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*Megane Degas | *Megane Degas | ||
*Moritz Walerian | *Moritz Walerian Caspar Hanfgarn | ||
*Maya Anna Vieth | *Maya Anna Vieth | ||
*Funda Zeynep Aygüler | *Funda Zeynep Aygüler | ||
Revision as of 08:25, 14 May 2020
Lecturer: Mindaugas Gapševičius
Tutor: Antje Danz
Credits: 6 ECTS, 4 SWS
Date: Thursdays 09:15-12:30
Venue: Marienstraße 7b, Biolab (Room 202)
First meeting: Thursday, 7 May 2020; 09:15-12:30
The theme of the course is a reference to the well known biblical saying about a mountain, which, if not moved would invite to move oneself. The saying means openness to whatever input, and ability to adjust to the way things are. In the upcoming course, we will study interactive settings between organisms and ourselves, build situations for organisms to move the way we want. Still, to force organisms to move the way we want would not necessarily become truth, therefore, the final goal of the course is rather to understand the interactive settings between different types of organisms, including ourselves.
While working in our homes we will have a focus on two organisms: a slime mold physarum polycefallum, and a flagellate euglena gracilis. Students will be provided with organisms, and tools to develop their ideas. Students with specific needs will be directed to available methods and resources.
No special skills are required to participate in the course. Participation at the Big Blue Button Webinar (see below)
Please Note
- This class is limited to students from BfA/MfA MKG, VK, FK, Media Architechture
- First meeting is reserved for QA and technical tests, not mandatory
Registration to the course
Please send a motivation letter through the Bison platform or to mindaugas.gapsevicius[@]uni-weimar.de
Big Blue Button Webinar
Tools and Toolkits
Students will be provided with video tutorials and toolkits containing tools. Available 5 toolkits / each.
Euglena gracilis
- various glassware (6 units)
- Euglena gracilis
- Chemicals
- mini scale
- small pipette
Physarum polycephalum
- Petri dishes (5 units)
- 3d Labyrinth
- agar-agar
- living physarum polycephalum
- dried physarum polycephalum
- Digital microskope
Syllabus
- 07.05.2020 - QA / testing BBB platform
- 14.05.2020 - /Introduction to the framework, tools, and organisms, checking related projects, dividing into the groups
- 21.05.2020 - no class (holiday).
- 28.05.2020 - checking video materials, cooking medium for the organisms
- 04.06.2020 - inspecting organisms, maze experiment (physarum) / clock experiment (euglena)
- 11.06.2020 - Timelapse (physarum) / clock experiment (euglena)
- 18.06.2020 - Timelapse (physarum) / clock experiment (euglena)
- 25.06 - presentation of individual ideas (midterm presentation)
- 02.07 - individual work
- 09.07 - individual work
- 16.07 - individual work
- 23.07 - project presentation and wrap up
Students
- Megane Degas
- Moritz Walerian Caspar Hanfgarn
- Maya Anna Vieth
- Funda Zeynep Aygüler
- Ann-Kristin Jakubek
- /Melina Johanna Vesely
Related student projects
Physarum Polycephalum
Euglena Gracilis
Grading
The outcome of the course is an interactive setting between humans and organisms. The successful completion of the course is regular participation in the BBB Webinar and a project documented in the GMU wiki. The documentation may contain text, video, images, sketches, sound, and other digital formats.
- 20 % Theory
- 50 % Individual project
- 30 % Documentation including 20% of updates in Wiki