THEORY
Introduction to Physical Computing & Tangible Media.
Transmateriality.

STUDIO
Introduction to electrons.
Programming the Arduino.

ADVANCED STUDIO
Soldering 101.
Arduino <> Max/MSP Communication.

READINGS
Physical Computing’s Greatest Hits (and misses) by Tom Igoe. (09-17)
Getting started with ARDUINO by Massimo Banzi. (09-17)

HOMEWORKS
Make a website for the class. (09-17)
Go shopping. (09-17)
Post a progress report of the SWITCH design brief. (09-24)
Post one new material you've recently discovered and propose one original example of how you could use it as an artist / interaction designer. (09-24)

DESIGN BRIEF
Make a switch. (10-01)

THEORY
Invited speaker: David Gauthier.
Selected works.

STUDIO
Emitting photons.
Driving loads.
Changing temperature.
Electromagnets, solenoids, motors.
Sound modulation.
Generating power.

ADVANCED STUDIO
Multiplexing outputs.
Shift registers.
Using an H-Bridge.
Drawdio & 555 circuits.

READINGS
"Three Teapots" by Don Norman. (09-24)
"Kinetic Design and the Animation of Products" by Ben Hopson. (10-01)

HOMEWORKS
Post and describe one material that can change appearance and that could be used in an interactive installation/artifact. (10-08)

DESIGN BRIEF
Make an animated object. (10-15)

THEORY
Affordances.
Designing Interactions interviews.

STUDIO
Discrete sensors.
Analog sensors.

ADVANCED STUDIO
Capacitive sensing.
Radio Frequency Identification.

READINGS
"Affordances" by Mads Soegaar. (10-08)
ESKI's Ingredients. (10-08)
"Being Analog" by Don Norman (10-15)

HOMEWORKS
Post a progress report of the SENSE design brief. (10-22)

DESIGN BRIEF
Design a game. (10-29)

THEORY
Locative media.

STUDIO
Networking considerations.
Wired communication.
Simple IR communication.
Simple RF communication.
Communicating with the Internet.

ADVANCED STUDIO
RF communication with LINX, ZigBee & Bluetooth.
Using a GPS.

HOMEWORKS
Find 1 locative media project that stimulates you and document it on your website. (Oct. 22)
Design a simple vector illustration (B&W) and export it to .emf or .wmf from Adobe Illustrator. We will embroider it the following week. (Nov. 05)

DESIGN BRIEF
Networked Cadavre Exquis. (Nov. 12)

THEORY
Propotyping & Digital Fabrication. (Nov. 05)
Amorphous Computing & Emergence. (Nov. 12)
Ubiquity, Security & Privacy. (Nov. 19)
Experience, Participation & Collectivity. (Nov. 26)

STUDIO
Soft Circuits.
The AVR.
Advanced Sensing, Op Amps & Filters.
Harvesting Energy & Making Electricity.
Event-driven Programming
Circuit Board Design with Eagle.

ADVANCED STUDIO
Digital Embroidery.
The MAKE Controller.

READINGS
Prototyping: Generating Ideas or Cargo Cult Designs? by Lars Erik Holmquist. (Nov. 05)
Programmable Matter by Goldstein, Campbell & Mowry (Nov. 12).
Hacking Matter (pages 10-50) by Wil McMarthy (Nov. 12)
Everything Everywhere by Declan Butler. (Nov. 19)
Network Notebook #2: The Internet of Things by Rob van Kranenburg. (Nov. 19)
Uncertain Futures, an interview with Anthony Dunne by David Womack. (Nov. 26)

HOMEWORKS
Weekly project updates documented on your website.

FINAL PROJECT
Supernatural