This document provides an overview of the class VA2440 Interactive Art. It discusses the schedule, format, equipment, software, assignments and evaluation criteria for the class. The class will cover various genres of interactive art and introduce students to graphical programming using Pure Data software. Students will learn about interaction design and different artistic disciplines related to interactive media like multimedia art, audio visual performance and networked art.
6. Software Authoring software Pure Data is a free software for multimedia authoring in various platforms. It can be downloaded at http://puredata.info
7. Assignments My favorite interactive media artist (15%) Interactive game (25%) Audio visual performance (30%)
8. Evaluation Concepts and innovation Interaction design User experience Media aesthetics Implementation Documentation
10. Today’s Schedule About VA2440 Interactive Art Various genres of interactive art Introduction to graphical programming
11. Digital Art Digital Art – Wolf Lieser The art work has to be generated in digital form, which can be described-electronically-as a series of ones and zeros.
12. New media art New Media Art – Mark Tribe, Jana Reena New media art is a generic term used to describe art related to, or created with, a technology invented or made widely available since the end of the 20 th century. It is an international art movement and a set of artistic practices that make use of emerging technologies to address their cultural, political and aesthetic possibilities.
13. Our approach Base on interaction design framework. Extend and include other disciplines. Formulate the aesthetics of interactive media . Acquire the production and technical know-how. Appreciate various genres of interactive art.
14. Disciplines Multimedia art Audio visual performance Device art Human computer interaction Narrative studies Virtual environment Networked art
15. Uniqueness Other media subjects care much about what is within the screen/frame. Interactive media also takes care of what is beyond the screen/frame.
34. Workshop We are going to cover: Graphical programming concepts Pure Data introduction Basic computer graphics
35. Pure Data Pure Data (Pd) is a free real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video, and graphical processing. It is the third major branch of the family of patch based programming languages known as Max (Max/FTS, ISPW Max, Max/MSP, jMax, etc.) originally developed by Miller Puckette and company at IRCAM. The core of Pd is written and maintained by Miller Puckette and includes the work of many developers, making the whole package very much a community effort.