Project Development Studio Fall 07
This is an environment for students to work on their existing project ideas that may fall outside the topic areas of existing classes. It is basically like an independent study with more structure and the opportunity for peer learning. This particular studio is appropriate for projects in the area of interactive art, programming and physical computing. There are required weekly meetings to share project development and obtain critique. Students must devise and then complete their own weekly assignments updating the class wiki regularly. They also must present to the class every few weeks. When topics of general interest emerge, a member of the class or the instructor takes class time to cover them in depth. The rest of the meeting time is spent in breakout sessions with students working individually or in groups of students working on related projects.
Class 1
- Personal introductions - Try to give the class a good sense of who you are and what are your strengths that you can contribute to the class and your “weaknesses” or areas in which you would like to get assistance from others.
- Project Introductions – In groups. We will break up to groups of 4-5 for about 45 minutes. Everyone will explain their project to everyone else in their group and nominate a person to present to the whole class the project you intend to develop in the studio.
Assignment for first class:
- Create a website for your project and add a link to it on the class wiki : http://itp.nyu.edu/varwiki/ClassWork/Studio-F07
- Define about 5 milestones to the completion of your project and on a completion date for each (assume completion of entire project by Dec 6th) Put this timetable on you website and be prepared to present it in class.
- Send me an email summarizing your strengths and weaknesses (ie. Programming. design, building stuff, user testing, animation, illustration, web stuff, business plans, getting funding, making phone calls, anything) this will help me divide the class to groups later in the semester.
A few guidelines for studio.
- The idea for the studio class is to provide a good environment for students to develop their projects during session and between sessions. During the semester we will engage in a few group/individual exercises that will help you make the most out of your project and get the most assistance from your fellow students.
- You are expected to attend all class meetings and arrive on time.
- Most weeks we will meet as a class at 9:30 and then breakup for group and individual work. You may work in the classroom or anywhere else at ITP, make sure that the instructor and fellow students know where you are.
- Cell phones – Off. Even when you are working in groups or individually .
- Laptops – Closed when someone is presenting.
Grading:
Grading will be based on a combination of a few factors:
- Class participation including attendance and contribution to class discussion and engagement in other student’s projects.
- Quality of final project including conceptual, aesthetical and technical merit.
- Personal progress; how much did you advance from your initial state in this class.
Project Links:
Week 2 assignment
What we are trying to do for next week is look around and find references for our projects. The trick here is to be very broad in your searches and look for references in many fields, even those that seam somewhat unrelated, The web is of course the easiest resource, but would be good to also search books, library, and most helpful, ask fellow students.
Please do the reference assignment for your own project and also for your assigned pair, try to place the results in a linkable place online and link to our Wiki.
Pairs:
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