CART310: Interaction Design Studio

1.  Instructor

FREDERICKS, Thomas Ouellet

2.  Contact

3.  Classroom: EV-5.615

4.  Lab: EV-5.635

5.  Ressources

5.1  Concordia

5.2  Max

6.  CART310 Code Examples

7.  Updated schedule

1 – January 8

Class presentation
Instructor presentation (website , latest project )
Explanation of the student information form (pdf or word)
Experience the power of a bookbook™ 
Homework:
Complete your Slack registration 
Complete and submit your information form (pdf or word)
Watch this  video (missing from the following article) then read A brief rant on the future of interaction design 

2 – January 15

Introduction to Max: basic max objects.maxpat from CART310 Code Examples 

3 – January 22

What is interaction?

The candle example from CART310 Code Examples 
Homework: In groups of 3, develop an idea for the worst smartphone game/application.

4 – January 29

https://theuselessweb.com/ Introduction to the Circuit Playground Express

5 – February 5

The Circuit Playground Express(Arduino) and Max

6 – February 12

Presentations of Mapping projects

7 – February 19

How Objects Explain Themselves 
3D and physics in Max

(8 – February 26)

No class

9 – March 5

Presentations of Translational Reality projects Questions the teacher will ask:

  • What does the user do?
  • How does he know what to do?
  • How are you addressing the feedback loop?
  • What are the different ways the user can express control?
  • Is your project expressive, instrumental or instructional?
  • How does your project mix the virtual and real space?

10 – March 12

Translational Reality video documentation submission deadline
Introduction to the Kinect
CART310 Major Project (Beyond Transforming Mirrors) Guidelines
Basic Kanban 
Kinect for Processing (Windows 10) 
Kinect for Max (Windows 10)  dp.kinect2 installation guide 

11 – March 19

Beyond Transforming Mirrors project proposal submission
Agile workflow and interaction in public spaces

12 – March 26

Workshop PART 1 COLLECTIVE QUESTIONS
PART 2 DISCUSSION ON HOW TO SELECT (SORT) USERS
PART 3 PRIVATE TEAM PRESENTATIONS

13 – April 2

Workshop

14 – April 9

Beyond Transforming Mirrors presentations

(15 – April 16)

No class – Beyond Transforming Mirrors video documentation submission deadline

8.  Original course outline


CART310_2019.pdf