Day 1: (Tue Sep 1, Week 1) Introductions

Notes for 2020-09-01.

Assignments

1. Preparation for this class:

   1. Watch Day 1 videos

   2. Please skim through the following pages of videos from the related work section. Feel free try to skim, some are overly long. I’ve selected a few kinetic art videos and a few research videos with provocative movement potential.

      1. Inverted Pendula

      2. Running and Walking Machines

      3. Louis-Philippe Demers

      4. Arthur Ganson

      5. Simon Penny

2. Preparation for next class: Day 2 videos

3. New assignment, due in about a week: Exercise: Underactuated Two-Link Simulation

Daily Agenda

1. Brief hello from your instructor, Garth Zeglin.

2. Last-minute course updates.

   1. Zoom protocols.

   2. Updates on future lab access.

   3. Laser cutter update: TechSpark laser-cutter access is being offered via

      enrollment in the 24-210 mini for both A1 and A2. Enrollment for one unit entitles one reserved hour per week an unlimited walk-in time. Add date is this Friday, so please act fast if you want this.

   4. Computing Needs

   5. Piazza

3. Mutual introductions.

4. Question and answer about course objectives and scope.

5. Short breakout session. Each group should try to find several answers to the following questions:

   1. What kinds of creative practice are represented in the group?

   2. What forms of non-verbal behavior have you observed used as an expressive medium?

   3. What forms of non-anthropomorphic behavior have you observed used as an expressive medium?

6. Please try to get the software installed before Thursday.