DigitalPractice2017
Contents
Practice Theme
The theme of Digital Craft 2017 is How to be Human. Over the next 16 weeks, you will explore how human, inhumane, candid, or uncanny your digital/electronic media can be. The first 8 weeks are dedicated to bi-weekly thematic projects. The last 8 weeks consist of an independent research on a medium of your choice.
Practice Daily Planning
MONDAY
- MAJOR
TUESDAY
- MAJOR
WEDNESDAY
- START THINKING ABOUT DIGITAL CRAFT
THURSDAY
- DEEP IN DIGITAL CRAFT
FRIDAY
- ALL DAY EXPERIMENTAL DIGITAL CRAFTING
Practice/Minor Overview
| Study Week | Project | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 & 2 | Project 1: On The Body | Exploring bespoke technologies as remediation, adaptions or extensions of the human body. |
| 3 & 4 | Project 2: Inhuman Factors / Sensitivity Training | DIY Sensor Exploration / Finetuning Sensitivity / Exploring Reactive Materials |
| 5 & 6 | Project 3: Mind (of) the Machine | Machine Learning Workshop |
| Week 7 | Q9 Evaluation | Project presentation + Independent/Research Project Proposal |
| Week 8 | Fall Vacation / DDW MICA Meet Up | Informal drinks with MICA Student |
| Week 9 | International WDKA/MICA Workshop (INFORM MAJOR TEACHERS) | Sensitivity Training part II / Reactive Installation |
| Week 10 - 14 | Final Project: On The Body / Inhuman Factors / Mind of the Machine | Your chosen Q9 project turned into a deeper exploration |
| Week 15 | Q10 Evaluation | Final Practice Evaluation |
| Week 16 | Digital Craft Minor Exhibition (with some practice projects) | Final Minor Evaluation / Party |
| Week 02 | Research Document Due | Packaging of final research/project |
Projects
On The Body
Week 1
Each minor is asked to draw a body part. In the intro week assignment that are required to make an artefact that reflects, remediates, adapt or extends the function of their choices part of the body. In a addition to the ‘artefact’, a large scale refined drawing of their human body part and campaign poster for the minor will be displayed in a mini exhibition.
Each third year student becomes a body double for the last two days of the Minor project week to help with the work and exhibition (Thursday & Friday).
Week 2 -
Each minor student will deepen/push their project and put extra attention on refinement and craftsmanship
Each third year will produce a new work inspired by one of the minor projects, but in an explicitly different medium or approach.
Project Schedule
| Date | Location | Content | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 31 August | Interaction Station 10:30 - 12:00
Interaction Station 13:00 - 16:00 De Willem 17:00 - 21:00 |
Digital Craft Launch w/ 3rd years: How to Be Human
Minor Project Review & Exhibition Planning Wiki Intro Autonomous Practice Borrel |
Production of artefacts and posters for On the Body Presentation
|
| Friday 1 September | Location TBD - 13:00 - 16:00 | On The Body - Digital Craft Project Presentation | first project presentation and introduce Digital Craft Practice/Minor exhibition “How to Be Human” |
| Thursday 7 September | Interaction Station 10:30 - 16:00 | Informal Final & Launch Project 2: In Human Factors | On the Body Objects / Sensor / Hertzian Tales Reading |
Deliverables
Q9 Deliverables
Individual & Group Practice-Based
- An artefact for/on/or about the body
- A short filmshowing a design scenario in the context of (in)human factors
- A small "booklet" exploring the Mind [of] the Machine
- A well-presented sketch illustrating the direction you wish to explore based on one of the three previous project, within the context of "How To Be Human" (a visual forshadowing of your Q10 proposal)
Individual Research
- A fully propagated wiki page showing all your findings and contextualising your production
