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
• 08.05.
• 15.05.
• 22.05.
• 29.05.
• 05.06.
• 12.06.
• 19.06.
• 26.06.
• 03.07.
• 10.07.

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!