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  Yury Gitman 9:16 pm on January 7, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

  Schedule 

  Schedule:

  WEEK 1	1/24, 1/27	Introduction, Syllabus Handed Out. Arduino Piezo Play Melody Buy Piezo from Radio Shack. Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2, Chap2.m4a
  WEEK 2	1/31, 2/4	Arduino Assignment, Sound and Zigbee. Reading: Chapter 3 Getting Started with Processing Chap 1-5
  WEEK 3	2/7, 2/10	Arduino Assignment, Sound and Zigbee. Getting Started with Processing Chap 6-11
  WEEK 4	2/14, 2/27	Arduino Assignment, Sound and Zigbee. Building Wireless Sensor Networks Chapter 1-3 Attend Toy Fair As class meeting.
  No Class	2/21
  WEEK 5	2/24, 2/28	Arduino Assignment, Sound and Zigbee. Prototyping, Testing, Presentation, Iteration 1 Building Wireless Sensor Networks Chapter 4-8
  WEEK 6	3/3, 3/7	Arduino Assignment, Sound and Zigbee. Prototyping, Testing, Presentation, Iteration 2
  No Class	3/14, 3/17	Spring Break
  WEEK 7	3/21 & 3/21	Midterm**  Subject to change. Arduino Assignment, Sound and Zigbee. Prototyping, Testing, Presentation, Iteration 2
  WEEK 8	3/28 & 3/24	Mini-Thesis Begin
  WEEK 9	4/4, 4/7	Mini-Thesis Begin Research, Prototyping,User Testing Read: Design as Art
  WEEK 10	4/7, 4/11	Mini-Thesis Begin Research, Prototyping,User Testing Read: Design as Art:
  WEEK 11	4/14, 4/18	Mini-Thesis Begin Research, Prototyping, User Testing Read: Design as Art Guest Speaker
  WEEK 12	4/21, 4/25	Mini-Thesis Begin Research, Prototyping, User Testing Design Writing
  WEEK 13	4/28, 5/2	Mini-Thesis Begin Research, Prototyping, User Testing Design Writing and Distribuition
  WEEK 14	5/5, 5/9	Mini-Thesis Begin Research, Prototyping, User Testing Design Writing, Distribution, and Presentations
  WEEK 15	5/12, 5/16	Design Writing, Distribution, and Presentation

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  Yury Gitman 9:11 pm on January 7, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

  Computation Major Studio 2011- Description 

  Computation Major Studio 2011
  Parsons The New School for Design
  Design and Technology Department

  Major Studio: Computation
  PGTE 5201-E ;  1915
  Spring 2011
  Monday & Thursday 6:00-8:40
  Room 1013

  Instructor:  Yury Gitman

  Course Sub-Title: Lifestyle Hardware and Software  R & D, Product Design, Entrepreneurship, Fine Art, & Mini-Thesis

  Description:
  This class functions and the second semester Major Studio requirement for the Parsons MFA in Design and Technology.   Students will be lead to design and develop projects that explore new forms of interactive with emerging technology.  In particular, the first half of class focuses on physical and electronics interfaces for play.  In particular we zero-in on Toys and Lifestyle Products. Students will use rapid prototyping techniques, user-testing, iterative design, as well as, document their work by University standards.  The second half of class [after midterm] focuses exclusivity on a student-led mini-thesis project.  This in latter half students envision, prototypes, user-test, and document a project of their choosing.  The mini-thesis allows students to begin conceiving and exploring thesis direction and the thesis process.

  Key Topics Include:
  Play and Interaction Research [Rapid Prototyping and Iterative Design based on User-Interaction and User Testing]
  Open Source Hardware Development [ Arduino, Processing Third-party Shields, Zigbee, Sound, and LED’s]
  “Social Hardware” Research [Networked and Web’ed Prototypes]
  Data Visualization [via Processing, LED’s, Web-page & Cellphone Interfaces].
  Toy Design [ Designing Play Experiences with Emerging Technology]
  Product Design [ Techniques, Tips, and “Rules” for Mass-produced]
  General Entrepreneurship  [Production, Distribution, Cash Flow Basics, Overhead, Legal Stuff]
  Intellectual Property [Types and Uses discussing Patents, Copyright, Trademark, Creative Commons Licences.  The Licencing of IP.]
  Marketing,  [Online Video, Link Sharing, Documentation, ]
  and
  Fine Art  [ When Entertainment Value > Tangible Value > “Sum of It’s Parts” Value ]

  Final Grade Calculation
  Participation /Attendance    25%
  Project 1            25%
  Project    2            25%
  Free Writing.            25%
  TOTAL                       100%

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