Bring components of your Creative Switch project to work on in the next class

  • For Wednesday (next class): send the instructor a one paragraph description / proposal via email

Feb 6

WEEK 5

Creative Switch and Intro to Arduino
Feb 11
    • DUE Next Class: Creative Switch I

    • Post to Blog: Documentation of your creative switch construction in the format of an Instructables project: include pictures (and/ or video) plus written descriptions of all the materials and construction steps, start to finish. See homework page for full specs.

    • Bring your cameras to document your work+ others using it during/after crits

    • Download and install the Arduino software to your laptops

    • Be sure to bring in your laptops next class!

Feb 13
  • Critique and Documentation of Creative Switches project

WEEK 6

Arduino: basic sensing + output
Feb 18

Feb 20

WEEK 7

Continued Building with Arduino & Electronic Circuits
Feb 25
  • EMAIL to instructor: One paragraph description + an image of the artist/ designer/ collaborative you have chosen for your Artist Presentation
  • Post blog response: to NeMe (by Huhtamo) reading, due by next class

  • Begin Work on: Artist Presentation Assignment

Feb 27
  • Reading DUE: Discussion

  • Force Sensor (analog) to light, sound, and servo circuit

WEEK 8

Programming
Mar 3
  • DUE: Artist Presentation Assignment - your pdfs by the start of next class

  • Email instructor with 2 or 3 project proposals by the start of next class. Each proposal should be at least one substantial paragraph in length. Be as specific as you can in your descriptions. The instructor will email feedback on the viability and technical suggestions for each of the proposals

Mar 5

  • TBA

WEEK 9

Arduino: Sensors --- Detecting Movement, Light, Motion, Vibration, Soun
Mar 10
  • Artist Presentation Assignment - Due In Class

  • Work on: Interaction Assignment

Mar 12

  • Post to Blog: 2 intitial sketchs/ drawings of your Interactive assignment project with a one paragraph project proposal/ description.

  • Work on Interactive Assignment - Send Parts list via email to instructor including links to where the parts will be purchased
  • Bring all your materials to the next class and BE PREPARED TO WORK ON YOUR PROJECTS IN CLASS!!! Even if all your supplies are not yet in, you can and must work on the circuit, the programming, or the body/ sculptural aspects of your project.

WEEK 10

Project Work
Mar 17
  • Work on Interactive Assignment

  • Make the body/ structure for your project and/ OR find source code that you can use.

Mar 19

  • Work on Interactive Assignment

Week 11

MARCH 23-27 SPRING BREAK

Mar 31

  • Work on Interactive Assignment DUE

  • Post to Blog:
    - Your Arduino Code (for the Interactive Art project)
    - The LIST of all the electronic components needed for your Interactive Art project. Include prices for the parts as well as links to vendors.

  • DUE: Make an account on Thingiverse (it's free). Email two 3d models that you would like to mash up. Make sure they are .stl files. This is due evening before the next class - ie, sunday evening.
  • DUE: 3D Model Mashup Mesh for Printing. Email to the instructor by the start of next class
Apr 2
  • CRITIQUE - INTERACTIVE ASSIGNMENT DUE

  • DUE: two 3D models

  • DEMO: MeshMixer
  • BEGIN work on Final Project

  • EMAIL 3 project ideas to the Instructor with one to two sentence descriptions for each - DUE the evening before next class.

WEEK 12

CRITIQUE

Apr 7

  • EMAIL 3 project ideas to the Instructor with one to two sentence descriptions for each - DUE the evening before next class.

  • Work On: Final Project!!!

  • Place your online orders today for any parts you can't get locally!!

Apr 9

 
  • Continued: Artist Presentations

  • Individual meetings On Final Projects


  • Post to Blog: your one page final project proposal plus 3 sketches

  • Include in your blog at least three questions that you want to get feedback on. The questions may address conceptual, material, or technical choices / challenges.

  • Place your online orders today for any parts you can't get locally!!

WEEK 13

Final Project Work

Apr 14

  • Work On: Final project

  • Place your online orders IMMEDIATELY for any parts you can't get locally!!

  • Read: Art Against Information by Mitchell Whitelaw (due one week from today)

Apr 16 
  • Work On Final Project

  • ADD these items to your final project blog post (do not make a new post, just add to the old one by hitting the 'edit' button)
    - 1) the detailed initial tasks to complete the work
    - 2) a budget list for your project including links to real parts, part numbers, and a budget total
    - 3) links to sample code and (optionally) circuit layouts

WEEK 14

Final Project
Apr 21

Apr 23

  • Group Critique: Rapid round table presentations of the works in progress
  • Work On: Final Installation

WEEK 15

Final Presentations
Apr 28
  • Final Project Presentations
  • Due: Final Presentation
Apr 30
  • Final Project Presentations