DXARTS 202: FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ART

MW 1:30-3:20, Raitt 105
Instructor - Eunsu Kang, eskang@u.washington.edu
Office hours - by appointment
TA - Annabel Castro, annabelc@u.washington.edu
Office hours - by appointment

SYLLABUS

Please note that this site is a living document and subject to modification as the course progresses.

DESCRIPTION

This foundations level experimental art course introduces students to the principles of digital media creation through a combination of lectures, practical assignments, and studio seminars. Many course resources, homework assignments, and reviews are web-based. Students should have access to a fast, networked computer outside of class to complete their assignments and engage in coursework and discussion.

This course will focus on core intentional or inherent aspects of media art. Some of these aspects are properties unique to digital media such as dynamic data, interactivity, or networking. Other aspects are subjects commonly taken up in the creation of digital art, such as telematic space, the architecture of time, the body and identity, decentralized authorship and collective intelligence or the extended social life of digital art. This class will introduce the core conceptual skills necessary to employ digital media in the generative and investigative context of art making.

COURSE GOALS

Creation of an experimental art work.
Understanding of intermediate concepts and techniques for digital art production.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS

Attend lectures, workshops, labs and critiques
Participate in discussions
Complete assignments
Document and archive all work thoroughly

EVALUATION

Quality of ideas, execution of those ideas, and ability to articulate your thought processes and strategies.
Willingness to explore, experiment, and take genuine artistic chances in your work.
Amount of time spent and depth of engagement.
Participation and Assignment Completion (40%), Progress (30%), Final Project (30%)

POLICIES

No smoking in the classroom or building. No eating, or drinking in the lab.
You are responsible for your data! Back it up, store it in multiple locations, burn it to a disk, do whatever you have to do to ensure it's integrity.
If you have a disability that you think may impact your participation in this class, please contact Disabled Student Services. Every effort will be made to accommodate your needs.
The telephones in all DXARTS/CARTAH facilities may not be used for personal calls of any kind. Telephones may be used by students and other unauthorized personnel ONLY for emergencies. Any use of the telephones for any other purpose may result in the loss of access to the facilities.
USE OF ELECTRICITY: Some exercises in this course deal with discussions and concepts that can use electricity or electronics as possible components in there solution. Though some basic background is given in relationship to the safe and effective use of electronics in art, this is not an electrical engineering course and the University and instructor assume no liability in its use by students. This course assumes students involved in the use and fabrication of electrical and electronic components in their work have familiarity or prior knowledge in using electricity. It is assumed students will always use the best judgment possible and will never attempt electrical work that is beyond the scope of their technical expertise or understanding. Students assume all liability in its use, and are entirely responsible and culpable for using electricity safely.