Courses taught by Dana Moser
for FA25/SP26:
(Note: On sabbatical FA25, reachable via email)
Studio for Interrelated Media -Major Studio:
(Meets Thursdays 1:30 - 6:30pm)
Team-taught with Dana Moser, Nita Sturiale, Takahiro Yamamoto and Elaine Buckholtz.
This is a student-produced presentation and critique course required of all SIM majors.
Internet Culture and Techniques:
This course changes every semester because the Internet is developing
and changing so rapidly. In terms of course content, every semester
it does include:
- - Introducing the Internet as a medium for artists
- - Learning how to craft the technology behind the Web (HTML,CSS, etc.)
- - Multimedia for the Internet
Additionally, the course covers aesthetic, political, legal and technical
issues relevent to artists' use of the Internet at the time the class is
offered including installation and live events.
Electronic Projects for Artists:
(Mondays 1:30-6:30pm in-person studio course)
This year-long studio course is designed to provide skills and information
that will be useful for artists who use electrical devices in their artworks.
Part I -Analog- (Fall semester):
- An introduction to electronics, electrical components, "circuit bending",
reading schematics and working safely with electricity.
- Working with a variety of sensors to influence the behavior of timers,
oscillators and motors.
Part II -Digital- (Spring semester):
- Content that is sometimes referred to as "physical computing"
- Programming microcontrollers that can be embedded in standalone artworks
such as kinetic sculpture, animatronics or "wearables"
- Programming interfaces that can communicate with desktop software
to control audio and video in multimedia environments such as Processing,
Pd (Puredata) and MAX/MSP/Jitter.
Graduate Interdisciplinary Seminar:
(A new course, first taught by Elaine Buckholtz in the SP15 semester.)
This is a course specifically designed for Grad Students. It includes a combination of workshops
in professional practice, visiting artists, presentations and critiques.
Networked Interactivity:
Programming the Internet of Things.
This course is an introduction to interactivity over networks (e.g. Local Area Networks, the Internet)
using small programmable devices. Such devices (which include Arduino microcontrollers,
Adafruit Feather Boards and Raspberry Pi computers) are used in the creation of "Smart" objects and the technological development commonly referred to as "The Internet of Things." The course provides software examples and development environments for students to write their own programs. Some experience with programming is helpful but not necessary.
Internet Culture and Techniques::
(A new course, first taught by Elaine Buckholtz in the SP15 semester.)
This course changes every semester because the Internet is developing and changing so rapidly. In terms of course content, every semester it does include:
- Introducing the Internet as a medium for artists
- Learning how to craft the technology behind the Web (HTML,CSS, etc.)
- Multimedia for the Internet
Additionally, the course covers aesthetic, political, legal and technical issues relevent to artists' use of the Internet at the time the class is offered including installation and live events.
Advanced Digital Projects:
(Last Offered FA 2016.)
A new course for students with specific projects they want to develop having already taken courses
in the Internet or Electronic Projects curriculum.
Streaming Media / Web Video:
(Last offered SP 05):
This course introduces students to technology and aesthetics involved in
distributing video over networks, the Internet in particular. Artists in the
course will create
video work in a variety of formats emphasizing streaming media.
Non-Linear Editing I:
(Last offered FA05):
This is a video post-production (editing) course using Final Cut Pro and
AVID systems. The editing process is completely digital, using non-linear
computer software environments. As such it can also be thought of as
a computer arts course. No prerequisite experience with computers is
required, but some experience with video is. (Either Intro to Video,
or other experience viewed as equivalent by the instructor.)