Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Autumn Quarter 2008

James Coupe
DXARTS 470
Seattle Campus

Sensing and Control Systems for Digital Arts

Software- and hardware-based tools and approaches to real-time I/O and electromechanical control in performance, art installations, and other digital arts applications. Focus on prepackaged but flexible tools. Real-time systems programming and design.

Class description

DXARTS 470 is a studio class focused on sensing and control technologies for art installations. The class covers principles of basic electronics, software programming and real-time audio/video processing, with no prior experience required. Using Teleo microcontrollers combined with the MAX/MSP/Jitter development environment, students will develop an understanding of artworks as systems that can incorporate novel interactive, networked, intelligent and algorithmic processes.

Please email instructor at coupe@u.washington.edu for an add code.

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General method of instruction

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Class assignments and grading

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Modified:September 24, 2008