MUS329M/MUS688A/FA381: Experimental Performance Interfaces for Interactive Media

Unique Numbers 19717, 21645, 22233
Pennycook/Pinkston: Experimental Performance Interfaces

Meets: TU-TH 2-3:30 in MRH 4.170 or 4.178
Spring Semester, 2009

Course Outline

Tuesday 01/20/09 - Outline, course objectives, materials, books
Thursday 01/22/09 - Max Overview - design, concepts
Tuesday 01/27/09 - Principles of physical computing
Thursday 01/29/09 - Programming with Max and MIDI
Tuesday 02/03/09 - Interfaces and communications systems
Thursday 02/05/09 - MSP Overview - design, concepts
Tuesday 02/10/09 - Lit Review - devices and pieces. Verbal presentations, ppt, on-line…
Thursday 02/12/09 - Audio Processing with MSP
Tuesday 02/17/09 - Introduction to Stochastic and Chance Music Techniques
Thursday 02/19/09

- Controllers: USB, HID, XBox, MIDI, USB, Bluetooth, WiFi, UDP, serial…

Tuesday 02/24/09 - OSC, OSCulator, iTouch/iPhone, Wiimote
Thursday 02/26/09 - Project Proposal Document/Presentation
Tuesday 03/03/09 - Visualization systems - camera tracking
Thursday 03/05/09 - Introduction to Jitter
Tuesday 03/10/09 - visualization systems - outputs, mappings (animatics, NIN, showcontrol)
Thursday 03/12/09 - MIDTERM EXAM (Max/MSP/Jitter)
03/15/09-03/22/09 SPRING BREAK
Tuesday 03/24/09 - Design Document - Verbal/PPT Class Presentations (Teams 1 & 2)
Thursday 03/26/09 - Design Document - Verbal/PPT Class Presentations (Teams 3 & 4)
Tuesday 03/31/09 - Lab: construction and testing
Thursday 04/02/09 - Lab: construction and testing
Tuesday 04/07/09 - Lab: construction and testing
Thursday 04/09/05 - Lab: construction and testing
Tuesday 04/14/09 - Lab: construction and testing
Thursday 04/16/09 - Lab: construction and testing
Tuesday 04/21/09 - Lab: construction and testing
Thursday 04/23/09 - Lab: construction and testing
Tuesday 04/28/09 - Pre-Delivery Presentations (Teams 1 & 2)
Thursday 04/30/09 - Pre-Delivery Presentations (Teams 3 & 4)
Tuesday 05/05/09 - Presentation/Concert/Event