WNM498/699 Generative Art & Code

This course focuses on generative art, “creative coding”, and implementing emerging technologies. Students will employ industry-standard methods, tools, and workflow to create, design, and animate within the browser and other programming environments. The goal of programming in the course is not implementation or software development but using code as a tool for creative exploration and self-expression. Webtech, workflows, testing, iterations, and will be covered.

tl;dr Students learn to make art using code.

The first half of the course focuses on p5.js and creating work for the browser. The second half focuses on the Processing development environment and creating work for installations, kiosks, or environments.

Course Outline

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