Class 1: Introduction

Thu. Mar 14, 2024, 5:00PM to 6:20PM, GHC 4301

Welcome to Interaction and Expression Using the Pausch Bridge Lighting! Notes for each class meeting will appear on these agenda pages.

Course Introduction

• Instructor self introductions

• General objectives and scope of the course

• Cindy: The Last Lecture on the Pausch Bridge

• Garth: Tartan Weaving – Commencement 2021 on the Pausch Bridge

• Cindy: bridge and architectural lighting examples

• Garth: Tools for Digital Public Art

• Project group introductions

Project Brief

The project handout is available on the Project Brief page.

Project Group Meetings

• Announcement of the project groups.

• Brief breakout meeting for each group. Please:

  • Introduce yourselves

  • Exchange contact information

  • Brainstorm conceptual approaches for a lighting composition

  • Introduce yourselves to the instructors

Assignment 1

Due: noon on Thursday March 20

Each student should review the project brief again in detail and brainstorm several conceptual or thematic approaches to the project. Then using whichever communications methods you prefer, the group should negotiate a short consensus list of three ideas to pursue.

Deliverable: one Google Doc per group containing a short paragraph description for each of your top three ideas. Please create the doc in the course Google Shared Drive Folder Assignment 1 and include your group number in the title.

Looking ahead, the second assignment will involve creating a detailed storyboard of visual research and sketches depicting each major design idea for the show.