INT 93 LS
Summer 2019
This course, designed for the Science & Engineering Research Academy (SERA) at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), is an introduction to Media Arts and Technology through the lens of architecture and music (archimusic), and adds humanities (H) and arts (A) to the STEM model, to produce the T.H.E.M.A.S. model.
Instructor: Yin Yu
email: yin_yu@ucsb.edu
Office Hour by Appointment
TA: TBD
Credit: 4
Location: ARTS 1332
In this course, we will challenge what you think architecture and music are by examining how the intersection of these topics evolved over time through the lens of human experience and the digital age. For example, the way in which theme parks are intentionally designed or the role that a musical score plays in movies to enhance or manipulate the audience's experience. You will learn the basic concepts of digital architecture and computer music through exercises using physical and digital modeling, 3D fabrication, haptics (touch sound), and interactive design highlighting how new media technologies and fabrication tools have allowed for the integration of STEM and the fine arts. Students will attend a field recording workshop and develop a hands-on studio project to learn creative techniques in music composition and sound making. In addition, students will develop oral communication and formal presentation skills through a series of workshop project presentations. By the end of the course, you will develop the methodologies for an interdisciplinary research project. This is an excellent opportunity for participants interested in both science and art, to increase their skills and knowledge towards their college education.
Schedule
Day 1: Monday, July 1
9:30 am - 10:50 am
Lecture 1: Introduction to Media Art in the Digital Age
Assign Reading: Coming soon
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Lab 1: Making a Story with Digital Media
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Field Study 1: transLAB
Innovation Workshop Safety Training
Report 1 : Due by July 2, at 9:30 am on Gauchospace
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
GRIT talk
Day 2: Tuesday, July 2
9:30 am - 10:50 am
Lecture 2: What is Digital Architecture?
Assign Reading: Coming soon
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Field study 2: MOXI–interactive experiences in science and creativity
Report 2 : Due by July 3, at 9:30 am on Gauchospace
Assignment 1: Draw a Music Instrument
Due on July 5, at 9:30 am
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Workshop 1
Day 3: Wednesday, July 3
9:30 am - 10:50 am
Lecture 3: Material and Light
Assign Reading: Coming soon
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Discussion Reading
Lab 2: Making space with paper
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Workshop 2
Day 4: Friday, July 5
9:30 am - 10:50 am
Present Assignment 1
Lecture 4: Architecture Design in the Digital Age
Assign Reading: Coming soon
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Lab 3: 3D printing sculpture
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Happy Hour
Day 5: Monday, July 8
9:30 am - 10:50 am
Lecture 5: What is Computer Music?
Assign Reading: Coming soon
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Field Study 3 : Active Listening & Recording
Report 3 : Due by July 9, at 9:30 am on Gauchospace
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
GRIT talk
Day 6: Tuesday, July 9
9:30 am - 10:50 am
Lecture 6: Modular Synthesis
Assign Reading: Coming soon
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Workshop 3
Day 7: Wednesday, July 10
9:30 am - 10:50 am
Lecture 7: Sound and Space
Assign Reading: Coming soon
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Field Study 4: AlloSphere
Report 4 : Due by July 10, at 9:30 am on Gauchospace
Lab 5: Making sound with material and motion
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Workshop 4
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
GRIT Talk
Day 8: Thursday, July 11
9:30 am - 10:50 am
Lecture 8: The history of ArchiMusic
Assign Reading:
A Guide to Iannis Xenakis's Music
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Present Assignment 2
Reading Discussion
Final Assignment: ArchiMusic Project
Part A Due July 18, 9:30 am
Part B Due July 25, 5 pm
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Workshop 5
Friday, July 12
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Happy Hour
Day 9: Monday, July 15
9:30 am - 10:50 am
Lecture 9: Haptics in Music
Assign Reading: Coming soon
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
GRIT Talk
Day 10: Tuesday, July 16
9:30 am - 10:50 am
Lecture 10: Liquid Architectures
Assign Reading: Coming soon
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Lab 7: Interactive design with microcontroller
Day 11: Wednesday, July 17
9:30 am - 10:50 am
Lecture 11: Sonic Space
Assign Reading: Coming soon
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Lab 8: Transforming space with light and material
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
GRIT Talk
Day 12: Thursday, July 18
9:30 am - 10:50 am
Lecture 12: Visual Music
Assign Reading: Coming soon
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Present Final Assignment - Part A
Reading Discussion
Friday, July 19
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Happy Hour
Day 13: Monday, July 22
9:30 am - 10:50 am
Lecture 13: The Architectonics of Music
Assign Reading: Coming soon
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Studio
GRIT Talk
Day 14: Tuesday, July 23
9:30 am - 10:50 am
Lecture 14: The Musicology of Architecture
Assign Reading: Coming soon
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Studio
Day 15: Wednesday, July 24
9:30 am - 10:50 am
Lecture 15: Information Culture in Architecture and Media Art
Assign Reading: Coming soon
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Studio
GRIT Talk
Report 5: Due July 25, at 9:30 am on Gauchospace
Day 16: Thursday, July 25
9:30 am - 10:50 am
Lecture 16: THEMAS
Friday, July 26
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Capstone Seminar
Evaluation
Lab Exercises 40% (5% each x 8)
Reports 15% (3% each x 5)
Assignments 20% (10% each x 2)
Final Project 25%
Total 100%
Required Course Materials
Laptop. It is strongly recommended that students have access to a personal laptop. Mac OSX, Windows, and Linux are all acceptable. However, example projects may only be tested on Mac OSX and Windows.
Sketchbook. It is wise to sketch your ideas on paper before do it. I recommend the 5’’x 8.25’’ Moleskine dotted notebook, but any sketchbook will do.