DigitalCraftMinor2016
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Q13 Minor
Classes held on Tuesdays with an additional class on Friday September 16th and Thursday October 14th. The rest of the week is reserved for independent working on your project (one self directed project per workshop)
Simon begins with lessons at 10:00 with biweekly workshops
Jon begins lessons with a focus on research in the weeks in between
Tim is present each week at 13:00, overlapping/bridging either the technical or conceptual discussions, before focusing on your practice based project development.
On the 3rd of November you will present professional video documentation of your intro week project, a fine-tuned presentation the unravel the code workshop, plus two self-directed works (independent, max 3 people per group /relating some form of radiation) in an mid-semester review exhibition. Each project will have a packaged wiki page with proper documentation/contextualisation of the project. During the mid-semester review, your will need to discuss your direction for the final quarter.
On the 8th of November (start of Q10) you will present your research question, your planning, and a conceptual and technical experiment for a final project. You will intensely explore and develop over the following 6 weeks to present in the end term exhibition.
Schedule
| Date | Location | Content | Related Reading | Related Lab / Experimentation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 6 | 9:30 - 15.00u: Interaction Station | Kick Off Intro + first workshop with Simon on E.M. | N.A. | ||
| Sept. 8 | N.A. | Minor Exhibition | N.A. | ||
| Sept. 13 | 13:00 - ...: Interaction Station | Class with Tim | N.A. | ||
| Sept. 16 | 9:30 - 11:30: Interaction Station | Class with Jon | N.A. | ||
| Sept. 20 | 10 - 16.00u: Interaction Station Prototyping Space | Workshop with Simon and Tim on Light Radiation | N.A. | Evil Eyes: light to sound circuit | |
| Sept 27 | 10 - 15.00u: Interaction Station | Class with Jon / Tim | N.A. | ||
| Oct 4 | 10 - 13.00u: Interaction Station Prototyping Space | Workshop with Simon on acoustic radiation | N.A. | Crafting speakers and amplifiers | |
| Oct 4 | 14 - 17.00u: Interaction Station Prototyping Space | Light project presentations | |||
| Oct 11 | 10 - 15:00u: Interaction Station | Class with Jon / Tim | N.A. | ||
| Oct 14 | 10 - 13:00u: Interaction Station | Class with Jon | N.A. | ||
| Oct 18 | Holiday break | N.A. | |||
| Oct 25 | 9:00 - 21:00u: Interaction Station | Unravel the Code International Workshop | N.A. | ||
| Nov 3 | full day: Interaction Station | Assessments |
Assignments
Written Assignment
+/- 1000 words answering #5. Please use 1-4 to jump start your writing process.
- What is your craft? (define your discipline, method or approach)
- What are the tools and media of your craft?
- What are the borders of this practice? (what new media technologies have arisen / what is its future of the field))
- Connect to a historical discourse and give concrete examples of contemporary practitioners
- Define your position of your practice in relation to newer technologies.
Discussion: Sept 27 1st Draft Due: Oct 11 Final uploaded on the wiki: Oct 24th
Evaluation
Quarter 1 Evaluation
Deliverables:
24 October
24 October - Final +/- 1000 words Position Paper (defining the position of your practice in relation to newer technologies) uploaded to the wiki.
24 October 12:00 - Presentation and Documentation of quarter work (Intro Week / EM / Light / Acoustic (if applicable))
1 November
Nov 1 13:00 - Radial Patterns self directed work.
Nov 1 13:00 - 5 image Final Project Foreshadowing
- Image 1: What did you make?
(Show one image of your semester work that was the most inspiring)
- Image 2: What did you miss?
(What do you to connect to, bring in, or explore that is not covered by the curriculum)
- Image 3: What is your topic of interest?
(Explain though a visual what area you wish to further explore)
- Image 4: What is your medium?
(Explain what materials and tools you wish to use)
- Image 5: What is your question?
(Try to formulate one (preliminary research) question that will guide your investigation)
