Class List + Details

Overview:
ARTD 406 "Special Problems" with John Park will be an unofficial course/group that meets once a week. The intention for this course is for Digital Arts students to be able to use the Special Problems class format - an opportunity for individuals to receive credit for individualized research and projects, and to merge it with a weekly meeting of peers and instructor. For all intensive purposes, these meetings will serve as a proxy for a studio artists support and critique group. Friday meetings will be used for members to develop ideas, explore working processes, materials and concepts, and to get feedback on your work throughout. This one-term format has been put forward as a response to student concern over the Digital Arts program being short on classes for Winter '10.  Members of this group are still being worked out, but some initial information will be detailed below.
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Course # / Title: ARTD 406 "Special Problems"
Credits: 2.0 or fewer credits preferred, email about special cases.
Grading: Pass/No Pass preferred (P/NP)
Instructor: John Park
Meeting Time/Place: Fridays from 10AM-11:50AM, Fusion Lab (Millrace 2)
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(Potential) Members and Project-Type:
Irene Landeros - Video compositing and experimental motion studies
Emily Lacy-Nichols - Honors Thesis work on Interactive installation with proximity & Flash
Joe Intile - Music and Cultural Analysis through visuals / poignant social messaging
Brad Saiki -  Design/Vinyl/Social Intervention (??)
Megan Schulz - Character Development / Storyboard Art Focus (??)
Chris Wilson - Electronics Hacking / modification of preexisting systems (??)
Ben Olsen - Film, production tools, non-linear editing (??)
Diane Gard - Conceptual Visualization Installations, sound and light
Kelcey Mead - Traditional Arts & Crafts Media mixed with Digital Tech
Adam Lesh - BFA Work with motion tracking
Emily Lacy-Nichols - Honors Thesis with realtime video manipulation
Taylor Hughes - Motion Graphics in After Effects
Max Mcnally  - Dynamic Program pulling from Twitter or XML
Russel Kamp - Interactive Audio / Beatbox machine
Peter Pazderski -  Touch Screen
Sara Dubick - ??


(Class Full)
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Note: signing up for this course involves filling out paperwork from the art office (ask for the form to take Special Problems). The class CRN is 20954. Under the notes section of the form, please fill out some bullet points about the content of the work and goals you wish to achieve in the ten weeks, sign it and return the form to the art office (or bring the form to me in person).