Syllabus

The Rest of You

Obectives:

  1. Examine the less obvious parts of your existence.
  2. Build tools for this examination, developing physical computing and programming skills in the process.
  3. Develop a final project that attends to the rest of you.

1) Illusion September 6

  • Assignment:
    • Analog input from Arduino to Processing
    • Blog about Illusion,  What are you missing from what is really there?  How can exposing that be interesting or useful? Please use “Illusion” category for your post.

2) The Obvious Unnoticed  September 13

3) Cyborg  September 20

4) Show It September 27

5) Them  October 4

6) Mental Diet October 18

7) Share It October 25

8 ) Midterm Show November 1

  • Midterm Show
  • Assignement: Create a presentation of research or art work that OTHER people are doing in this area.  It can be an artist, a scientist, a theoretician a gadget.  Last year people reported on Behavioral Economics, Neuro Feedback in Dance, Interacting with Strangers, Quantum Physics and Perception, Cyborgs, Fight or Flight, Dreams, Psycho Somatic, Relaxation, Urban Data, Respiration, Memory, Mind Reading, Empathy.  Presentations should be 10 minutes long including time for questions.  You will be assigned a week to present.  Please add presentation to the blog under the “Research” category.

9) Special Topics Research Presentations November 8

10) Special Topics/Field Trips / Research Presentations November 15

11) Final Project Proposal November 22

12) Final Project Proposals November 29

13) Workshop December 6

14) Presentations December 13

  • On-time Participation 20%
  • Blogging 20%
  • Assignments 30%
  • Final Project 30%

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