ARTS-A0703 - Digital Art 1 - programming for visual artists, Lecture, 26.2.2024-9.4.2024

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student will be familiar with basic programming techniques to be used for creating computationally-based visual images and animations.

Credits: 3

Schedule: 26.02.2024 - 09.04.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Sakari Tervo, Havanto

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

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 emphasis of this course is to introduce students to programming languages and techniques that can be used to create screen-based visuals using computational techniques, live data sources, etc. The main programming environments used will be Processing and HTML5.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Individual and small group discussion and critique. Active participation in classwork. Successful completion of own project.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Evening class 36 hours + independent working

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Provided in class

    https://processing.org/

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

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    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring IV
    2023-2024 Spring IV

    Enrollment :

    Registration for courses: Sisu.

    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-at-aalto-arts

    Passing the course requires 80 percent attendance and completion of the exercises. Minimum amount of participants is 8 students, maximum 15.

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