In teams of four students will create a high-fidelity, digital reconstruction of a found object (or fragment of an object). Object choice should be based upon observation of a compelling texture, g...more
Prepare a simple 2-in (sensors or inputs) 1-out (LED) device (i.e. your project will use three components (resistors and wire don't count!) and at least one must be a sensor). Present a really sim...more
Get oriented with output and feedback by working with an actuator. Taking cues from Google's Paper Signals experiment with materials to create an interesting notification or effect when combined wi...more
In much the same vein as Cruz and Machado , you're asked to create a figurative visualization and analysis of one neighborhood or region in Pittsburgh using open data.
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Beg, borrow or steal to make a work of art from which you think you could make money.
Visit a gallery and spend time a work of art that engages you, document that experience with it and develop a critical response, then create a digital media outcome that expresses and explores your...more
Digital Tooling Projects, focusing on Digital Fabrication Processes.
Show us three projects that relate to your field of interest.
Explore the work of an abstract expressionist and recreate it in under one hour.
Based on the statements of interest, consider how your perspective on Emerging Media lends itself to solving another student’s problem space.
“Choose your self-presentations carefully, for what starts out as a mask may become your face” Erving Goffman Based on your observation of media consumption and your analysis of your social net...more
Sense something unexpected. Build a device that uses a microphone to translate otherwise unintelligible, unobservable, or under-utilized noise from your environment. This noise can be generated by ...more
Analyze profile photos from your social network
This new course is exploring the creation of surprisingly animate machines which use behavior as a creative medium.
Physical computing refers to the design and construction of physical systems that use a mix of software and hardware to sense and respond to the surrounding world. Such systems blend digital and ph...more
Are you aware of how much media you are exposed to on a daily basis? Over one day, journal your experiences with media. Try to document the media you encounter with photo, video, audio recordin...more
The ability to learn - that is, to change and adapt to one's environment - is one of the hallmarks of intelligence, whether in humans, animals, or machines. In this course, we will examine the natu...more
This mini is designed for those interested in the growing world of performance capture and visual effects. Utilizing the advanced motion capture facilities at Carnegie Mellon and the Kinect, studen...more
In this course we will explore a variety of experimental approaches to music, sound design, and sonic artwork. Topics will include: composing and mixing in multichannel sound formats, building ana...more
Vail Cypher LED
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