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[[Image:codex-seraphianus-cover.png|thumb|left|x200px|Cover of the [[wikipedia:Codex_Seraphinianus|Codex Seraphinianus]]]] | |||
[[Image:Voynich-page.png|thumb|right|x200px|Page from the [[wikipedia:Voynich_manuscript|Voynich manuscript]]]] | |||
'''Bestiarium der Dinge — Bestiary of Things''' | '''Bestiarium der Dinge — Bestiary of Things''' | ||
[[:Category:Werkmodul|Werkmodul]]/[[:Category:Fachmodul|Fachmodul]]<br> | [[:Category:Werkmodul|Werkmodul]]/[[:Category:Fachmodul|Fachmodul]]<br> | ||
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''First meeting:'' '''to be announced''' | ''First meeting:'' '''to be announced''' | ||
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== Description == | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestiaries Bestiaries] are encyclopedias of the Middle Ages, full of fantastic drawings and detailed descriptions of mythical creatures. | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestiaries Bestiaries] are encyclopedias of the Middle Ages, full of fantastic drawings and detailed descriptions of mythical creatures. | ||
In this course we will use the wiki (i.e. the software that fuels Wikipedia) as an artistic medium and collectively design a bestiary of things.<br> | In this course we will use the wiki (i.e. the software that fuels Wikipedia) as an artistic medium and collectively design a bestiary of things.<br> | ||
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In this course, most of our work will be graphical in nature. Be it hand drawings or generative graphics, the result can be as outlandish and as fantastic as the [[wikipedia:Voynich_manuscript|Voynich manuscript]] or the [[wikipedia:Codex_Seraphinianus|Codex Seraphinianus]].<br> | In this course, most of our work will be graphical in nature. Be it hand drawings or generative graphics, the result can be as outlandish and as fantastic as the [[wikipedia:Voynich_manuscript|Voynich manuscript]] or the [[wikipedia:Codex_Seraphinianus|Codex Seraphinianus]].<br> | ||
In the realm of our course we will try to transform the wiki, which is primarily used for text, into a graphical medium. As part of this endeavor we will also get to know theories and works from the domains of Hypercomics, the Generative Arts and Computational Creativity. | In the realm of our course we will try to transform the wiki, which is primarily used for text, into a graphical medium. As part of this endeavor we will also get to know theories and works from the domains of Hypercomics, the Generative Arts and Computational Creativity. | ||
== Beschreibung == | == Beschreibung == | ||
[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestiarien Bestiarien] sind Enzyklopädien des Mittelalters, voll von fantastischen Zeichnungen und detaillierten Beschreibungen von Fabelwesen. | [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestiarien Bestiarien] sind Enzyklopädien des Mittelalters, voll von fantastischen Zeichnungen und detaillierten Beschreibungen von Fabelwesen. | ||
In diesem Kurs werden wir das Wiki (also die Software auf der auch Wikipedia läuft) als künstlerisches Medium nutzen und gemeinsam ein “Bestiarium der Dinge” gestalten.<br> | In diesem Kurs werden wir das Wiki (also die Software auf der auch Wikipedia läuft) als künstlerisches Medium nutzen und gemeinsam ein “Bestiarium der Dinge” gestalten.<br> | ||