This is a lecture and project based course focused on the design and development of video games. The course instruction will cover principals of game design and mechanics, rapid prototyping and it...more
Develop a experiential / speculative design for a memory prothesis; a tangible device to support memory.
Part 1: Sketches due Tuesday January 19 Your first project is to generate conceptual designs for three toys. Each toy should be based on a fundamental physical concept. Examples of existing toy...more
Design the cutest chainsaw for the internet of things. Create a conceptual design/prototype for a desirable, lovable and delightful internet appliance, that is also dangerous, nefarious or malev...more
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It seems like you're drawing inspiration from the paper leaves hanging from the ceiling. This uses the same material, paper, to give the material in bulk a new form. I wonder what the significance will be of a giant paper dragon hanging from the ceiling. Also, swaying it in some manner, by hand or using a vent, and projecting lights of different color are interesting options to explore.
Sample project postings for the Spring 2015 Human-Machine Virtuosity course.
Final assignment: Composition for a Graphic Novel Short composition with original sounds Accompaniment to a teaser or trailer to a film or game Use previous visual work from narrative/visual mo...more
Your goal is to create a visual composition that could be displayed as a work of art in the Hunt Library and which addresses the subject matter as described. The manner in which you approach th...more
Create three original synth patches (it can be tweaking others) - One percussive [20p] - One smooth/pretty [20p] - One weird/alien [20p] Upload at Gallery three audio files in mp3 (320 kbps, ...more
Create a collage or visual composition in the style of PopArt and with Andy Warhol’s aesthetic. Full Brief at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fR7lX51aSbeyqC20gtX39yqMDVJEYvWp_2Yp_tgBV8o/ed...more
In this exercise, the goal is to create simple compositions that reflect the dichomoties of visual techniques. See more at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZLF95CprQ4vjp3X5HWna2WMEYO1MQtClNY...more
Create a patch in a sampling instrument with a combination of original and non‐original recordings (Lab: Basic Synthesizer Processing) [15p] • Create a minute sequenced piece using that instrumen...more
Drawing on Kandinsky’s Point and Line to a Plane we will begin composing only with the most basic (but potent) of visual elements: dot, line and shape. You will create 2 compositions for three ...more
Record a sequence and quantize it [10p] • Minimum requirement C major scale: simplifying use basically the keyboard white keys and start with C (or E or G) and end with C (or E) [10p] • 20‐60 se...more
Working in Groups, research an contemporary artist who works with abstract expressionism You will be assigned to work in groups of two or three and explore the work of: 1) Kasmir Malevich 2) Pa...more
Use your voice recordings to create a piece Use loops available in your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) to accompany voice, think of the mood, the tempo (slow/fast), the layering of different ...more
Due next Monday Nov. 17, 6pm Reading at Salon "Please Attend to" Section and in PDF at https://www.dropbox.com/s/zpes85702cpa8hj/2%20-%20Beginning%20and%20Forms%20-%20From%20A%20Belkin%20Practic...more
This is a two part Assignment. The first part will ask you to identify the work and explore the process of a professional photographer. You will describe their techniques, processes and methods in...more
The goal of this exercise is for you to practice: finding good subject matter; finding the best vantage point (perspective on your subject matter); and considering the composition You should ta...more
-Choose a poem or excerpt from literature -Record two minutes of a classmate speaking that text [25 p] -Recording must have at least two distance variations (microphone proximity), be careful to...more
Skills Dev IV: Working with Outputs - Motors and Movement
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