Duration: 15 Weeks
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Recorded Music (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 15 Weeks
3D Printing & the Music Industry (REMU-UT 1234)
Credits: 2
Duration: 15 Weeks
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Category Archives: IMA Electives (Legacy Structure – Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces)
Courses that count in IMA’s Physical Computing and Experimental Interfaces category
Biomaterials Multispecies Relations (ITPG-GT 2346)
This course traces along the scholarship of Anna Tsing and Donna Haraway, and Animist and Perspectivist cosmologies to study and consider our positions within multispecies relations via material exploration and interspecies storytelling. This is a hands-on course engaging in communal growing and fabrication using biomaterials such as bacterial cellulose, mycelium, lactobacilli, yeast, and more. During the course students will participate in guided somatic exercises and writing as a generative pathway to create their own multispecies allegories and exploratory projects. We will look over and talk about the work by artists such as: Natalie Jeremijenko, CAConrad, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Anicka Yi, Bo Zheng, Una Chaudhuri, Agnieszka Kurant and Ernst Karel.
Interactive Telecommunications (Graduate)
2 credits – 7 Weeks
Creating with TinyML (ITPG-GT 2339)
A new world is emerging at the intersections of machine learning and physical computation that will offer wide-scale access to bringing intelligence to everyday devices and spaces at extremely low costs. In this course, students are offered the opportunity to become pioneers in a new field of hardware machine learning as they are introduced to the most used machine learning platform in the world (TensorFlow) that has been embedded into an incredibly small microcontroller, called TinyML. Students will learn about building with machine learning, the ethics and societal impacts of ML, and how to start realizing creative computation through ML-based physical computing.
Interactive Telecommunications (Graduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2021)
ITPG-GT 2339-000 (23970)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Wed6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Evening)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by
Sensing the City (ITPG-GT 2090)
For most of its brief history, the domain of “smart cities” has belonged to large corporate vendors who promise and offer ubiquitous, citywide intelligence that utilizes their proprietary systems. More recently, an increasing number of startups have developed solutions which can make the technology somewhat more accessible. Unfortunately for municipalities, working with product vendors can be a heavy lift and the commitments involve lengthy procurement and contracting processes. In the past five years or so, the access to connected technology has increased and the hobbyist or “maker” movement has seen an uptick in offerings related to IoT. From the Arduino IoT Cloud and Adafruit.io software, to the Raspberry Pi and Particle hardware, building connected IoT devices has become easier than ever before. Through platforms like Google Coral and Nvidia Jetson, even edge computing and AI has become available to those with coding skills and a modest budget. What this course aims to explore is what happens when low-cost, readily available electronics platforms address the data needs of municipal governments. Rather than thinking of smart cities as large scale, big data projects that provide intelligence across a city, we will look at targeted applications that would be too small or costly to pursue as a conventional IoT procurement. What intelligence can be gathered in a short period of time with a small budget? During this course, we will examine successful and troubled smart cities projects, discuss the ethics of public technology projects, and review the prevailing best practices and guidelines relating to the Internet of Things in government use. Thinking in terms of “rapid IoT” and “little big data,” students will partner with NYC agency representatives* to uncover insights about a particular issue related to their work. Students will undertake a semester-long project, working to understand the agency’s data needs and develop an IoT solution to gather data for analysis that could inform the agency on planning, policy, or operational issues. The course will cover current connected microcontroller platforms and connectivity options like WiFi, Cellular, and LoRaWAN as well as the software tools needed to store and present data in user-friendly dashboards.
Interactive Telecommunications (Graduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2021)
ITPG-GT 2090-000 (22673)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Fri6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Evening)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by
Art Toy Design (ITPG-GT 2196)
Is it a plaything? Sculpture? Nostalgia? A Product? Art toys exist at the center of a unique Venn diagram. Each student in this class will develop an original limited edition art toy. We will cover toy fabrication, character design, material selection, packaging design, and art toy culture. The class will be fabrication heavy, there will be weekly assignments, and a final project.
