Explore the Module
| Date | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, Nov 22 | Intro | Introduction to final project (10-15 mins) |
| Thursday, Nov 24 | Cancelled | Thanksgiving Break |
| Tuesday, Nov 29 | Proposals | Review and Crit of Project Proposals |
| Thursday, Dec 1 | Cases | Review of precedents |
| Tuesday, Dec 6 | Desk Crits | Invited guest feedback for final project |
| Thursday, Dec 8 | Wrap | End of course wrap; Work session / dry run |
| Thursday, Dec 15 | Showcase | Showcase in Studio A, 1-4pm |
Choose a prior work from this semester and advance it to the stage where it is installation ready. You should cater for all reasonable considerations to produce a high quality, robust and polished piece. Both aesthetics, intent and context should be balanced and the work should be understood by a general audience. The final piece must also be established relative to prior work in the domain.
Read the full brief carefully and make sure you are familiar with the requirements, deliverables and deadlines.
| Due Date | Deliverable | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, Nov 28, 9pm | Proposal | Create a proposal for your project (200 words + illustrations). Develop the core concept behind your media installation (a clear idea which drives it.) Describe which previous project it relates to. You should also include sketches or images as needed. |
| Tuesday, Nov 29 (in class) | Presentation | Present your proposal in class. All students; 1-2 minute per person. |
| Tuesday, Nov 29, 9pm | Digital Crit | Give feedback to 2 projects online on proposals by Tuesday night |
| Thursday, Dec 1 | Cases | Research 3-5 precedents that relate to and inform your project. Post to Slack and present in class. |
| Tuesday, Dec 6 | Prototype | Develop prototype/first cut implementation for presentation in class. |
| Thursday, Dec 8 | Needs | Complete the tech rider and indicate any technical needs for the final showcase |
| Thursday, Dec 8 | Dry Run | Perform a dry run setup of the installation during class time. |
| Thursday, Dec 15, 1-4pm | Showcase | Integrate feedback, refine and prepare a final polished version of the installation. Present it during the final showcase |
| Friday, Dec 16, noon | Documentation | Final Documentation Due |
| Friday, Dec 15, midnight | Reflection | Reflection Paper Due |
There’s no guest lecture for this module but invited guests will take part in a critique session and give you early-stage feedback on your final project as it develops.
This looking out doesn’t have a specific brief. Instead, you’re asked to research a series of works that can help inform the development of your project.
Brief: Research 5 works that are related to your project and can help inform it’s development or direction.
Each person will rigorously review 3-5 works for in-class presentation. These should be incorporated into the context/background section of the project documentation.
With your research try to surface examples of installations and artworks that might:
To start the ball rolling, browse relevant art sites (MOMA, Tate, ArtNet etc.), explore media-art blogs and feeds (Creative Applications, Creators Project, Processing Exhibition, OpenFrameworks Gallery etc.) and review informative books and texts (A Touch of Code, Form + Code, Aesthetics of Interaction in Digital Art, etc.). There’s no constraints on the sources or places you can look but these are good starting points. Don’t forget to check out the 4th Floor of Hunt Library. There are tonnes of excellent books on older works that you won’t find on the internet… And if all else fails, you can always google it…
There’s no warm up exercise for this module.
There are no required readings for this module
The following texts may be helpful resources for inspiration:
There are no screenings in this module
There are no additional resources for this module. You should independently research and explore relevant content. Refer to the resources from the previous modules as a starting point in this exploration.