IFD:Advanced Computational Design

Fachmodul
Lecturer(s): Frederic Gmeiner
Credits: 6 ECTS, 3 SWS
Date: Tuesday, 17:00 - 19:15h
Venue: Marienstraße 7b, Room 105
First meeting: 17.04.2012

Description

Advanced Computational Design

This class is meant to give an overview about general advanced programming techniques, tools and concepts as well as a deeper look at current software technologies and how to deal with them in the context of media and interface design. The structure of the class will be organised in a workshop-like manner where each participant will have to prepare a presentation of a topic of his choice related to the curriculum.

Topics

• Eclipse IDE for Processing
• OpenFrameworks
• Vector concepts
• Computervision with OpenCV and Kinect
• 3D Graphics with OpenGL

Admission requirements

Applicants must have successfully completed the “Physical Computing I” class or have a fundamental knowledge of a high-level object-orientated programming language like JAVA. 

Leistungsnachweis

Referat, aktive Teilnahme, Dokumentation, Eintrag im Wiki

Eligible participants

Graduates enrolled in the Faculties of Media, Gestaltung and in the MediaArchitecture program

Syllabus

17.04. Introduction, entry-level questionaire, topics and dates of student presentations

24.04. Object orientated concept recap: Classes and inheritance, scopes (public/privat), examples and excercises

Literature

• Joshua Noble: Programming Interactivity, O’Reilly, ISBN 978-0596154141
• Casey Reas und Ben Fry: Processing, Mit Press, ISBN 978-0262182621
• Danny Kodicek: Mathematics and Physics for Programmers, Charles River Media, ISBN 978-1584503309
• Gary Bradski: Learning OpenCV: Computer Vision with the OpenCV Library, O’Reilly, ISBN 978-0596516130

Hinweis: Die hier aufgeführte Literatur ist optional und nicht verbindlich!