LEARNING OUTCOMES
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Create interactive projects combining multiple media, for different digital platforms and environments.
- Use openFrameworks for creative purposes.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 16.05.2022 - 20.05.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Nuno Do Nascimento Correia, Matti Niinimäki
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
Nuno Correia
mail@nunocorreia.com
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course is focused on the generative aspects of multimedia design and the authoring process, interface and interaction design and the control of media elements in interactive projects. Students will experiment with a broad range of media elements with an emphasis on controlling media behavior through code. Special emphasis will be given to combinations of sound and image: live visuals; sound visualisation; sonification; VJing; audiovisual composition; live cinema; visual music; etc.
applies in this implementation
Course topics:
- Introduction to Generative Media and openFrameworks
- 2D drawing and text
- Forces and particle systems
- Noise
- Images and video
- Sound and sound visualization
- Coursework support
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
At least 80% active attendeance.
applies in this implementation
- Innovative concept
- Media design (visuals and audio) and depth
- Interaction (if relevant) and UX design
- Coding and organization
- Quality of presentation and documentation
- Innovative concept
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
40% of lectures, 60% of individual practice and final project. 40h teaching.
applies in this implementation
The lectures will consist of theory and tutorials.
DETAILS
Study Material
applies in this implementation
- Code repository: https://github.com/aalto-mediacode
- Previous courses: https://teaching.nunocorreia.com/category/generative-media-coding/
Additional bibliography:- Gross, B. and Bohnacker, H. 2018. "Generative Design: Visualize, Program, and Create with JavaScript in p5.js", Reprint edition, New York, Princeton Architectural Press.
- Hoff, A., n.d., Generative Art, https://inconvergent.net/#writing (suggested by Matti Niinimäki)
- Levin, G. & Brain, T. 2021. "Code as Creative Medium: A Teacher’s Manual: A Handbook for Computational Art and Design", MIT Press.
- Noble, J., 2012. “Programming Interactivity: A Designer’s Guide to Processing, Arduino, and openFrameworks” (2nd Edition), O’Reilly Media. (new version coming out in May 2016)
- Perevalov, D., 2013. “Mastering openFrameworks: Creative Coding Demystified”, Packt
- Perevalov, D. & Tatarnikov, I., 2015. “openFrameworks Essentials”, Packt
- Shiffman, D., 2012. The Nature of Code: Simulating Natural Systems with Processing. http://natureofcode.com. Examples ported to oF: https://github.com/superartificial/Nature-Of-Code-Open-Frameworks-Port
- Code repository: https://github.com/aalto-mediacode
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Students can get an additional 2 ECTS for project work in connection to the course.
Teaching Period:
2020-2021 Autumn II
2021-2022 Autumn II
Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=DOM-E5106
Registration for Courses: Sisu replaces Oodi on 9 August, 2021. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture: https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-in-aalto-arts
In Weboodi, at the latest one week before the course starts.
The order of priority for admitting students to courses at Aalto ARTS 1.1.2018 onwards (approved by The Committee of Arts, Design and Architecture on 10.10.2017)
The order of priority is as follows:
- students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have scheduled it for the current academic year in their personal study plan (HOPS);
- exchange students for whom the course is a part of his/her officially approved learning agreement and scheduled to be taken during the current semester;
- students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have not completed it yet;
- students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and has been scheduled in the student's PSP (HOPS) for the current academic year
- students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
- students for whom the course is compulsory for their minor;
- students, for whom the course is part of his/her minor subject s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
- students who have applied for the course through a student mobility scheme (internal mobility within Aalto University, flexible study right (JOO) studies etc.);
- other students.
Courses that are intended to be multidisciplinary (e.g. UWAS courses) may apply an order of priority based on the learning outcomes of the course, while bearing in mind the university obligation of enabling students to complete their degrees within the normative duration of study set for the degree. The order of priority does not apply to courses organised by the Centre for General Studies or doctoral courses.
This decision on the order of priority does not influence the right of the teacher to define prerequisites for the course.