The Art of Intermedia and Technologies I

Lecturer:

Roman Berka (gar.)

Tutor:

Roman Berka (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Computer Graphics and Interaction

Synopsis:

The course is organised in cooperation of two schools oriented to technologies and to the art - Czech Technical University in Prague and Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. The goal of the course is to develop an interdisciplinary platform in the field of multimedia allowing students of both schools to access technologies, techniques and algorithms used by students of the other schools. The final goal should be a formation of mixed teams working on concepts and projects which can be then realized during the next term called The Art of Intermedia and Technologies II. Current information about the course is available at http://www.iim.cz/?id=23&lang=0

Requirements:

see

http://www.iim.cz/?id=110 - general rules,

for actual info see:

http://www.iim.cz/?id=23

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Course and goals overview

2. Demonstrations of contemporary trends in the Art

3. Introduction to the laboratory of IIM and demonstrations

4. Demonstrations of contemporary trends of art in the area of intermedia

5. Artificial life - introduction and demos

6. Free workshop - work on student project concepts

7. Workshop MAX MSP

8. Sound and its synthesis

9. Stereoscopy

10. Physical computing I - introduction ad tools

11. Physical computing II - basics of creative work

12. Light design and Stage

13. Work on student project

14. Presentations of project concepts

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Overview of the course.

2. Discussion about the given topic

3. Presentation of previous work of students

4. Discussion about concepts of student projects

5. Discussion about concepts of student projects

6. Free workshop

7. Workshop: MAX MSP

8. Discussion about concepts of student projects

9. Discussion about concepts of student projects

10. Physical computing I - introduction ad tools

11. Physical computing II - basics of creative work

12. Light design and Stage

13. Consultations

14. Presentations and delivery of project concepts

Study Objective:

The goal of the course is to improve possibilities of communication among students with different type of thinking. The contact of students from technical and art schools should lead to extension of students' view of the same problems or of the world surrounding us in general.

Study materials:

Jay David Bolter a Richard Grusin, Remediace, Teorie vědy, 13, č. 2

http://teorievedy.flu.cas.cz

Dick Higgins: Synesthesia and Intersenses: Intermedia.

http://www.ubu.com/papers/higgins_intermedia.html

http://www.virtualart.at/

Massimo Banzi: Getting Started with Arduino, Make; 1 edition (October 15, 2008), ISBN-10: 0596155514

Nick Moran: Performance Lighting Design: How To Light For The Stage, Concerts, Exhibitions And Live Events, Methuen, Feb 2008, ISBN: 0713677570

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Computer Technology- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Web a multimedia (compulsory elective course)