ISTA 301: Computing and the Arts

Date	Topic	Assignment	Due	Reading
8/24	Introduction, What is Computing?			Form+Code,pp.10-25
8/26	Generative Art, Musical Dice Game			F+C,pp.26-41
8/28	Algorithms & Algorithmic Art	HW 1		F+C,pp.26-41
8/31	Conceptual Art, the Avant-Garde			Intro to Dadaism (pdf)
9/2	Dadaism, Fluxus			Chance Operations (pdf)
9/4	Cybernetics and Art		HW 1	Shanken (pdf)
9/7	LABOR DAY
9/9	Collage, Musique Concrete	HW 2
9/11	Electronic Music
9/14	Simulation, Cellular Automata			F+C, pp.45-65
9/16	Game of Life, CAs			CA Art (pdf)
9/18	Fractals, Emergent Behavior
9/21	AI, Intro to Audacity	HW 3	HW 2
9/23	Creative Evolution, Genetic Algorithms			F+C,pp.146-171
9/25	John Cage Documentary
9/28	Online Exercises	Reflection #1		TBA
9/30	Determinism & Predictability		Reflection #1	Rucker (pdf)
10/2	Paradigms of Programming, Processing			Getting Started w Processing,ch.1-3
10/5	Glitch Art, 2D Graphics Primitives	HW 4	HW 3
10/7	Data Types, Program Structure
10/9	Online Course Content	Reflection #2
10/12	Control Structures, Functions	HW 5	HW 4	GSWP,ch.4 & 8
10/14	Image Loading, Interactivity		Reflection #2	GSWP,ch.5 & 7
10/16	Programming Examples, Final Projects
10/19	Programming Exercises
10/21	Programming Exercises
10/23	Programming Exercises
10/26	Online Course Content
10/28	Online Course Content	Final Group Project	Final Group Membership
10/30	Gamification, Video Games			McGonigal (pdf)
11/2	Game Studies		HW 5
11/4	Digital Media, New Media Art	Reflection #3
11/6	Intro to Installations			Paul (pdf)
11/9	Online Course Content		Reflection #3
11/11	VETERANS DAY
11/13	Web Art, Net Art, Social Media
11/16	Video Art
11/18	Intro to Visualization			F+C,pp.118-146
11/20	Data Viz, Data Art, Luke Dubois
11/23	Theories of Interactivity			Simanowski (pdf)
11/25	NO CLASS
11/30	Maker Culture, Participatory Culture
12/2	Final Project Presentations		ALL FINAL PROJECTS
12/4	Final Project Presentations
12/7	Final Project Presentations
12/9	Final Project Presentations