Week 5, Strategies
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Practice analyzing form in detail
- Practice developing strategies for procedural generation
- Practice reverse engineering procedural generation approaches
- Explore some common methods for aesthetically arranging points on a plane.
Materials
Schedule
| Time | Duration | Purpose | Format | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:50 | 30 m | Review+Engage | Discussion | Homework Review |
| 4:20 | 15 m | Study | Lecture | 01 CF + Strategies + Tactics |
| 4:35 | 15 m | Study | Lecture | 02 Where Should I Put Things? |
| 4:50 | 10 m | Engage | Activity | Analyze Activity |
| 5:00 | 10 m | Break | Break | Break |
| 5:10 | 15 m | Study | Lecture | 03 Point Tactics |
| 5:25 | 10 m | Activate | Activity | Tactic Match Activity |
| 5:35 | 30 m | Activate | Coding | Coding Challenges |
| 6:05 | 10 m | Study | Lecture | Homework Intro |
| 6:15 | 10m | Study | Lecture | 05 Properties of a PCG System |
Homework Review
| Group | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alonso, Josefina, Felix Choose a common theme that has appeared in several pieces. Discuss the theme and two example sketches. |
| 2 | Akshansh, Noah, Kevin Choose a work that is unlike the other sketches. Why did you choose this piece? |
| 3 | Anna, Kathrin, Tinsley Choose a work that you like and and don’t know how it was made. Describe what you see. |
| 4 | Andrew, Brad, Brooke Perlin Noise is often used to simulate natural forms. Choose a work that demonstrates this. Discuss. |
| 5 | Ray, Janice, Fei Choose any work. List 5 different ways the artist could change the sketch to explore further. |
| 6 | Archit, Ivy, Jungu, Batool The challenge is not a competition. Who won? |