- 2022 fall
- Creation & Computation
- OCAD University
- Toronto
- grad studio *co
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DIGF-6037 Creation & Computation
This course provides an introduction to current and emerging prototyping and development tools in the realm of digital technology. It employs a hands-on, skills-based approach in a project context. Students gain a strong foundation in the basics of programming, physical computing, visual or screen-based computation, networking and connectivity. Specific topics are tailored to current issues. Students will leave with the technical literacy required to embark on more sophisticated projects and subsequent works in creative digital media.
Co-taught with Professor Nicholas Puckett
Syllabus (abridged)
Workshop 1 - Coding from Life
Workshop 2 - 20 Screens
Tech: p5.js
Project 1 - Screen Space
Intro
Tech 1: p5.js Basics
Tech 2: Media
Tech 3: Computer Vision (ML5.js)
Critique
Project 2 - Emotive Objects
Intro
Tech 1: Arduino Basics
Tech 2: Sensing & Actuating
Tech 3: Digital Fab
Critique
Project 3 - Strange Networks
Intro
Tech 1: Modes of Networking 1
Tech 2: Modes of Networking 2
Tech 3: Data as Materials
Critique
Selected Student Works
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