Presentation for AP Computer Science Principles class

1. Algorithms,
Afrofuturism &
“The Wiz”
Unit 5
Algorithms,
Afrofuturism &
“The Wiz”
Unit 5

2. Data Visualizations

3. Abstractions

4. Algorithms

8. The Wiz Live

9. Data Visualizations
Abstractions
Algorithms
Computer Science

10. Set Design

11. Afrofuturism 2.0
“Between fantasy and exact knowledge,
between drama and technology, there is an
intermediate station: that of magic. It was in
magic that the general conquest of the
external environment was decisively instituted.
For the magicians not only believed in marvels
but audaciously sought to work them...
– Lewis Mumford via Dr. Reynaldo Anderson

12. How can algorithms be used to:
• Enhance the yellow brick road as the audience
moves to and from their seats (from the lobby)?
• Light up or pulse Dorothy's silver slippers when
anyone sees them or mentions them?
• Animate rolling signs and/or light them up with
different colored LEDs?
• Engage the audience in the story (in the lobby
before entering) using displays or interactive
technology?