November 28, 2017
Final Project Deliverables
Three final deliverables are due on December 12th in class, required to receive your final grade: design document (details below) edited video documentation of final project slideshow presentation from final critique Design Document: Your final design document should be approximately 2 pages of text or 1000 words, plus about 2 images, as needed to synthesize the elements below concerning the concept, ...
November 09, 2017
Interactivity
There are countless ways to add interactivity to your project in order to create a responsive environment - from analog methods (e.g. mirrors, lights and shadows, movable parts, etc.) to digital methods (e.g. touch sensors, microphones, cameras, etc.). As a maker, the key is to keep things as simple as possible, and avoid adding unnecessary complexity to your project. Often the simplest solution is also the most ...
November 09, 2017
Technical Prototypes
What is a technical prototype? A technical prototype should identify and test the core functionality of your project. This means building something (rough!). The goal is to get something basic working, testing the technology or technique you intend to use for the final version of your project. The purpose of the technical prototype is to figure out how you are going to build the final version - so you are ...
November 01, 2017
Upcoming Application Deadlines
NYC MEDIA LAB open calls: Exploring Future Reality 2017 project demos AR/MR/VR - $ awards application due Nov 10 group or individual projects event date Nov 30 Immersive storytelling on Governor's Island fellowship $5k, Havas media sponsored individual applications only (... maybe group of 2) application due Dec 1 fellowship dates Feb - March register for free info session - Tues Nov 7 at 5pm, at ...
October 27, 2017
Aesthetic Prototype and Reading
Assignment for 10/31: Reading: The Virtual - ch.1 "The Return of the Virtual" excerpts - Rob Shields (PDF link) This text introduces the terms "the virtual" and "virtuality" (in relation to "the real" and "reality"), and explores the social history of virtual experiences leading up to the digital age. "The virtual has long existed in the form of rituals, and in the built form of architectural fantasies and ...
October 25, 2017
California Wildfires
Taken at Disneyland by Jeana, Oct. 2016 Images of the devastation to Sonoma County: Sonoma County, California: Before and After map 360 degree photo aerial panorama, taken Oct. ...
