CAP 4403+CAP 6402

Spring 2007

• Class specifics
  • Teleport to Aesthetica
  • Grading and Deliverables
    • Research & Presentation (20%)
    • 2D Project (20%)
    • 3D Project (25%)
    • Physical Project (25%)
    • Nature of Interaction for 2D and some 3D projects
    • Attendance (10%)
  • Online Media and Models
    • Presentations
  • Instructor: Dr. Paul Fishwick and Teaching Assistants: Hyunju Shim, Yuna Park
  • Office Hours: Fishwick (M 10-11AM, T10-11:30AM); Shim (T3-5PM, W4-5PM); Park (W10:30AM-12PM, R2:30PM-4PM)
  • News group + list (contains syllabus)
  • T-Shirt and WARPhaus Gallery Posters: 8.5x11, 11x17 by Simon Zapata
  • Aesthetic Computing Home
  • Class organization (see news group calendar):
    • Lectures: regular and guest
    • Projects: 2D, physical, 3D
    • Research: team presentations and reports
• Language
  • History
    • Cave drawings: lascaux chauvet altamira and Tokens: 1 2 3
    • Notations for mathematics: Various symbols Wolfram
    • Notations for computing: analog computing and computing before computers punched cards
  • Representation
    • Semiotics: u. of colorado collection semiotics for beginners, chandler
    • Text: adjacency, sequence, proximity, contiguity: 1 2 3
• Source structures
  • Catalog
    • Equations: look for example equational structures in any book that has mathematics: linear algebra, calculus, physics, chemistry, engineering. Here is a 2D curve collection
    • Algorithms: for specific algorithms get any book on "Analysis of Algorithms", "Algorithms", or "Programming Pearls". Here is a general list
    • Dynamic Models: see my book "Simulation Model Design and Analysis". Here is a list of some types: Finite state machine, Markov model, Petri net, queuing model, control engineering block model, neural network, Bond graph, energy graph, compartmental model, system dynamics model.
  • Equations
    • Parse tree: 1
    • MathML: General Overview
  • Dynamic models
    • Flow chart: 1
    • Petri nets 1
    • Data flow graphs: 1
  • Information models
    • Semantic networks containing semantics of source structure to represent
    • ER Diagram
• Target structures
  • Semantic networks containing semantics of objects, space, and sound
  • Spatial data structures
  • Scene graphs
• Mapping
  • Operational semantics: (Tree traversal) 1 2
  • Logical semantics: 1
  • Transformational semantics (i.e, XSLT), XML: 1 and Graph Transformation: 1
  • Analogy:
    • general: 1 2 3 4 5
    • software: CopyCat
  • Metaphor: 1 2 3
  • Creativity: 1 2
  • Mnemonics: mind tools tips memory theatre
• In-Class examples
  • Examples for "z = f(x,y)"
  • 1 2 3 4
• Software Tools for Projects
  • 2D Modeling & Animation:
    • Open Source: (Vector) Inkscape (Raster) Gimp (Java) Processing
    • Commercial: 3D Flash Animator Macromedia Flash
  • 3D Modeling & Animation:
    • Open Source: Blender Wings3D
    • Commercial Starter/Learning Editions: Maya gmax Houdini