Fachmodul
Space Is The Place: Digital Interactions in the Physical Universe
Instructor: Jason Reizner
Credits: 6 ECTS, 4 SWS
Capacity: max. 15 students
Language: English
Date: Montag/Monday, 13:30-16:45
Location: Marienstr. 7b, Room 103
First Meeting: 17 October 2016, 13:30
Description
As applications and user experiences continue to evolve past the boundaries of the device and melt into the fabric of the world at large, the jobs of architects and interface designers are becoming ever more entangled and indistinguishable. In this world, a considered awareness of space and place is mandatory for the practitioners that mediate the environments where application states intersect states of mind. This course exposes participants to contemporary off-screen interfaces and ambient interaction in the rest of the universe, outside of the device. Reflecting on the physics and psychology of space, students will consider the theoretical and technical foundations of tangible, pervasive and ubiquitous computing, as well as future directions for emerging technologies including Mixed Realities and the Web of Everything, and apply their experimentation in support of the development of a relevant semester project, scaffolded by targeted readings, discussion sessions and workshops.
Admission requirements
Concurrent enrollment in another IFD course offering, or with instructor permission.
Registration procedure
Please send an email with your name, degree program, technical background and a brief motivation for taking this module before 15. October 2016 to: jason.reizner [ät] uni-weimar [punkt] de
A valid @uni-weimar.de email address is required for registration (no other mailing addresses will be accepted). Why?
Evaluation
Successful completion of the course is dependent on regular attendance, active participation, completion of weekly assignments and delivery of a relevant semester project. Please refer to the Evaluation Rubric for more details.
Eligible participants
Fachmodul:
MFA Medienkunst/-gestaltung, MFA Media Art and Design, MSc MediaArchitecture
Syllabus (subject to change)
17 October 2016
Week 1
Introduction
Course Organization
Administrative Housekeeping
Assignment: Read the linked article titled "Newton's Views on Space, Time and Motion"
24 October 2016
Week 2
Physics of Space
Descartes, Newton, Leibniz, Einstein
Assignment: Read the linked article titled"Kant's Views on Space and Time"
31 October 2016
Week 3
No Class - Reformation Day
7 November 2016
Week 4
Philosophy of Space
Plato, Kant, Heidegger
14 November 2016
Week 5
Form, Space and Order
Operative (and Conditional) Design
21 November 2016
Week 6
Human Perception and Psychology of Space
Human-scale Design
Proximetrics
28 November 2016
Week 7
Midterm Presentations
5 December 2016
Week 8
Code/Space vs. Network/Globalisation
Holes?!
12 December 2016
Week 9
Situationism and Context-based Computing
2 January 2017
Week 10
Mapping and Physical Representation
Location Services
9 January 2017
Week 11
Milgram und Co.: Mixed Realities I
16 January 2017
Week 12
Milgram und Co.: Mixed Realities II
23 January 2017
Week 13
Debugging Lab
30 January 2017
Week 14
Final Presentations
Further Reading
TBA