overview
The PADS course is focused on exploring algorithmic expression
in art. Creative code has opened up new possibilities
for artists; we begin by juxtaposing traditional
practices of analog drawing with the process of sketching in
code. Technically, the course will introduce the fundamentals
of computer programming within a visual context through the
development of an online software sketchbook. The first five
tutorials are based in Lingo (Director) the second five are
based in Processing (Open shareware, Java API). Studio demonstrations
will include: software that responds to environmental changes
(temperature, oxygen, light), animations that change based
on mouse input, software that draws from online data, and software
that draws from a human heartbeat.
course requirements
• electronic sketchbook posted online
with source code
• 1 weekly reading with occasional feedback assignment
• final project for exhibition(possibly refining one of
your sketches)
readings + screenings
Jean Tinguely, Matthew Ritchie, John Cage, Carolee Schneemann,
Douglas Englebart, Harold Cohen, John Maeda, Myron Krueger,
John Simon, Ben Fry, Mary Flanagan, Casey Reas, Josh-On, Sabrina
Raaf, Golan Levin, Camille Utterback, Jason Salavon, Lev Manovich,
Martin Wattenberg, Harold Cohen, Scott Snibbe, and many, many
others.
attendance policy
3 or more unexcused absences = No Credit
3 or more late arrivals = 1 absence
accommodations for students with disabilities:
If you have
a disability for which you seek an accommodation, please contact
SAIC's Disability and Learning Resource Center (DLRC phone:
312.499.4278, or e-mail Sara Baum at sbaum (at) artic
(dot) edu). Staff at the DLRC
will review your disability documentation and work with you
to determine appropriate accommodations. DLRC will then provide
you with a letter outlining approved accommodations that I
will help implement. You should contact DLRC as early in the
semester as possible.
