Intro to Creative Programming

Week 1: 9/11

• Overview of syllabus and course.
• Drawing - code as instructions.
• Short intro to creative coding - history, theory, and examples.
• Getting started!

• Assignment 1: DUE 9/18

Week 2: 9/18

• Data types, variables, basic arithmetic.
• Basic code organization, debugging, for loops.
• Setup, draw, mouse, map, constraint.

• Assignment 2: DUE 9/25

Week 3: 9/25

• HTML, JavaScript, canvas tag and linking fonts.
• Conditionals: if/else.
• Interaction: mouse and keyboard.
• Media: images and text.

• Assignment 3: DUE 10/02

Week 4: 10/2

• Motion: velocity, bounce, sin/cos, random motion.
• Transforms: translate, rotate, scale, order of operations.
• Functions: code reusability, parameters, return values.

• MIDTERM: DUE 10/16

Week 5: 10/9

• Data structures: arrays.
• Image manipulation: pixels.
• Interaction: single and multi-touch.

• MIDTERM: DUE 10/16

Week 6: 10/16 | MIDTERM DUE

• Discuss final project: discuss, share ideas, motivating examples, some options.

• Timeline: DUE 10/23

Week 7: 10/23

• Classes / objects
• Individual meetings / timeline review

• Progress update 1: Complete your milestone for next week.

Week 8: 10/30

• HTML/DOM/CSS Overview
• Third-party libraries in JS and Processing: how to find them, how to include them, how to use them

• Progress update 2: DUE 11/6

Week 9: 11/6

• DOM functions: create, find, manipulate elements on the page
• Clare Bishop 'Digital Divide' article discussion
• Progress update 3: DUE 11/13

Week 10: 11/13

• Data: APIs, JSON, XML
• Progress update 4: DUE 11/20

Week 11: 11/20

• Open Source Software (OSS): ideology, financial concerns, best practices.
• Final: DUE 12/4

Week 12: 12/4

FINAL REVIEWS!