Day 3: (Tue Sep 3, Week 2) Arm Theater

Notes for 2024-09-03.

New Assignments

1. New assignment, due by next class Thu Sep 5: Exercise: Precedent Research. Please submit documentation to the Assignment 2 Shared Folder prior to class.

2. New assignment, due by Tue Sep 10: Exercise: Simulation Conversation. Please submit documentation to the Assignment 3 Shared Folder prior to class.

Agenda

1. brief introduction to the Physical Computing Lab by IDeATe faculty member “Zach” Zacharias.

2. review of your results from Exercise: Arm Theater (see Assignment 1 Shared Folder)

3. related work (some from Videos of Related Work)

   • Beatbots, Marek Michalowski

   • Louis-Philippe Demers

   • The New Artist

   • HERB: Sure Thing

4. introduce Exercise: Precedent Research

5. introduce Exercise: Simulation Conversation

   • sample model TBD; could use existing models, or do you have a preference?

   • will discuss more implementation details Thursday

6. discussion points:

   • emotion implied using actions within a context (e.g. Stanislavsky)

   • representation vs reality, simulacrum vs agency

7. In-Class Exercise: Body Movement