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
- Condsider the difference between learning to program and learning a progrmaming language.
Materials
- Strategy Matching Set
Schedule
| Time | Duration | Purpose | Format | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:00 | 30 m | Review+Engage | Discussion | Homework Review |
| 4:30 | 15 m | Study | Lecture | 01 CF + Strategies + Tactics |
| 4:45 | 15 m | Study | Lecture | 02 Where Should I Put Things? |
| 5:00 | 10 m | Engage | Activity | Analyze Activity |
| 5:10 | 10 m | Break | Break | Break |
| 5:25 | 15 m | Study | Lecture | 03 Point Tactics |
| 5:40 | 10 m | Activate | Activity | Tactic Match Activity |
| 5:50 | 30 m | Activate | Coding | Coding Challenges |
| 6:20 | 10 m | Study | Lecture | Homework Intro |
| 6:630 | 10m | Study | Lecture | 05 Properties of a PCG System |
Homework Review
| Group | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adam, Yang, Lionel, Ashley Choose a common theme that has appeared in several pieces. Discuss the theme and two example sketches. |
| 2 | Simon, Saloni, OJ Choose a work that you feel used parameters very well. Why did you choose this piece? |
| 3 | Amanda, Jon, Elena Choose a work that you like and don’t know how it was made. Describe what you see. |
| 4 | Fifi, Karen, Isabel, Mickell Choose a sketch that you think started with a plan. What benefits did starting with a plan have? |
| 5 | Ran, Munro, Ping-Ni Choose a sketch that you think started without a plan. What benefits did starting without a plan have? |
| 6 | Robin, Dit, Yoon The challenges are not competitions. Who won each? |
Announcements
- We have completed 4 weeks of sketches. If you have less than 20 total sketches, you do not have an A.