holmes | survey | calendar | course overview | skills check 1 | skills check 2.1 | skills check 2.2 | if-then skills check | intersects and repeat loops | sound | shockwave | quicktime | video tracking 1 | video tracking 2 | video tracking 3| custom handlers | pc scripting 1 | pc scripting 2 | qtvr | ezio | sound | final project | student links
breakout tutorial quicklinks | game1 | game2 | game3 | game4 | game5 | game6 | game7
ARTTECH 3135: DAILY SCHEDULE (Please note: the schedule is subject to revision and may be modified during the semester.) |
CLASS 1Introduction to Lingo scripting: Events, properties, random function, simple conditional statements game1: Bouncing ball Artist discussion: Natalie Bookchin, The Intruder and assorted Breakout games |
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CLASS 2 Practice with conditionals, sprite behavior scripts, and more properties: intersect, moveablesprite, trails Functions: clickLoc, mouseH, mouseV, random() game2: Brick play Artist discussion: Tony Oursler, Fantastic Prayers |
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CLASS 3 Introduction to Sound and Text Functions: rollover, soundBusy Commands: put...into... field "name_of_field" game3 : Surrealist game sketch for homework Artist discussion: Oncotype, Bitstreams sound artists, Stephanie Rothenberg, Panomatic |
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CLASS 4 Nested if-then statements, intersect of sprite property, introduction to arrays game4: Removing the bricks in breakout Artist discussion: Games as Art, Game Show, Mass Moca |
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CLASS 5 Arrays and repeat loopsgame5: Keeping track of which bricks are hit Artist discussion: Rhizome's alternative interfaces, Data Dynamics |
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CLASS 6 Global variables and custom handlers. game6: Adding scoring to online game, finishing the prototypeArtist discussion: Database as art: Muntadas(censorship archive), also Bitstreams show catalogues |
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CLASS 7 game7: Keeping track of time elapsed Finalizing/archiving a multimedia project: Burning CDs: Creating projector files Midterm project laboratory session |
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CLASS 8 MIDTERM PROJECTS DUE • CRITIQUE (have copy on CD to turn in) |
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CLASS 9 Specialized event handlers: on keydown, on preparemovie, on startmovie, on stopmovie, custom handlers Using Director with an EZIO board: Breakout with a real paddle (potentiometer) Artist discussion: Micheal Rodemer, Eduardo Kac and Time Capsule, Interaction ’00 and ’01, see videotapes of interactive works |
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CLASS 10 FINAL PROJECT PROPOSALS DUE!Xtras in Director: How to track movement using a video camera and TrackThemColors NOTE: Students must bring 4-6 pin firewire cables to class Artist discussion: Camille Utterback, Text Rain, Siggraph 2000 videotape |
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CLASS 11 Xtras in Director: How to monitor sounds levels using GetSoundIn Artist discussion: Interactive installation art on a grand scale: Raphael Lozano-Hammer, Vectorial Elevation. |
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CLASS 12 FINAL PROJECT LAB TIME |
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CLASS 13 FINAL PROJECT LAB TIME |
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CLASS 14 FINAL CRITIQUE: Attendance mandatory, failure to attend may result in an incomplete grade. |