Summer Session II Registration/One Change for Fall
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The meeting time for Georgia Krantz’ Fall 2008 course has been
changed. Beginning in September, the course will meet on Thursdays
from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
I also wanted to remind people that Summer Session II (June 30-August
8) registration is ongoing. If you are considering taking a Summer
Session II course, now is the time to enroll as we will be making our
decisions on which courses will run by this Friday.
To register for a summer course you need only e-mail your academic
advisor fro approval and then contact me and I will enroll you in the
course you request and activate you to use ALBERT to drop/add Summer
2008 Summer Session II courses should you wish to make any changes to
your initial registration.
The following courses are currently being offered in Summer Session II:
TIER 2 -WORKSHOPS
Digital Sound Workshop: MIDI and Synthesis
H79.2284 (Dan Palkowski)
Tuesday/Thursday 6:30 p.m. to 9:25 p.m.
Probably the most significant trend so far in digital audio has been
the gradual shift away from the dedicated hardware synthesizer to the
‘soft’ synthesizer, that is, a synthesizer that is simply a
programming environment on a general-purpose computer. With the
increase in CPU speed and disk capacity, such soft synths are
becoming more powerful and flexible. This course serves as an
introduction to tools, which allow you to repurpose the computer to
be a soft synth. The main focus is on Cycling 74′s Max/MSP software,
as well as its video component Jitter. You learn to use the tool to
manipulate synthesizers (both hard and soft), generate and manipulate
audio signals and alter live audio and video, and much more. The
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) specification is explored
as a control system both generally and from within the Max
environment. Exploration of synth methods in a typical MIDI device
leads in turn to DSP techniques including FM, Additive Synthesis,
Granular Synthesis, Waveshaping, and Physical Modeling. Video is
treated as an extension to the sonic palette, and integration is
sought between visual and aural creations. Portability is stressed,
and students are encouraged to work with their own tools as appropriate.
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Live Image Processing and Performance
H79.2422 (Luke DuBois)
Monday/Wednesday 3:15 p.m. to 6:10 p.m.
This course teaches the ins and outs of using image processing
software with an aim towards some type of real-time use (e.g. a
performance or installation). The class looks at ways to manipulate
different visual media (time-based, still, vector, and rendered) in
real-time to allow students to develop interesting real-time
performance systems. While the focus of this class is on using Max
for visual work (through a software package called Jitter), it also
looks at how to integrate interactive elements (sound, physical
interfaces, etc.) into the work. Class time is spent on interface
design and software development issues as well. The class explores
some interesting capabilities of the software in terms of real-time
camera input and tracking, generative graphics systems, and media
transcoding. Throughout the class students develop and share ideas on
live performance as a medium for visual expression, and learn the
software tools necessary to put these ideas into practice in the form
of idiosyncratic performance systems. A final presentation in the
form of a group performance will be arranged. Students should have
some working knowledge of Max/MSP before taking this class.
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Systems: Hacking Everyday Objects
H79.2460 (Todd Holoubek)
Tuesday/Thursday 12:00 p.m. to 2:55 p.m.
In this class students create an interactive piece by hacking into
common everyday devices and machines and repurposing the components
within. We learn alternative and low cost methods of developing
circuit boards. In this way we explore systems by examining the
components and repurposing them for a new system designed by the
student. This includes using elements from existing appliances and
constructing ones own homemade circuit boards. We focus on cost
effective methods of construction. On a larger scale, we also look at
how entire systems can be repurposed with little modification to the
original system. This may include looking into the workings of common
appliances. The class examines both the hardware and the software
sides of recycling technology. Students also look at “throwaway
culture” — and the surrounding issues of ethics, impacts, and
alternative solutions for discarded technology (currently only 2% of
consumers will hold onto a particular device for 5 years or more).
Students are asked, “What can we recycle from this throwaway
technology and what should we do with what can’t be reused?” This
deconstructionist approach to physical computing includes taking an
appliance apart, then creating components from the ground up as part
of the new system. By by co-opting the components of other systems
and combining them with our own, the students have the opportunity to
explore the make up of a system, create a new one, and provide
commentary about technology in today’s culture. A final project is
required.
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Producing Participatory Media
H79.2482 (Shawn Van Every)
Tuesday/Thursday 3:15 p.m. to 6:10 p.m.
Traditional broadcast media (television and radio) are in a time of
transition. Broadcast is being pushed in new directions by the
increasing ease of producing compelling material, and by the
interactive and social nature of the internet. Blogs and other
internet based social networks have given rise to an audience that is
eager to engage with and participate in the creation of media. This
appetite is quickly moving into the realm of television and radio
with new avenues for distribution and new means for audience
interaction offering serious challenges to traditional broadcast. The
goal of this course is to introduce students to new technologies and
methods for creating participatory media and making it available.
Students develop new ideas for helping this transition along both on
the internet and in the traditional broadcast space. This course
requires regular assignments and student presentations and culminates
in group projects. Invited guest speakers from the field are also an
important part of the class framework.
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Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Stay cool!
Gordie
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Edward J. Gordon
Faculty & Student Services Coordinator
Interactive Telecommunications Program
Tisch School of the Arts
New York University
721 Broadway, 4th floor
New York, NY 10003
phone: (212) 998-1889
fax: (212) 998-1898
e-mail: edward.gordon@nyu.edu
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