Summer school with Massimo Banzi, Matt Cottam and Dennis Paul at CIID
The guys at CIID will run a 3 weeks workshop starting in mid July with some familiar faces: Matt Cottam, Dennis Paul and Massimo Banzi.
The workshop is divided in three workshops of one week each. The people organizing each workshop are Matt Cottam, Dennis Paul and Massimo Banzi (one of the creators of our beloved Arduino).
Check it out, and if you’re interested, apply before the 2nd of July. It’s recommended to take part in the whole workshop but they will accept people applying for specific weeks too.
Week One – Exploring Interaction Design (July 12th-16th)
Faculty: Matt Cottam
The goal of this week is to introduce participants to the core concepts involved with interaction design through brief lectures, hands on exercises, film viewings and discussions. Computer hardware/software will not used in the exercises — it will be an analogue experience of digital interaction concepts. Topics include mental models, metaphors, affordances, usability, gestures, networks, sociality, and augmentation.Week Two – Computational Design (July 19th-23rd)
Faculty: Dennis Paul
The course will begin with an introduction to computational design strategies. What is software? What are the processes? And systems? Participants will investigate the manifold potentials of software. Looking at software as a concept for describing processes, as a medium for describing interactivity, and as a tool for telling stories. Processing (http://processing.org/) will be the main tool of choice.
Week Three – Physical Computing (July 26th- 30th)
Faculty: Massimo Banzi
Aimed at students, artists, and designers or anyone else who wants to learn Arduino (http://arduino.cc/), simple electronics and how to build interactive projects – this five-day workshop will be led by one of the Arduino team and will act as a catalyst to enable participants to turn their ideas in to physical realities.Deadline for application: Wednesday, June 2nd.
