ARTS-A0418 - Digital Sculpture 2 - Programming for sculptors, Lecture, 8.1.2025-13.2.2025

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student will be familiar with basic programming techniques to be used for creating physical computing art projects.

Credits: 3

Schedule: 08.01.2025 - 13.02.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Denise Ziegler, Gregoire Rousseau

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 techniques that can be used to control or interact with objects in the real, physical world. Processing and Arduino will be the main programming environments used.

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:

     

    36h contact teaching, 45h independent work / Time to think

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Provided in class
    e.g. Physical Computing: Sensing and Controlling the Physical World with Computers, auth. Dan O Sullivan and Tom Igoe https://www.arduino.cc/ , https://processing.org/

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring III
    2025-2026 Spring III

    Registration:

    Minimum amount of participants is 8 students. Maximum amount of participants is 20 students.

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    After the registration has closed, SISU conducts a raffle to allocate all the seats while considering the possible prioritisation order stated above. If there are more registrants than available seats, ten (10) students from the remaining applicants are drawn and placed on a waiting list in numerical order. On the first day of the course, these students may check for available seats in case of no-shows. Any available seats are then filled in numerical order. Students on the waiting list will receive an email containing details about the registration status, once the registration period has closed.

  • applies in this implementation

    Course completion requires at least 80% attendance and completion of assigned work given by the teachers by a specific deadline. The 20 % possibility to be absent is primarily allocated for sick days and other unforeseen circumstances. This course is taught on campus. You may take part in this course if your aim is to get credits.

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