Week 2, Random Values
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Use the
random()function - Map and bias random values
- Select and implement appropriate strategies for randomization
- Identify what random biases looks like
- Understand what pseudorandom values are
Materials
- Six- and Twelve-sided Dice
- Dice Worksheet: Illustrator, SVG
- LCG Worksheet: Illustrator, SVG
Schedule
| Duration | Time | Purpose | Format | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 3:50 | Engage | Activity | Homework Tagging |
| 30 | 4:00 | Review | Critique | Homework Review Questions |
| 10 | 4:30 | Engage | Discussion | Homework Introduction + Guess Today’s Topics |
| 10 | 4:40 | Study | Lecture | Intro + Slides |
| 10 | 4:50 | Engage | Activity | 2d6 vs 1d12 Dice Chart |
| 20 | 5:00 | Study | Lecture | The Methodical Application of Chance |
| 5 | 5:20 | Activate | Discussion | Skyline Tactic Match |
| 10 | 5:25 | Break | Break | Break |
| 10 | 5:35 | Study | Lecture | Pseudorandom vs Random |
| 15 | 5:45 | Activate | Activity | Pencil + Paper LCG |
| 10 | 6:00 | Activate | Lecture | Study Example |
| 20 | 6:10 | Activate | Coding | In-class Challenges |
Homework Review
Plan
indvidually, 5 minutes
Scroll through this weeks homework and tag posts as you like.
groups, 5 minutes
In your assigned team, choose 1 or 2 sketches from the past week and use them to illustrate your answer to your team’s question.
class, 6x3 minutes
Share your chosen sketch, comment on it and summarize your discussion.
Groups
| Group | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Xia, Patricia, Dahee How does working within constraints support creativity? |
| 2 | Bella, Leah, Carla Considering the tile set as a tool, how do tools impact authorship? |
| 3 | Aakanksha, Julian, Xu Choose a sketch you feel should be tagged 🤓. Explain why. |
| 4 | Alyssa, Ting, Jack Choose a sketch you feel should be tagged 😂. Explain why. |
| 5 | Madison, Earl, Patrick Choose a “outlier” project that explores an aspect of tile-sets not well covered by other projects. What is different about your chosen project? |
| 6 | Rik, Kirsten, Mario Choose a sketch you feel should be tagged 😍. Explain why. |
Announcements
- Did you cite your classmates tiles?
- You can now tag sketches with 🤓😂😍.
- You can format your sketch comments with markdown.