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Designing Interfaces for Live Performance

David Rios | IMNY-UT 243 | Mon 12:20pm to 1:50pm in 370 Jay St, Room 409>Wed 12:20pm to 1:50pm in 370 Jay St, Room 409 Meetings:14
4 Point, Elective, In-Person, physical computing, Physical Computing (New Structure), Physical Computing and Experimental Interfaces (Old Structure), Spring 2026, Undergraduate
Last updated: October 30, 2025
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This course is designed to provide students with hands-on experience working with sensors and other electronics to design interfaces for a live, on stage, audio and visual performance at the end of the semester. Using Arduino, Ableton Live, and TouchDesigner, students will explore the expressive properties of physical hardware, sound, and live visuals. The forms and uses of physical computing, audio, computational media, and its application are explored weekly in both a hands on laboratory context, as well as weekly discussions of readings and existing performances.

Prerequisites: Creative Computing, Communications Lab: Hypercinema

Alter Egos

Ali Santana | Syllabus | IMNY-UT 297 | Fri 09:00am to 12:00pm in 370 Jay St, Room 408 Meetings:14
4 Point, Elective, Media and Entertainment (Old Structure), Media Arts (New Structure), New, Spring 2026, Undergraduate
Last updated: October 30, 2025
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Alter Egos is a course that embraces abstract storytelling, improvisation, resourcefulness, ritual, performance and self-expression through art and technology. Students will develop original characters based on a series of stream of conscious exercises around identity. They will explore various creative techniques, including costuming, sound design, and multimedia collage while experimenting with unique methods of self expression via audio/visual performance. 

Students will assemble recycled materials, field recordings, emerging tech and textiles into costumes, props and digital worlds that embody their invented personas. This course will culminate as a live event showcasing audiovisual performances by participants in costume as their Alter Egos.

Class discussions will examine notions of identity, technology, community, health, privacy and encourage participants to venture outside of their comfort zone to radically imagine new approaches to creative expression.

Prerequisites: Communications Lab: Hypercinema
Instructor Website: http://www.alisantana.com