Interactive Telecommunications (Graduate)
2 credits – 8 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2021)
ITPG-GT 2196-000 (22643)09/02/2021 – 10/26/2021 Tue12:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by
New Interfaces for Musical Expression (ITPG-GT 2227)
The course focus is on the design and creation of digital musical instruments. Music in performance is the primary subject of this class. We approach questions such as “What is performance?” “What makes a musical interface intuitive and emotionally immediate?” and “How do we create meaningful correlations between performance gestures and their musical consequences?” Over the semester, we look at many examples of current work by creators of musical interfaces, and discuss a wide range of issues facing technology-enabled performance – such as novice versus virtuoso performers, discrete versus continuous data control, the importance of haptic responsiveness as well as the relationship between musical performance and visual display. Extensive readings and case studies provide background for class discussions on the theory and practice of designing gestural controllers for musical performance. Students design and prototype a musical instrument – a complete system encompassing musical controller, algorithm for mapping input to sound, and the sound output itself. A technical framework for prototyping performance controllers is made available. Students focus on musical composition and improvisation techniques as they prepare their prototypes for live performance. The class culminates in a musical performance where students (or invited musicians) will demonstrate their instruments. Prerequisites: H79.2233 (Introduction to Computational Media) and H79.2301 (Physical Computing). Prerequisite: ICM / ICM: Media (ITPG-GT 2233 / ITPG-GT 2048) & Intro to Phys. Comp. (ITPG-GT 2301)
Interactive Telecommunications (Graduate)
4 credits – 13 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2025)
ITPG-GT 2227-000 (11330)09/08/2025 – 12/08/2025 Mon3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Rios, David
Topics in Physical Computing and Experimental Interfaces (IMNY-UT 248)
Physical Computing is an approach to computer-human interaction design that starts by considering how humans express themselves physically and how computers can sense that expression. This course is designed to provide students with hands-on experience in researching, designing, and building physical interfaces for computers and other digital devices. Physical computing takes a hands-on approach. Students will learn to understand electronic sensors, connect them to computers, write programs, and build enclosures to hold sensors and controls. They will also learn to integrate all of these skills in the design of devices which respond to human physical expression.
Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 6 Weeks
Sections (Summer 2021)
IMNY-UT 248-000 (6304)07/06/2021 – 08/15/2021 Tue9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Song, Yeseul
Wearables for One (ITPG-GT 2343)
This course will focus on the prototyping of wearable electronics projects for a single user: you. In this class we will wear what we make, following an iterative cycle of research-design-make-wear. Lectures, readings, and discussions will serve to provide historical and contemporary framing for our work. Wearable technology prototyping strategies and techniques will be shared and tested. Special focus will be placed on circuit building and fabrication approaches that are compatible with a home studio environment. Previous experience with electronics or physical computing is strongly encouraged. Students will emerge from the course with a deeper knowledge of what it takes to develop and refine a robust, bespoke wearable electronics project.
Interactive Telecommunications (Graduate)
2 credits – 6 Weeks
Sections (Summer 2021)
ITPG-GT 2343-000 (6481)05/24/2021 – 07/05/2021 Wed3:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at OnlineInstructed by Hartman, Kathryn
Intro to Fabrication (ITPG-GT 2637)
Credits: 2
Duration: 6 Weeks
Dates: Fri
Duration: 6 Weeks
Dates: Fri
Interactive Telecommunications (Graduate)
2 credits – 6 Weeks
Intro to Physical Comp (ITPG-GT 2301)
This course expands the students’ palette for physical interaction design with computational media. We look away from the limitations of the mouse, keyboard and monitor interface of today’s computers, and start instead with the expressive capabilities of the human body. We consider uses of the computer for more than just information retrieval and processing, and at locations other than the home or the office. The platform for the class is a microcontroller, a single-chip computer that can fit in your hand. The core technical concepts include digital, analog and serial input and output. Core interaction design concepts include user observation, affordances, and converting physical action into digital information. Students have weekly lab exercises to build skills with the microcontroller and related tools, and longer assignments in which they apply the principles from weekly labs in creative applications. Both individual work and group work is required.
Interactive Telecommunications (Graduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2025)
ITPG-GT 2301-000 (11338)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue12:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by
ITPG-GT 2301-000 (11339)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue12:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by
ITPG-GT 2301-000 (11340)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by
ITPG-GT 2301-000 (11341)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by
ITPG-GT 2301-000 (11342)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by
ITPG-GT 2301-000 (11343)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by
ITPG-GT 2301-000 (11344)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by
Responsive Environments: Designing Interactive, Sentient, and Intelligent Spaces (INTM-SHU 138T-B)
“In this course, students focus on the study and development of responsive environments, framed within a contextual and critical exploration of the architectural space as a cultural, social and technological phenomenon, and also on the application of practical scenarios for interaction, sentience, and intelligence. Through the making of creative media designs and physical prototypes, students aim to demonstrate how our habitats/spaces/architectures can facilitate novel frameworks for experiencing and living. The course aims to introduce students to a range of contemporary techniques on interactive and computational system development with a creative and speculative approach, using state-of-the-art development tools, such as Internet of Things, cognitive computing, as well as physical computing and real-time media design. The course consists of lectures (⅓), workshops (⅓), and practical sessions (⅓), and intends to provide a comprehensive and critical understanding both on the theory and practice of designing and implementing technologies for responsive spaces.” Prereq for INTM-SHU 138T is Interaction Lab, Communications Lab, Creative Coding Lab, Application Lab, Media Architecture
Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 16 Weeks
Woodworking for Art and Design (INTM-SHU 152T)
Learn woodworking as a form of expression. Wood can be used to create both practical and artistic projects, from sculpture to furniture to musical instruments. Students will use the IMA woodshop to learn hand tools and machine tools and woodworking techniques. They will learn to safely operate woodshop tools. They will learn about wood: its structure, its properties, its use as a material and as a medium. We will learn about tone woods, sound, and music. Projects will include the design and fabrication of practical and artistic woodworking artifacts, and will include a major project in an area that is selected by the student. Woodworking sits at the intersection of design, engineering, and performance of a specific set of motion practices. During the course, we will reflect on the woodworking process, and relate it to other practices such as software design and construction. Prereq: None Fulfillment: IMA/IMB elective.
Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 16 Weeks
NIME: New Interfaces for Musical Expression (INTM-SHU 287)
This course will focus on designing, creating, and performing with self-built electro-acoustic music systems to explore the limits of human musical expression. Over the semester, students are asked to research examples of contemporary work by creators of musical interfaces and discuss a wide range of issues facing technology in the performing arts. Readings and case studies will provide background for class discussions on the theory and practice of designing gestural controllers for musical performance. Students will invent and prototype a complete system encompassing musical control, mapping input to sound, and the creation of sound itself. Interaction Lab is a prerequisite, however, prior performing experience is not required. The performance discipline is inherently interdisciplinary and collaborative, so an open mind to working with others is imperative. The class will culminate in a performance where students will play their instruments live as well as a formal presentation of the students’ works at the NIME2021 conference hosted by NYU Shanghai. Prerequisite: Interaction Lab Fulfillment: IMA/IMB elective.
Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 16 Weeks
Digital Electronics Lab (MPATE-UE 1828)
Credits: 1
Duration: 15 Weeks
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Music Technology (Undergraduate)
1 credits – 15 Weeks
Analog Electronics (MPATE-UE 1817)
Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue
Duration: 15 Weeks
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Music Technology (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks
Digital Electronics (MPATE-UE 1818)
Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
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Music Technology (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks
Analog Electronics Lab (MPATE-UE 1827)
Credits: 1
Duration: 15 Weeks
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Credits: 1
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Music Technology (Undergraduate)
1 credits – 15 Weeks
Masquerade (ITPG-GT 2044)
Masks have been used around the world since antiquity for ceremonial and practical purposes, as devices for protection, disguise, entertainment and bodily transformation, made to be worn or displayed. Sociologist Erving Goffman wrote about the everyday life as a masked theatrical performance. The performative aspect of our lives today is ever so present in our use of social media, where we present a curated version ourselves for the immediate visual consumption of others. In our `Selfies`, we can assume a multitude of identities and characters. Recent tools and platforms have evolved social media portraiture to an art form and have created new opportunities for artists to create and distribute interactive augmentations, forming new relationships between artists and viewers. This class explores the developing language of social media portraiture enhanced by Augmented Reality. Students will: – review masks in art history, leading up to today – ideate, design and develop an interactive mask (AKA effects/lenses/filters) – learn to use the Meta Spark software to create AR effects. This course requires CL: Hypercinema or equivalent experience.
Interactive Telecommunications (Graduate)
1 credits – 1 Week
Sections (Fall 2024)
ITPG-GT 2044-000 (15711)
Electronics for Inventors (ITPG-GT 2036)
Credits: 4
Duration: 14 Weeks
Dates: Tue
Duration: 14 Weeks
Dates: Tue
Interactive Telecommunications (Graduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks
Textile Interfaces (ITPG-GT 2030)
Want to make an interface that can be squished, stretched, stroked, or smooshed? This course will introduce the use of electronic textiles as sensors. Focus will be placed on physical interaction design – working with the affordances of these materials to create interfaces designed to invite or demand diverse types of physical interaction. This course does not require knowledge or love of sewing – a variety of construction methods will be introduced. It will rely on a physical computing approach, with Arduino being used to read sensor values. Working with a breadth of conductive and resistive materials, students will learn to design and create bespoke alternative interfaces that can live in our clothing, furniture, and built environments. Prerequisite: Intro to Phys. Comp. (ITPG-GT 2301)
Interactive Telecommunications (Graduate)
1 credits – 1 Day
Sections (Fall 2025)
ITPG-GT 2030-000 (20759)