Æliens

topic(s)

• the use of various-size screens in private and public space(s)
• adapative content -- related to context and (possibly) user
• (smart) interaction using sensor device(s)
• information, entertainment & game play
• mixed & cross-media format(s) -- spanning a range of display(s)

CA4 target(s)

• skill(s) -- multi-display visual design
• knowledge -- narrative(s) & interaction
• theory -- communication & aesthetics
• experience(s) -- medium scale cross-media application
• attitude -- aesthetic sensibility

ambient srceen(s) -- installation(s)

• canonical example(s) -- art(s)
• (online) reference material(s) -- visual design
• challenging target(s) -- smart technology

session(s)

1. introduction topic(s) & challenge(s)
2. brain storm(s) -- concept development
3. planning -- concept & application development
4. development scenario(s) and storyboard(s)
5. workflow(s) -- asset development
6. basic media and communication theory
7. societal context of creative application(s)
8. delivery and presentation of final application(s)

assignment(s)

• concept pitch presentation(s)
• planning - approach, realization, deployment
• report(s) -- application development and installation
• evaluation(s) -- summary of experience(s) and deployment result(s)

reference(s)

1. Convivial Urban Spaces: Creating Effective Public Spaces, by Henry Shaftoe -- (amazon)
2. Eliëns A. and Vyas D., Panorama -- explorations in the aesthetics of social awareness, In Proc. GAME-ON 07, Nov 20-22, University of Bologna, Marco Roccetti (ed.), p. 71-75, EUROSIS-ETI Publication, ISBN 9789077381373
3. A. Eliëns, topical media & game development -- media.eliens.net

resource(s) / CA4

• doll face -- nl.youtube.com/watch?v=zl6hNj1uOkY
• urban screens -- www.urbanscreens.org
• facade(s) -- www.psfk.com/2008/11/urban-screen-creative-use-of-media-facades.html
• deep screens -- www.mediamatic.net/page/38147/en
• vision(s) -- opencv.willowgarage.com/wiki
• integration -- www.softintegration.com
• processing -- www.openframeworks.cc
• JavaFX -- www.javafx.com / www.sun.com/software/javafx/
• screen(s) -- blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=9497&tag=nl.e539