class list
facilitating agent: John Hopkins
class location: N275/N274 laboratory in the Sibell-Wolle Fine Arts Building
(north end of building, west end of second floor)
email: jhopkins (at) uiah.fi
office (Fine Arts C139): +1 303 492 6797
office hours: Mondays 12:30 - 14:00 other times by appointment only; virtual
hours/locations: email and iVisit Education/Universities/More Rooms/Loki's Place
pswd: hrisey
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week 1 |
08.27 08.29 |
introductions, background, identifying people, roots, resources, and possibilities getting the basics of email/mailing list etiquette down... camera crew for class portraits: Taylor and Sara |
during the first few sessions I will be presenting a detailed and comprehensive point-of-view concerning creative practice and presence in the world. this world-view is a re-presentation of my creative practice and will inform many of the subsequent commentaries I will make in class. missing parts of this formative stage of the course is equivalent to missing the point of the course. ATTENDANCE IS MANDITORY, NO EXCEPTIONS CU mailing list home ASCII Art links |
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week 2 |
09.03 09.05 |
presence, being, dialogue: the site of the revolution data-mining strategies exercise: due by 0930, Thursday 12 Sept, direct to the mailing list, a work of ASCII art |
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week 3 |
09.10
09.12 |
(radiotopia performance live 0900-1100 Tuesday) network sensibilities and architectures: operating environments, browsers, internet vs web, local situations, info-spaces establish primary web-presence (open/activate) CU web account exercise: with a single partner from the course, find a suitable two-hour time period and, minimizing distractions, engage the Other in a focused dialogue. there is no particular thematic requirement, only that both participants bring their Self into attentive and open contact with the Other. maintain at least several neurons in a self-reflexive mode, but otherwise document/comment on the experience online. |
history of the internet and www |
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week 4 |
09.17 09.19 |
text/hypertext: tech review, conceptual views on hypertext, ftp architectures, dataspaces digital tools: html, network production (BBedit, SimpleText, dreamweaver, et al)
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A Subjective Chronology of Literary Hypertext dreamweaver reference & help files case studies: |
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week 5 |
09.24 09.26 |
assignment: begin compiling a link list (bookmark page) in your webspace |
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week 6 |
10.01 10.03 |
image: tech review (photoshop, fireworks, imageready) scanning (digital input) vs output... digital color assignment: compile, write, compose, or rip a series of 20 text fragments that comprise your (or a fictive) worldview, then create a 20-page hypertext (text only) work linked to your webspace; email the URL of the project to the mailing list. format the work to be compatible with the evolving worldview project. (due Thursday 10.15.02) exercise: with a single partner from the course, find a suitable two-hour time period and, minimizing distractions, engage the Other in a focused dialogue. there is no particular thematic requirement, only that both participants bring their Self into attentive and open contact with the Other. maintain at least several neurons in a self-reflexive mode, but otherwise document/comment on the experience via a note to the mailing list. |
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week 7 |
10.08 fall break |
critique of hypertexts exercise: continued development of web spaces (text, image) assignment: case-study:choose a art/culture site or digital work on the web (from my bookmark list or not), and prepare a brief presentation of it for class -- questions to think about: who what why when and more. (due 10.24.02) |
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week 8MID-TERM |
10.15 10.17 |
MID TERM image remix (due 29.Oct.2002) at start of class...
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week 9 |
10.22 10.24 |
working session exercise: with a single partner from FINE 2126, find a suitable two-hour time period and, minimizing distractions, engage the Other in a focused dialogue. there is no particular thematic requirement, only that both participants bring their Self into attentive and open contact with the Other. maintain at least several neurons in a self-reflexive mode, but otherwise document/comment on the experience online. |
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week 10 |
10.29 10.31 |
finished image remixes due habbohotel : tech review case study and image presentations |
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week 11 |
11.05 11.07 |
assignment: 500kb animation
exercise: with a single partner from the course, find a suitable two-hour time period and, minimizing distractions, engage the Other in a focused dialogue. there is no particular thematic requirement, only that both participants bring their Self into attentive and open contact with the Other. maintain at least several neurons in a self-reflexive mode, but otherwise document/comment on the experience online. |
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week 12 |
11.12 11.14 |
animation assignment due beginning of class 11.14! crit for animation work networks/heirarchies |
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week 13 |
11.19 11.21 |
flash intro : teams for learning the software flash work |
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week 14 |
11.26 |
studio time exercise: with a single partner from the course, find a suitable two-hour time period and, minimizing distractions, engage the Other in a focused dialogue. there is no particular thematic requirement, only that both participants bring their Self into attentive and open contact with the Other. maintain at least several neurons in a self-reflexive mode, but otherwise document/comment on the experience online. |
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week 15 |
12.03 12.05 |
final flash work critiqued |
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week 16 |
12.10 12.12 |
closing discussions & presentations of the state of your art | |
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week 17 |
Finals |
FINAL EXAM - mandatory! Saturday, December 14 1:30 - 4:00 PM |
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Grading will be based on the timely and successful completion of all projects/activities. Full PRESENCE in class (i.e., not just body attendance) is an absolutely essential element. Each student will be allowed one unexcused absence. The final grade will be lowered by one grade for each unexcused absence beyond two. Students will be expected to take an active role in class discussion. Late and incomplete assignments will be downgraded.
Projects must demonstrate a competent use of the tools covered in the course. However, grading will emphasize the creative and aesthetic qualities of the projects. An advisory grade based on work-to-date, participation, and attendance will be assigned at mid-semester. The final grade will be based on completion of the assigned projects/activities, active participation in class and on the mailing list, and attendance.
The Department of Fine Arts is committed to upholding the University Uniform Grading System. Grades will be assigned according to this system, which reads:
A superior/excellent
B good/better than average
C competent/average
D minimum passing
F failing
