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Practical Creative Coding Program

Overview

The Practical Creative Coding program is a university course that explores the creative possibilities of digital technologies, algorithms, and programming languages. The program is concerned with reaching new forms of expression and discovering new facets in the medium.

Syllabus

Theme: Digital Creativity

The program's theme is Digital Creativity, which involves implementing and experimenting with new artistic concepts on a weekly basis. The course requires basics in the Java programming language, and all projects will be implemented with Processing. The aim of the program is an exhibition curated by the students of their own generative and algorithmic works.

Program Details

• Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Albrecht Schmidt
• Tutorials: Julian Rasch, Kathrin Schnizer
• Hours per week: 4
• ECTS credits: 6
• Module: WP2 (BA MI-NF PStO 2022)

Sessions

• Appointment: Monday, 14:00-16:00
• First Appointment: May 5, 2025
• Location: Frauenlobstr 7A, Room 357
• Schedule:
  • April 28, 2025: No Class - Setup Processing at home
  • May 5, 2025: Course Introduction, Organizational, Coding in Processing
  • May 12, 2025: Coding Abstract Lines and Shapes
  • May 19, 2025: Coding Pixel Manipulation and ASCII Art
  • May 26, 2025: Coding Glitches
  • June 2, 2025: Project Ideation and Group Forming
  • June 16, 2025: Project Pitches
  • June 23, 2025: Group Project Idea Presentations
  • June 30, 2025: Coding Webcam Input
  • July 7, 2025: Individual Project Feedback Sessions
  • July 14, 2025: Individual Project Feedback Sessions
  • July 21, 2025: Finalize Project
  • July 29, 2025: Final Project Presentation

Requirements

• Basics in the Java programming language are required for the course.