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Scott Fitzgerald What can computation add to human communication? Creating computerapplications, instead of just using them, will give you a deeper understanding of the essential possibilities of computation. Conversely excitement about your computational project ideas whether they be in the domain of art, design, humanities, sciences or engineering will best propel your acquisition of skills […]

While the automation of religion may sound like science fiction, the foundation of this course is examples of physical religious robots already built and spanning most major religions. Their existence raises complex questions about spiritual assistive devices, religious jobs as work, technology as “miracles,” idolatry, transhumanism, sacrilegious robots vs secular robots, the role of rites […]

Jeffrey Feddersen “A computer is a clock with benefits” writes Paul Ford in Bloomberg’s issue dedicated to code. Time, at once fundamental and mysterious, is of course a basic part of any time-based media, but uniquely more so for programmed media that can evolve as it runs. In this course, we’ll reflect on the deep […]

This course is about how to tell stories with your projects. Like a classic linear story, we’ll start at the beginning with the question of how good stories are told. We’ll learn about classical storytelling techniques and conventions from a variety of cultures, genres, and media. Next we\’ll explore what various tech and media can […]

Jer Thorp On October 8th, 2015, a team in Ecuador identified 431 species of birds – the world record for number counted in a single day. Earlier that year in Myanmar, a scientist counted one Jerdon’s babbler, the first in nearly eight decades. In December of 2019, eBird announced that its database held over 737 […]

If you were inventing a museum today, what would it look like? Who would be there? What would its main purpose be? What would the audience experience? The first museums were called Cabinets of Wonder. Usually, a viewer with a guide, often the collector, would open doors and drawers to see what was inside–amazing things […]

Georgia Krantz What is the relationship between new media art and the art that preceded it? Has the revolutionary impact of digital media produced entirely independent spaces of art making and creativity? Thinking around such questions tends toward historical dialectic, or the idea that the present is always in dialogue with the past. There is […]

Have you noticed that touchless devices and systems have become more prevalent these days? For example, automatic toilets, faucets, hand sanitizer dispensers, thermometers, and even paper towel dispensers have sensors that allow them to detect when they are needed. Have you seen interfaces where people can type with different body postures? How about musical instruments […]

\”Memories are motionless, and the more securely they are fixed in space, the sounder they are.\” (Gaston Bachelard, The Poetics of Space). This course is about exploring the unique affordances of virtual space in order to create VR experiences that transcend the (still awkward) headset. In class we will: Read and discuss relevant interdisciplinary writings […]

Rune Madsen In this course students explore the use of computational techniques to produce physical prints, focusing on the intersection between graphic design and creative coding. Class time will be divided between exploring design topics like colors, grids and typefaces, and applying these towards computational topics like randomization, repetition and generative form. Weekly readings include […]

Sculpture is defined as a three-dimensional form of artistic expression concerned with space: occupying it, relating to it, and influencing the perception of it. In this class, we will look at new ways of implementing video mapping, interactive time-based media and augmented reality as a medium for creating engaging interactive physical and virtual sculptures. How […]

Daniel Shiffman This course focuses on programming strategies and techniques behind procedural analysis and generation of text-based data. We’ll explore topics ranging from evaluating text according to its statistical properties to the automated production of text with probabilistic methods to text visualization. Students will learn server-side and client-side JavaScript programming and develop projects that can […]

Daniel Rozin The ability to digitally fabricate parts and whole pieces directly from our computers ordesign files used to be an exotic and expensive option not really suitable for student ordesigner projects, but changes in this field in the past 5 years have brought thesecapabilities much closer to our means, especially as ITP students. ITP […]

Nuntinee Tansrisakul Choreography, the art of arranging movements, is mostly associated with dance as a performing art form — but does it only exist in such an exclusive setting? In its essence, choreography deals with the progression of the relationship between the human body, movement, and space — all of which exist around us all […]