CIND3100
10 units
3000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course delivers a range of physical computing technologies towards interactive sensor-driven and kinetic artworks in the context of sound, light, and motion. Through historic, practical, and novel lenses, gestural integration via physical computing and kinetic works will be explored. A set of programming, electronics, and fabrication skills will be developed in line with critical thinking, historical, artistic and interaction contexts, and students will develop original artistic content. Through a series of skills-building tasks, students will develop creative works incorporating sensors, kinetic mechanisms, software and hardware programming, and embedded computing technologies.
Availability
Not currently offered.
This Course was last offered in Semester 1 - 2023.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Independently research the history, practice and advances of physical computing technologies;
2. Apply technical knowledge and skills in the creation of physical computing-based artworks;
3. Demonstrate skills in visual programming and authoring of original creative work that integrates physical computing;
4. Develop presentation and performance skills integrating physical computing-based works for exhibition.
Content
Topics will include:
- Content creation for physical computing-enhanced creative works
- Historical contexts of physical computing, sensor-driven, and kinetic artworks
- Microcontroller programming and scripting languages
- Visual programming environments for sound, visual, and physical interaction design
- Embedded computing
- Software and hardware integration
- Environmental sensors and applications, including:
- Light, vision, capacitance, magnetic, and proximity
- Mechanisms for kinetic applications and artworks
- Electronics skills
- Fabrication skills
Assumed knowledge
MUSI1705, MUSI2705 and CIND2102
Assessment items
Proposal / Plan: Case Study and Project Plan
Project: Project Production
Report: Project Demonstration and written analysis
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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