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Today. Administrivia What this course is about How you’ll be graded Figuring out whether to split CS-110 and CAT-380 Overview of theories of meaning A little art If time permits: The Brothers Quay, The Cabinet of Jan Svankmejer (1984). overview and administrivia.

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  1. Today • Administrivia • What this course is about • How you’ll be graded • Figuring out whether to split CS-110 and CAT-380 • Overview of theories of meaning • A little art • If time permits:The Brothers Quay, The Cabinet of Jan Svankmejer (1984)

  2. overview and administrivia

  3. This is not a C programming class • If that’s what you want, take CS-110 next quarter • Please make room for others • This is the first course of a new adjunct major called animate arts • Interactive art and entertainment • Programming, art, sound, theory • Tight integration of teaching • This is the first quarter of a 5-quarter intro sequence

  4. This is very experimental • To our knowledge, no one has ever tried to teach a class like this • We’re making it up as we go along, folks • We’re going to screw up • Please let us know when we do • If something doesn’t make sense • If it’s too much work • … • We reserve the right to disagree, but we need your feedback and involvement

  5. You’re our boss • You pay our salaries • We work for you • Don’t be afraid to ask for help

  6. Instructors Annette Barbier, RTVF Ian Horswill, CS Marlena Novak, ATP Jay Alan Yim, Music TAs James Baker (CS) Robin Hunicke (CS) Graders Illya Blokh (CS) Ying-Zhu Chin (CS) Studio staff Alanna Krause (SAS) Vani Oza (CS) Teaching staff

  7. Textbooks • Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud • Introduction to Design, Alan Pipes • Visual Culture, Nicholas Mirzoef

  8. Materials you should bring • ~8”x12” sketchbook • 2B and 4B graphite pencils • Medium-point black pen • Media for file storage(e.g. CD, DVD, or keychain drive)

  9. Equipment you’ll need to use • Macintosh computer • Window-XP/200 based computer • Digital Camera • Headphones • Computers and phones available in the studio • Digital cameras can be checked out during weeks 5 and 6 from MMLC ($50 deposit)

  10. Software • MetaA scheme-like programming language designed for multimedia applications (developed at Northwestern with extensive student involvement) • Windows-only; requires .NET and DirectX 9 • Free • Audacity • All operating systems • Free • Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator • Not free • Available in studio • Or you can substitute GIMP and Sodipodi, which are free

  11. This room is available for your use 24 hours a day $50 deposit for a Marlock key If you already have a key, we can program it It will be staffed some evenings and weekends We want the space to belong to the animate arts students Involve you in hardware/software purchases Let you run the place as you see fit We want to make it comfortable and fun for you to work in Coffee maker Popcorn popper Working on: Cozy furniture Lava lamps Game systems and dance pads Crowe Café (open 24hrs, but only serves until 5pm) Move nights Yes, we’ll have chairs soon We want animate arts to be a community The studio

  12. by the way, you’re our boss

  13. Tentative curriculum • Language and meaning • Design and abstract imagery I • Design and abstract imagery II • Figurative imagery I • Figurative imagery II • Sound and audio I • Sound and audio II • History • Theory • TBA/Review programming throughout

  14. Grading • Assignments 50%Art, music, programming, all of the above • Quizzes 30%2 in-class 1-hours quizzes • Critique 10%Your will present your work, have it critiqued and contribute to the critique of others • Class discussions 10%Read the material before class and come to class prepared with discussion questions • SketchbookWe will collect your sketchbooks periodically for review

  15. Attendance • Attendance is required • Repeated unexcused absences, tardiness, or leaving early may lower your grade by a full letter grade. • This is a studio art course in addition to a programming course • Active apprenticeship • Not all lecture materials will be available outside class

  16. Late assignments • Extensions are available for programming assignments • Ask 24 hours in advance and no questions will be asked • After 24 hours, you have to have a really good excuse • Art and music assignments will be critiqued in class, so can’t give extensions • Penalties for late assignments • <1 day 10% • 1-2 days 20% • 2-4 days 30% • 4-8 days 40% • Late art assignments that miss crits will also lower your crit grade

  17. did I mention you’re our boss?

  18. Cheating policy • See syllabus

  19. Fear • This class has both art and programming • There’s something in this class to make everyone feel insecure • If you’re an artist, you probably have math anxiety • If you’re a nerd, you probably have art anxiety • But that means no one should feel like they’re “behind” the rest of the class • (or like they can coast) • For what it’s worth, we’re insecure too • I’ll be learning to draw alongside the rest of you • Annette, Marlena, and Jay are learning to program • Oh yea, and we promised the administration we’d develop this whole new outrageously ambitious curriculum… • We can all feel stupid together

  20. Overpopulation • The course is oversubscribed • Mostly with seniors who won’t be taking the other animate arts courses • This would kill the animate arts program … • Options • Euthanasia • Some students take the normal CS-110 next quarter • Unjoin CS-110 and CAT-380 • CS-110 would then meet some other evening • And just have the programming component of 380

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