Program Overview

Introduction to the Program

The program in question is "Interaction Spaces in Art and Technology," offered by Aalborg University. This program is designed to introduce students to the concepts and practices of creating interactive spaces and installations that promote embodied interaction.

Program Details

Module Content, Progression, and Pedagogy

The module is conducted as a series of experiments with interactive installations targeted at specific user groups or audiences in defined spatial contexts. These can include public spaces, architectural frames, local environments, exhibition spaces, etc., where artistic installations are set up and tested to provide participants with various experiences, such as the creation of social relations, learning experiences, sensory and aesthetic experiences, action-reaction patterns, and more. Different interactive technologies are explored and applied to realize the semester project.

Courses Offered

In connection with the module, the following courses are offered:

• Interaktionsrum i kunst og teknologi (Interaction Spaces in Art and Technology)
• Kunstnerisk og videnskabelig metode IV (Artistic and Scientific Method IV)

Other courses may be offered within the areas of:

• Interaktionsdesign (Interaction Design)
• Audio Design
• Digital Repr犘entation II (Digital Representation II)

Learning Objectives

Knowledge

The objective of the module "Interaktionsrum i kunst og teknologi" is to provide students with an introduction to problem areas and design of solutions related to embodied interaction in interactive spaces, places, and installations.

In this module, students should achieve basic knowledge about:

• Creation of interactive spaces and installations that promote embodied interaction and understanding of the specific place
• Technologies that support interaction and active participation, targeted at specific user groups
• Mechanical and electronic technologies that can be used to create experiences and interactions
• Qualitative and quantitative methods and tools for handling auditory, tactile, and visual information to support participants' interaction with the installation
• Problem analysis, problem formulation, and integrated problem-solving guided by actor or user involvement and empirical data collection at a basic level

Skills

Skills in:

• Identifying and formulating an artistic problem statement within the theme "Interaktionsrum i kunst og teknologi," targeted at specific user groups or a specific audience
• Analyzing the problem statement and developing alternative concepts for a defined problem within a defined context
• Applying sound and other technologies in connection with the design of content for interactive installations and spaces
• Identifying, developing, and describing the interplay between sound, light, and spatial effects, material selection, and technological solutions with the aim of achieving a clear aesthetic expression and promoting embodied interaction
• Choosing suitable methods for the development of artifacts within the theme "Interaktionsrum i kunst og teknologi"
• Conducting limited user involvement processes
• Applying different types of empirical data collection for use in project work

Competences

Competences in:

• Creating interactive spaces and installations
• Applying empirical data collected through user involvement and other empirical data in project work
• Applying interactive technologies, including control of media, light, and sound
• Placing one's own artistic solutions in a context (in relation to modern, socio-cultural requirements and consequences, art-theoretical and aesthetic dimensions, etc.)
• Describing the finished design at a professional level and communicating this to external collaboration partners

Teaching Methods

The working method is project work in groups.

Examination

Exams

Exam name: Interaktionsrum i kunst og teknologi (Interaction Spaces in Art and Technology)
Exam form: Oral exam based on a project
The exam is conducted as a conversation between the student(s), examiner, and external censor based on the student(s)' project report, which can be a report or portfolio, and the product developed by the student(s). The project exam will also cover other subjects from the module courses.
Submission: In groups or individually
Extent: The written work must not exceed 10 pages per student (15 pages for individual reports).
Exam duration: 20 minutes per student and 10 minutes for assessment and grading per group, but a maximum of 2 hours.
ECTS: 15
Assessment form: 7-point scale
Censorship: External exam
Evaluation criteria: The evaluation criteria are stated in the University's examination regulations

Facts About the Module

English title: Interaction Spaces in Art and Technology
Module code: KOTBA
Module type: Project
Duration: 1 semester
Semester: Spring
ECTS: 15
Language of instruction: English
Place of instruction: Campus Aalborg
Module responsible: Stine Lindahl Jacobsen
Included in the study program for the Bachelor's degree in Art and Technology, 2020

Organization

Study board: Study Board for Art, Health, and Technology
Department: Department of Communication and Psychology
Faculty: The Faculty of Humanities