Week 1, Introduction + Tiles
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Discuss course content and structure
- Understand homework expectations
- Set up and begin using the class sketch book
- Begin exploring the value of a daily sketching routine
- Begin discussing the role of procedural generation in creative work
- See examples of procedurally generated form in a variety of media
- Compare types of edge-matched tile graphics
- Create and use an edge-matched tile toolkit
- Explore the relationship between tools, authors, and artworks
Materials
- Comp Form stationary
- Blank tile kits
- Markers
- Camera
Schedule
| Time | Duration | Purpose | Format | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | - | Enage | Present | Randomly Generated by Abundant-Music |
| 3:50 | 20 m | Engage | Activity | Sierpinski Triangle |
| 4:10 | 20 m | Study | Lecture | What Computational Form Is |
| 4:30 | 20 m | Study | Lecture | About This Class + Homework Expectations |
| 4:50 | 10 m | Break | Break | Break |
| 5:00 | 20 m | Engage | Discussion | Class Introduction Activity |
| 5:20 | 20 m | Study | Lecture | Tile Sets Lecture |
| 5:40 | 35 m | Activate | Activity | Tile Sets Workshop |
| 6:15 | 15 m | Activate | Activity | Set up Sketch Blog Accounts + Post |
Class Introduction Activity
Who are you people? What are we doing here?
pairs, 5 Minutes
- Introduce yourself to your partner. Learn their name and one interesting thing about them.
- Compare your syllabus questions.
- Note which questions you have in common.
- Note which questions have been answered in class already, which have not.
- Identify the most important unanswered question, if you have any.
class, 15 minutes
- Introduce your partner in exactly one sentence that includes their name and one interesting thing about them.
- Ask your most important unanswered syllabus question.
Tile Sets Workshop
Who are you people? What are we doing here?
pairs, 5 Minutes
- Introduce yourself to your partner. Learn their name and one interesting thing about them.
- Compare your syllabus questions.
- Note which questions you have in common.
- Note which questions have been answered in class already, which have not.
- Identify the most important unanswered question, if you have any.
class, 15 minutes
- Introduce your partner in exactly one sentence that includes their name and one interesting thing about them.
- Ask your most important unanswered syllabus question.
Announcements
- Livecoding Firesides!
title: Introduction layout: layouts/compform_plain.pug debug: false
Week 1, Introduction + Tiles
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Discuss course content and structure
- Understand homework expectations
- Set up and begin using the class sketch book
- Begin exploring the value of a daily sketching routine
- Begin discussing the role of procedural generation in creative work
- See examples of procedurally generated form in a variety of media
- Compare types of edge-matched tile graphics
- Create and use an edge-matched tile toolkit
- Explore the relationship between tools, authors, and artworks
Materials
- Comp Form stationary
- Blank tile kits
- Markers
- Camera
Schedule
| Time | Duration | Purpose | Format | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | - | Enage | Present | Randomly Generated by Abundant-Music |
| 3:50 | 20 m | Engage | Activity | Sierpinski Triangle |
| 4:10 | 20 m | Study | Lecture | What Computational Form Is |
| 4:30 | 20 m | Study | Lecture | About This Class + Homework Expectations |
| 4:50 | 10 m | Break | Break | Break |
| 5:00 | 20 m | Engage | Discussion | Class Introduction Activity |
| 5:20 | 20 m | Study | Lecture | Tile Sets Lecture |
| 5:40 | 35 m | Activate | Activity | Tile Sets Workshop |
| 6:15 | 15 m | Activate | Activity | Set up Sketch Blog Accounts + Post |
Class Introduction Activity
Who are you people? What are we doing here?
pairs, 5 Minutes
- Introduce yourself to your partner. Learn their name and one interesting thing about them.
- Compare your syllabus questions.
- Note which questions you have in common.
- Note which questions have been answered in class already, which have not.
- Identify the most important unanswered question, if you have any.
class, 15 minutes
- Introduce your partner in exactly one sentence that includes their name and one interesting thing about them.
- Ask your most important unanswered syllabus question.
Tile Sets Workshop
Who are you people? What are we doing here?
pairs, 5 Minutes
- Introduce yourself to your partner. Learn their name and one interesting thing about them.
- Compare your syllabus questions.
- Note which questions you have in common.
- Note which questions have been answered in class already, which have not.
- Identify the most important unanswered question, if you have any.
class, 15 minutes
- Introduce your partner in exactly one sentence that includes their name and one interesting thing about them.
- Ask your most important unanswered syllabus question.
Announcements
- Livecoding Firesides!
title: Introduction layout: layouts/compform_plain.pug debug: false
Week 1, Introduction + Tiles
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Discuss course content and structure
- Understand homework expectations
- Set up and begin using the class sketch book
- Begin exploring the value of a daily sketching routine
- Begin discussing the role of procedural generation in creative work
- See examples of procedurally generated form in a variety of media
- Compare types of edge-matched tile graphics
- Create and use an edge-matched tile toolkit
- Explore the relationship between tools, authors, and artworks
Materials
- Comp Form stationary
- Blank tile kits
- Markers
- Camera
Schedule
| Time | Duration | Purpose | Format | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | - | Enage | Present | Randomly Generated by Abundant-Music |
| 3:50 | 20 m | Engage | Activity | Sierpinski Triangle |
| 4:10 | 20 m | Study | Lecture | What Computational Form Is |
| 4:30 | 20 m | Study | Lecture | About This Class + Homework Expectations |
| 4:50 | 10 m | Break | Break | Break |
| 5:00 | 20 m | Engage | Discussion | Class Introduction Activity |
| 5:20 | 20 m | Study | Lecture | Tile Sets Lecture |
| 5:40 | 35 m | Activate | Activity | Tile Sets Workshop |
| 6:15 | 15 m | Activate | Activity | Set up Sketch Blog Accounts + Post |
Class Introduction Activity
Who are you people? What are we doing here?
pairs, 5 Minutes
- Introduce yourself to your partner. Learn their name and one interesting thing about them.
- Compare your syllabus questions.
- Note which questions you have in common.
- Note which questions have been answered in class already, which have not.
- Identify the most important unanswered question, if you have any.
class, 15 minutes
- Introduce your partner in exactly one sentence that includes their name and one interesting thing about them.
- Ask your most important unanswered syllabus question.
Tile Sets Workshop
Who are you people? What are we doing here?
pairs, 5 Minutes
- Introduce yourself to your partner. Learn their name and one interesting thing about them.
- Compare your syllabus questions.
- Note which questions you have in common.
- Note which questions have been answered in class already, which have not.
- Identify the most important unanswered question, if you have any.
class, 15 minutes
- Introduce your partner in exactly one sentence that includes their name and one interesting thing about them.
- Ask your most important unanswered syllabus question.
Announcements
- Livecoding Firesides!