Week 2, Random
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Discuss the role of chance in art-making
- Demonstrate how chances combine
- Use the
Math.random()andrandom()function - Map and bias random values
- Compare dice and decks as sources of random values
- Select and implement appropriate strategies for randomization
- Identify types random biases
- Summarize what pseudorandom values are
- Demonstrate a simple pseudorandom value generator
Materials
- Six- and twelve-sided Dice
- Dice worksheet: Illustrator, SVG
- LCG worksheet: Illustrator, SVG
Schedule
| Time | Duration | Purpose | Format | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:50 | 10 m | Engage | Activity | Homework Tagging |
| 4:00 | 30 m | Review | Critique | Sketch Review Questions |
| 4:30 | 10 m | Study | Lecture | Intro + Slides |
| 4:40 | 20 m | Engage | Activity | 2d6 vs 1d12 Dice Chart |
| 5:00 | 20 m | Study | Lecture | The Methodical Application of Chance |
| 5:20 | 15 m | Activate | Discussion | Skyline Tactic Match |
| 5:35 | 10 m | Break | Break | Break |
| 5:45 | 10 m | Study | Lecture | Pseudorandom vs Random |
| 5:55 | 10 m | Activate | Activity | Pencil + Paper LCG |
| 6:05 | 10 m | Activate | Lecture | Study Example |
| 6:10 | 20 m | Activate | Coding | In-class Challenges |
Homework Review
Plan
individually, 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 | Isabel, Neena, Robin How does working within constraints support creativity? |
| 2 | Mickell, Munro, Adam Considering the tile set as a tool, how do tools impact authorship? |
| 3 | Sungmin, Yang, Zein Choose a sketch you feel should be tagged 🤓. Explain why. |
| 4 | Fifi, Amanda, Ping Choose a sketch you feel should be tagged 😂. Explain why. |
| 5 | Yoon, Karen, Elena, OJ 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 | John, Simon, Dit, Ran Choose a sketch you feel should be tagged 😍. Explain why. |
Announcements
- Did you cite your classmates tiles?
- I didn’t merge Random and Noise.
- You can now tag sketches with 🤓😂😍.
- You can format your sketch comments with markdown.
- After class coding poll.