fine 2126 introduction to digital art syllabus

facilitating agent: John Hopkins
class location: Sibell-Wolle Fine Arts Building, room N275 (north end of building, west end of second floor)
email: jhopkins (at) uiah.fi
office (Fine Arts C139): +1 303 492 6797
office hours: by appointment only; virtual hours/locations: email 24/7 and iVisit Education/Universities/More Rooms/Loki's Place pswd: hrisey

working schedule -- tuesday - thursday 0930 - 1200

	date	content/structure	links / references / resources
week 1	01.14 01.16	topics: introductions, background, identifying people, roots, resources, and possibilities, sketching a model of flows that govern being, creative presence, and dialogue getting the basics of email/mailing list etiquette down...	during the first few sessions I will be presenting a detailed and comprehensive point-of-view concerning creative practice and presence in the world. this world-view is a re-presentation of my creative practice and will inform many of the subsequent commentaries I will make in class. missing parts of this formative stage of the course is equivalent to missing the point of the course. ATTENDANCE IS MANDITORY, NO EXCEPTIONS CU mailing list home http://www.Colorado.EDU/ITS/emaillists/mailhome.html bookmark file http://karosta.edworks.net/index.cfm?id=1 http://www.splintermind.com/main_tables2.html http://runme.org http://www.nomusic.org
week 2	01.21 01.23	topics: network architectures, presence, being, dialogue: the site of the revolution, assignment due: introduction posted to mailing list 09:30 01.21 & 100-word review of first 4 URL's 09:30 01.21 assignment due: dialogue 1
week 3	01.28 01.30	topics: interface, hardware sketch, work flow, class portraits, GUI, data-mining strategies, data structures assignment due: create a sig file for your email 09:30 01.28 Lecture: (mandatory attendance) January 30th - 4 pm - ECCR 247 -- Natalie Jeremijenko (Mechanical Engineer & International Artist), Yale and NYU: "Bang Bang" digital tools: html, network production ( SimpleText, dreamweaver, et al)	history of the internet and www di-fusion - call for participation ASCII Art links http://www.angelfire.com/me2/jro/aawring.html http://www.chris.com/ascii/ http://www.ascii-art.de/
week 4	02.04 02.06	topics: network sensibilities and architectures: operating environments, browsers, internet vs web, local situations, info-spaces, searching dataspaces digital color & font details text/hypertext: tech review, conceptual views on hypertext, ftp architectures, dataspaces, text, color assignment: hypertext20 / worldview extension assignment: dialogue 2	A Subjective Chronology of Literary Hypertext beginners guide to html Color Definitions RGB Color Chart dreamweaver reference & help files case studies: worldview grammatron
week 5	02.11 02.13	topics: mediation, technology (language, prosthetics), data vs navigation structures quiz / review working session	web graphics Webmonkey Sitepoint HTML faq
week 6	02.18 02.20	image: tech review (photoshop, fireworks, imageready) scanning (digital input) vs output... assignment due: hypertext20 09:30 02.18 assignment due: dialogue 9:30 02.20 (including a brief reflection on the 'meta' form of the engagement emailed directly to me (jhopkins (at) uiah.fi)	login to Fine Art 001 here -- hmmmm, only under certain circumstances... http://www.defendamerica.mil/ http://www.library.arizona.edu/noseart/welcome.html http://www.playdamage.org/quilt/ http://www.icols.org http://share.dj/ http://www.redrat.net/BUSH_WAR/ http://www.nationalphilistine.com/baghdad/index2.html
week 7	02.25 02.27	habbohotel : tech review assignment: case study groups (tba): dueThursday 03.06 Lecture: 26 February 1:00 pm, Hale 270, Randall Packer, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Art and Technology http://www.experimentalparty.org worldview presentations assignment: dialogue 3	1. humbot http://www.humbot.org/ 2. sito http://www.sito.org/ 3. mcspotlight http://www.mcspotlight.org/ 4. irrational http://www.irational.org/cgi-bin/front/front.pl 5. entropy8zuper http://www.entropy8zuper.org/ 6. mountblank http://biomatic.org/mountblank/ 7. teleportacia http://www.teleportacia.org/
week 8 MID-TERM	03.04 03.06	assignment: bookmark file finish worldview presentations case study presentations briefing on <di>fusion2	habbohotel
week 9	03.11 03.13	assignment bookmarks: dueThursday 03.13 09:30 intro to animations case study presentations assignment animation:
week 10	03.18	working period	fireworks resources MOO's and IRC iVisit
week 11 SPRING BREAK		SNOW DAYS...
week 12	04.01 04.03	assignment animation: due Thursday 04.02 09:30
week 13	04.08 04.10	flash intro : dialogue pairs for learning the software flash work
week 14	04.15 04.17	studio time assignment: <di>fusion: mandatory attendance at least an hour, and you are welcome to stay longer and participate as you wish!
week 15	04.22 04.24	studio time assignment: dialogue 5
week 16	04.29 05.01	assignment flash work: due 04.29 12:00 (end of class) closing discussions & presentations of the state of your art MAY DAY!
week 17	Finals Week	FINAL EXAM - mandatory! Monday, May 5 7:30 - 10:00 AM results of breakfast grades posted as of Thursday, May 8, 2003

