| Instructor | Teaching Assistants |
|---|---|
|
Ali Mazalek (mazalek AT gatech.edu) |
Andy Wu (andycswu AT gmail.com) Paul Clifton (paulgclifton AT gmail.com) Firaz Peer (firaz.peer AT gmail.com) |
Physical/Digital Puppetry
| As emerging tangible interaction technologies enable digital information to weave its way more seamlessly into the physical world, our interactions with the virtual space can become correspondingly richer. As we move beyond button press and point-and-click interfaces, the physical design and aesthetic language of forms, materials and movements needs to be considered in concert with the design of the underlying technologies and information spaces. This course examines physical/digital co-design and physical computing in the context of an artistic performance practice. Digital artists have long explored the relationship between the physical and digital worlds through installation and performance pieces, and the spread of accessible low-cost DIY electronics and physical computing technologies makes this even easier today. The course provides an informal, hands-on and team-based learning environment, in which students work together to develop the conceptual, aesthetic and technical basics of physical/digital co-design through the creation of a physical/digital puppetry piece for live performance. The project will be realized in collaboration with students from separate courses in design, technology and representation and industrial design. |
Logistics
| The class meets once a week for 3 consecutive hours. Class attendance and participation is mandatory. Class meeting times are used for lectures, labs/tutorials, group discussions and project work. The time and location are as follows: | |||
| Wednesday | 12:00-3:00pm | ES&T L1118 (*) | |
| (*) Unless otherwise specified - check the schedule each week for updates | |||
Expectations
| Undergraduate Students | Graduate Students | ||||||||
| [ Class participation, labs, exercises ] | 20% | [ Class participation, labs, exercises ] | 10% | ||||||
| [ Blog, project documentation ] | 10% | ||||||||
| [ Project work, presentations, deliverables ] | 80% | [ Project work, presentations, deliverables ] | 80% | ||||||
| (P1: Puppet conceptual design) | (10%) | (P1: Puppet conceptual design) | (10%) | ||||||
| (P2: Puppet working prototype 1) | (10%) | (P2: Puppet working prototype 1) | (10%) | ||||||
| (P3: Character scenarios) | (5%) | (P3: Character scenarios) | (5%) | ||||||
| (P4: Puppet working prototype 2) | (15%) | (P4: Puppet working prototype 2) | (15%) | ||||||
| (P5: Final puppet) | (20%) | (P5: Final puppet) | (20%) | ||||||
| (P6: Final performance) | (20%) | (P6: Final performance) | (20%) | ||||||
| Note: for team deliverables you will receive a grade per team. You will also grade yourself and the other members in your team. These grades will serve as an indication to the instructor and TAs for making necessary adjustments to the grades of any individual team members with respect to the overall result of the team. |
Materials
| [ Texts ] | Readings and resources will be linked from the class webpage or posted to t-square | |
| [ Webpage ] | http://dm.gatech.edu/~mazalek/courses/spring11/xmedia/ | |
| [ Class List ] |
xmedia11@t-square.gatech.edu |
Policies
| [ Incompletes ] |
No incomplete grades will be permitted, except in the case of illness excused by a doctor or other serious nonacademic reasons beyond the control of the student. |