DXARTS 471: Mechatronic Art, Design and Fabrication I

SCHEDULE

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Week One

[09/24] :: Introduction to the class

Introduction to Mechatronic Art

[09/26] :: Processing Overview

Homework: Processing Exercises

Familiarize yourself with Processings environment, e.g functions, array, for loop, if else, while, variables, etc...
Draw some shapes and lines
Find a Processing artwork (perhaps, from the www.processing.org website).

Here's some interesting ones to check out...

http://www.phidelity.com/photos/d/101469-2/3.jpg

http://www.artificial.dk/articles/images/watz/reas_p6_2_s_0_lille.jpg

http://systemc.unlekker.net/showall.php?id=SystemC_050122_170210_06

Week Two

[10/1] :: Arduino: OVerview and Serial Communication

Arduino: Overview and Serial Communication

[10/3] :: Digital Input and Output

Digital Input and Output

Week Three

[10/8] :: Analog Input

Analog Input

[10/10] :: Hand Tools Safety and Orientation

Q&A Lab

Week Four

[10/15] :: Assignment I DUE

Critique I

[10/17]

Critique I cont.

AI Lecture

AI_08.pdf

A-star.zip

thermo_agent.zip

Week Five

[10/22] :: OOP and Inheritance

[10/24] :: Audio/Video

Week Six

[10/29] :: Analogue Output/ Motors

[10/31] :: Halloween Setup

Week Seven

[11/5] :: Logic

logic_ard07.pdf

[11/7] ::

Q&A Lab

Week Eight

[11/12] :: Assignment II DUE

Critique II

[11/14] ::

Critique II cont.

Week Nine

[11/19] :: Self Replication

srm.pdf

graphical_recursion.zip

inheritance1.zip

[11/21] :: Remote Control: Web Interface

WebAccess.zip

Week Ten

[11/26] :: Genetic Algorithms / Rule-based Systems

[11/28]

No Classes for Thanksgiving Day

Week Eleven

[12/03] ::

Q&A Lab

[12/05] ::

Q&A Lab

Week Twleve

Assignment III DUE

Final Critique

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