class list

grading criterion

Grading will be based on the timely and successful completion of all projects/activities. Full PRESENCE in class (i.e., not just body attendance) is an absolutely essential element. Each student will be allowed two unexcused absences. The final grade will be lowered for each unexcused absence beyond two. Students will be expected to take an active role in class discussion. Late and incomplete projects will be downgraded.

Projects must demonstrate a competent use of the tools or concepts covered in the course. However, grading will emphasize the creative and aesthetic qualities of the projects. An advisory grade based on work-to-date, participation, and attendance may be discussed upon individual appointment at mid-semester. The final grade will be based on completion of the assigned projects/activities, active participation in class and on the mailing list, and attendance.

The Department of Fine Arts is committed to upholding the University Uniform Grading System. Grades will be assigned according to this system, which reads:

A superior/excellent
B good/better than average
C competent/average
D minimum passing
F failing

1) Students with disabilities who qualify for academic accommodations must provide a letter from Disability Services (DS) and discuss specific needs with the professor, preferably during the first two weeks of class. DS determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. (303)492-8671, Willard 322, http://www.colorado.edu/sacs/disabilityservices

2) If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit to me a letter from Disability Services (DS) early in the semester so that your needs may be addressed. DS determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. (303)492-8671, Willard 322, http://www.colorado.edu/sacs/disabilityservices

icon	name	web	intro	sig
	Dylan Brooks	http://www.TheHullabaloo.org http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~brooksd http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~brooksd/text/text1.html	*	*
	Caitlin Conway \|\|	http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~conwayc/ http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~conwayc/text/text2.html	*	*
	Theresa Mowat \|	http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~mowat	*
	Heather Ng \|	http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~ngh/ http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~ngh/text/text1.html	*	*
	William Sloan \|\|	http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~sloanw	*	*
	Diana Spencer \|\|	http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~spencedl/ http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~spencedl/text/text1.html		*
	John Stainkamp \|	http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~stainkam/ http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~stainkam/Text/text01.html	*	*
	Lindsey Turner \|	http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~turnerl http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~turnerl/text/text1.html	*	*
	Ruston Webb \|\|	http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~webbr/ http:ucsu.colorado.edu/~webbr/text/text20.html	*	*
	Lindsay Wohlman \|\|	http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~wohlman http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~wohlman/text/text1.html		*
	Emily Stoltz \|\|\|\|	http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~stoltze http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~stoltze/text/text1.html	*	*
	Samantha Schiff \|\|\|	http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~schiffs/ http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~schiffs/text/text1.html	*	*
	Jesslyn Fowler \|\|\|	http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~jesslyn http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~jesslyn/text/text1.html	*	*
	Jessica Rodriguez	http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~rodrigjm http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~rodrigjm/text/text1.html	*	*

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