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ARCHGEN 745 : Special Topic: Tangible Data
Creative Arts and Industries
2020 Semester Two (1205) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
Capabilities Developed in this Course
Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
Capability 3: | Solution Seeking |
Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
Capability 5: | Independence and Integrity |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate a broad understanding of the key technologies and concepts of Cyber Physical Systems, Tangible Media and Radical Atoms (Capability 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3)
- Understand and reflect upon the concepts hybrid designs and constructions. (Capability 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3)
- 3. Identify research, contextualise and analyse technologies, issues and comparable projects (Capability 1.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 5.1)
- Demonstrate improved verbal, visual and written communication skills for technical topics. (Capability 1.1, 4.1 and 4.2)
Assessments
Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
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Research | 10% | Individual Coursework |
Research | 35% | Individual Coursework |
Reports | 55% | Individual Coursework |
3 types | 100% |
Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
Research | ||||||||||
Research | ||||||||||
Reports |
1. Part I: a 5 min outlook on the proposed investigation (followed by research-portfolio hand-in: pdf)
2. Part II: a 20 min visually driven presentation of the individual research topic with a focus on technical principles and solutions. The presentation will consist of images and videos, technical drawings, self developed analytical sketches (followed by a research-portfolio hand-in: pdf)
3. Part III: a 30 min seminar on the wider background of the individual research topic: this includes technical principles, typical applications and proposed architectural applications (report hand-in: pdf)
A InDesign template will be given for each presentation / hand-in task. It is essential to follow this template. Not following the template will lead to substraction of points or failing of the assignment.
Pass Requirements
Late submissions will be considered on medical and special grounds when supported by a health or other
professional, and when the application is made according to the procedure below. For assignments not received
by the due date, and for which no extension of time has been approved, will receive 10% penalty for each day
exceptional circumstances.
Teaching & Learning Methods
Students are expected to assemble information on their individual topic through self-directed research.
Three oral presentations by each student are setup to initiate group discussions and to offer feedback for the further development of the project and the three pdf hand ins.
Learning Resources
“Augmented Human Lab” AHLab Accessed 14.7.20. http://ahlab.org/
“Empathic Computing Lab” Accessed 14.7.20. http://empathiccomputing.org/
“First look at THE VOID.” youtube. Accessed 14.7.20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cML814JD09g
“Magic Leap” Magic Leap, Accessed 14.7.20 https://www.magicleap.com/
“Microsoft Hololens 2”, Microsogt, Accessed 14.7.20 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens#
“Hyper-Reality.” Hyper-Reality. Accessed 14.7.20. http://hyper-reality.co/
“MIT – Tangible Media Group” Accessed 14.7.20. https://www.media.mit.edu/groups/tangible-media/overview/
“MIT – Mediated Matter Group” Accessed 14.7.20. https://www.media.mit.edu/groups/mediated-matter/overview/
“MIT- Responsive Environments Group” Accessed 14.7.20. https://www.media.mit.edu/groups/responsive-environments/overview/
“Samsung’s new flagship NYC building isn’t a retail store at all.” TheVerge. Accessed 14.7.20.. https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/23/11099014/samsung-837-nyc-walkthrough
Smith, J. Greg. “Augmented (hyper)Reality: An interview with Keiichi Matsuda”. berfrois. Accessed 14.7.20. http://www.berfrois.com/2011/01/augmented-hyperreality/
“Visions of Commuting” Visions of Computing.org ,Accessed 14.7.20. https://visionsofcomputing.wiki.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/Vision_videos
Conferences, Journals and Books
Hiroshi Ishii; Dávid Lakatos; Leonardo Bonanni; Jean-Baptiste Labrune, Radical Atoms: Beyond Tangible Bits, toward Transformable Materials, interactions 19, no. 1 (2012)
A Horan, Thomas. Digital places: Building our city of bits. Washington, D.C.: ULI-The Urban Land Institute, 2000
Brouwer, Joke, Arjen Mulder, Brian Massumi, Detlef Mertins, Lars Spuybroek, Moortje Marres, and Christian Hubler. Interact Or Die. Rotterdam: V2_ Publishing-NAi Uitgevers, 2007
Candy, Linda and Sam Ferguson. Interactive Experience in the Digital Age: Evaluating a New Art Practice Cham, New York: Springer, 2014
Galitz, Wilbert O. The essential guide to user interface design: an introduction to GUI design principles and techniques. John Wiley &Sons, 2007.
Heinich, Nadin. Digital Utopia: on Dynamic Architectures, Digital Sensuality and Spaces of Tomorrow. Berlin: Akademie der Künste, 2012
Kurosu, Masaaki. Human-Computer Interaction. Interaction Modalities and Techniques. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
Kwastek, Katja. Aesthetics of Interaction in Digital Art, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2013.
Oosterhuis, Kas. Towards a New Kind of Building: Tag, make, Move, Evolve. Rotterdam: NAi, 2011
Munster, Anna. Materializing new media: Embodiment in information aesthetics. UPNE, 2011.
Sundstrom, Petra, Alex Taylor, Katja Grufberg, Niklas Wirstrom, Jordi Solsona Belenguer, Marcus Lunden.“Inspirational Bits: Towards a Shared Understanding of the Digital Material.” In Proceedings of the SIGCHIConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Vancouver, Canada, May 07-12, 2011, 1561-1570. New York: ACM, 2011.
Wiberg, Mikael. “Interaction, new materials & computing - Beyond the disappearing computer, towards material interactions.” Materials and Design 90, (2016): 1200-1206.
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect 1 hours of lectures, a 1 hour tutorial, 4 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 4 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.
Other Information
Digital Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website at http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html).
In the event of unexpected disruption
We undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions, the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. In the event of a disruption, the University and your course coordinators will make every effort to provide you with up to date information via Canvas and the University website.
Copyright Warning Notice
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Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.