Wednesday 4pm-10pm.
Bunting 320
Contact:jrouvelle@mica.edu
Office: Brown Center, room 211, phone (in office).
Office hours: by appointment
Interactive Exhibit Design is a rapidly evolving, team-based, profession at the intersection of art/science/interactivity/technology and design. This course will be a real world experience, matching MICA students with the exhibition staff of the Maryland Science Center to create interactive, mixed-media, on-screen/off-screen projects and prototypes for an upcoming exhibit on Cellular Biology entitled "Cells: The Universe Inside You", opening in February '09, which will be in the permanent collection of the center. Student works created during class will be displayed and user tested at the Science Center during the semester.
Evaluation:
Grades in this course will be based on regular class attendance, the quality of your work, class participation, and progress. Tardiness and excessive absences will adversely affect your grade. Participation in discussions and critiques is mandatory.
Projects & Grading:
You will be asked to conceive, build, install and document a prototype. You must create three copies of your documentation and submit them to: Dr. Cooks at the Science Center, Me, and You.
***We will not have a final exam during finals week***
Students will be graded by letter, A-F, on all evaluated work. Work must be completed on time and in full satisfaction of each project goal. Late work (assignments handed in or posted after the start of in-class critique sessions) will be automatically downgraded by one letter grade. In addition to in class exercises, you will complete four projects.
A
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Well above the expectations of the course. Outstanding participation, attendance, and exceptional progress. |
B |
Above average assignments and participation. No more than one absence. |
C |
Average execution of assignments, participation, and no more than two absences. |
D |
Well below average: work, attendance (two absences), projects, and participation. |
F |
Unsatisfactory: work, attendance (more than two absences), projects, and participation |
Attendance:
Two or more unexcused absences from class may result in failure. Two unexcused late arrivals, or early departures will be marked as the equivalent of one absence. Absence from a class is not an excuse for skipping a tutorial, reading assignment, or posting an assignment. You are fully responsible for completing work.
Readings:
Readings will be linked from the syllabus. There is no textbook. You may utilize the printers in class to download hard copies of web-based content if you prefer. Critiques and discussion will frequently be initiated from various topics covered in the readings Ð in other words, please use the concepts you read about in discussion of fellow studentsÕ work.
Supplies:
Please bring to each class a storage media of your choice. I recommend a jump drive from the bookstore, in lieu of this, an ipod, or server space, or 1-2 CD-R(s) Ð Recordable Compact Discs (700 MB) will suffice. YouÕll probably go through many of them, for both this and other digital classes. You might also want to bring in a sharpie to label your CDÕs.
It is essential that all work done in class be saved to either your jump drive, CD-R, server space, ipod, etcÉ at the conclusion of class. There will be many, many other students using these computers and anything saved on them will be permanently removed shortly after the conclusion of class.
Food and Drink in the Computer Labs:
No.
ADA COMPLIANCE:
In MICA's efforts to provide the
highest possible quality educational experience for every student, MICA
maintains compliance with the requirements of the ADA and Section 504. Any student
who has, or suspects he or she may have, a disability and wants to request
academic accommodations must contact Dr. Kathryn Smith at the Learning Resource
Center, 443 695-1384 or email at ksmith@mica.edu immediately.
MICA has developed policies and
practices to ensure a healthful environment
and safe approaches to the use of
equipment, materials, and processes. It is
the mutual responsibility of
faculty and students to review health and
safety standards relevant to each
class at the beginning of each semester.
Students should be aware of
general fire, health, and safety regulations
posted in each area and course
specific polices, practices, and cautions.
Students who have concerns related
to health and safety should contact
Quentin Moseley, Environment
Health and Safety Coordinator at 410 225 0220
or email at qmoseley@mica.edu
Weekly Schedule
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Introduction, Resource website,
review syllabus, registration matters.
Googlegroup/iGoogle class setup
>>What do we mean by Prototype ?
The Exploratorium
The National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, UCSD >> Ruth West is on the AdvisorÕs Panel for the Exhibit.
Art & Science Collaborations, Inc.
Liz
Lehrman Dance Exchange >> ferocious beauty
Boda Blocks from Leah Beuchley. Dr. Cooks is interested in using these. Leah does some great stuff.
***We are not asked to create visualizations, we are
asked to create integrated, interactive media elements of the exhibit.
Tools/Tech:
(4) h2210 ipaqs
(2) sd-502 gps units
(4) wifi CF cards for the ipaqs
(2) Nokia e61 smartphones
(2) Nokia 6682 videophones
(4) BlueSmirf Bluetooth modules for the Arduino
Sam Sheffield is now working with us. Sam and I will give a demo of ad hoc networking using the above devices in two weeks.
We also have Max
Assignment:
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Presentation by Exhibition
Design Staff, Maryland Science Center on ÔThe Cellular UniverseÓ. Q/A,
Tech:
To Group, and how to GroupÉ.
****NEXT WEEK WE WILL MEET
AT THE SCIENCE CENTER AT 4PM, PLEASE PLAN AHEAD!!!
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MEETING AT THE SCIENCE CENTER. Tour the facilities. Team formation.
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MICA fabrication facilities.
Meeting with Dr. Roberta Cooks, Director of Exhibitions, Maryland Science Center.
Dr. Cooks will discuss specific aspects of the exhibition she would like you to work on. She will discuss your preliminary ideas.
We will form our design teams around specific projects.
Assignment:
Each team must meet to define memberÕs roles, create a timeline for prototype production, and be able to present a prototype proposal during next class.
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Weeks 5-7
Each team will build a prototype for the exhibit. Each prototype must include specific information on how it fits with the exhibit, who will do what, how much it will cost, etc. These weeks will involve close work with museum staff team members, all correspondence among groups must copy james.
Week 8
Prototype presentation to class and science staff. Each prototype will be critted by class and science staff. For class week 10 adjustments to prototype must be made to reflect crit comments.
Weeks 9-10
Prototype construction for placement in science center.
Weeks 11-13
Installation/Documentation at Science Center. ***Schedule on-site documentation over the next two weeks. Each team must have audio/video documentation of the prototype installed in the science center and in use and the science center, as well as documented discussions with users.
Week 14
Presentation of documentation (documentation must be a/v and @ 5-7mins., one copy goes to the Science Center, one copy goes to me, one copy goes to you).
Week 15
Deinstallation ÔpartyÕ (aka food and drinkÉ) at science center.