2009 300

Basics as "études"

Starting idea: comparing the algorithmic to the interactive / heuristic.

• Necessary Tools: sshfs (on Mac/Windows??)
• Networking
• Reich's Clapping Music (as Distributed Arduino?)
• Command-line Video Editing -- Variation movies

• Review Bits and Binary --> connect to arduino? switches?!, or to "magic" numbers like 4294967295, and the mysteries of two's complements?! bits to images

• Exercise in Post-fix vs. Pre-fix Scheme / LISP / Logo?
• Relational Databases
• Simple Web Servers [1]

• Simon Yuill's Motion Graphics tutorial: http://www.yourmachines.org/tutorials/mgpy.html

Some advanced lessons:

• Packaging python (understanding the install process)

Technical Plan

Part of writing your technical plan is to select a day to present a topic. It could be a particular software package, a piece of code, or a technique. The key is that it should be something you would like to learn more about. You need to think of a small "proof of concept", an idea you would like to realize using the given tool. (Important to keep the scale realistic;) In the process of realizing this project, use the wiki page to document your progress. You should:

• Create a page on the TD wiki on your topic.
• Include links to the resources you used / found helpful in preparing your presentation.
• Create a small "proof of concept" demonstration of what you think you might be able to do / make with the given tool / software. As you go about.

• Django (Alex?)
• FontForge (Emanuele or Loredana?)