NOTE THAT MAS961 Fall 1999 is at http://acg.media.mit.edu/organic

MAS961: Numerical Photography, Autumn 1998
Instructor: Professor John Maeda
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor (maeda@media.mit.edu)
When: Tuesday & Thursday, 2:00-3:30pm
Where: Room E15-095, MIT Media Laboratory
Text: William Mitchell, The Reconfigured Eye. MIT Press.
Grading: 30% attendance + 30% problem sets + 30% exhibition.

Description:
The creative use of scene-capture devices is explored in the context of computational expression.
Students will each be equipped with a low-end digital camera and explore the physical environment
for imagery that can bond well with computational post-processing.
Intensive weekly exercises will be given, with review sessions each week.

Sponsors:
This course sponsored with generous donations from Minolta and Interval Research Corporation.

Exhibition:
An exhibition of student work was held at the MIT Media Laboratory atrium on December 11th, 1998.
Information about this show, and its permanent online component, is available here.

Schedule:

9.10 Lecture (Newhall: History of Photography). PS1 (FFT-Paint) handed out / PS1 Solutions.
9.15 Lecture.
9.17 PS1 review. PS2 (Cube) handed out. / PS2 Solutions.
9.22 Lecture.
9.24 PS2 review. PS3 (Colours) handed out. / PS3 Solutions.
9.29 Lecture.
10.1 PS3 review. PS4 (Personmade Environment) handed out. / PS4 Solutions.
10.6 Lecture. (consortia week)
10.8 Lecture. (consortia week)
10.13 No class; Monday schedule classes held due to Columbus Day Holiday
10.15 PS4 review. PS5 (Natural Environment) handed out. / PS5 Solutions.
10.20 Lecture.
10.22 PS5 review. PS6 (Favorite Thing) handed out. / PS6 Solutions.
10.27 Lecture.
10.29 PS6 review. PS7 (Unnatural) handed out / PS7 Solutions.
11.3 Lecture.
11.5 PS 7 review. PS8 (Improve) handed out. / PS8 Solutions.
11.10 Lecture.
11.12 PS8 review. PS9 (Improve More) handed out. / PS9 Solutions.
11.17 Discussion at acg (E15-443).
11.19 PS9 review at acg (E15-443). PS10 (Portfolio) handed out. / PS10 Solutions.
11.24 Lecture.
11.26 No class Thanksgiving (11/27 official holiday as well)
12.1 PS10 due.
12.3 Exhibition prep.
12.4 Exhibition prep.
12.8 Exhibition prep.
12.11 Final exhibition.
12.14-18 Final exam period.
12.15-28 Grade deadline.
12.19-1.3 Winter vacation.