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at the mit media laboratory aesthetics + computation group we work toward the design of advanced system architectures and thought processes to enable the creation of (as yet) unimaginable forms and spaces

 
 John MaedaJohn Maeda
 Tom WhiteTom White
 Ben FryBen Fry
 James SeoJames Seo
 Megan GalbraithMegan Galbraith
 Simon GreenwoldSimon Greenwold
 Justin ManorJustin Manor
 Elizabeth MarzloffElizabeth Marzloff
 Patrick MenardPatrick Menard
 Max PlanckMax Planck
 Allen RabinovichAllen Rabinovich
 Sagara WickramasekaraSagara Wickramasekara
 Nanako IshidoNanako Ishido
 
  ALUMNI . . .
  Nikita Pashenkov
  Afsheen Rais-Rohani
  Elise Co
  Casey Reas
  Jared Schiffman
  Omar Khan
  Axel Kilian
  Golan Levin
  David Small
  Peter Cho
  Phillip Tiongson
  Rich DeVaul
  Bill Keays
  Chloe Chao
  Matt Grenby
  Reed Kram
  Connie van Rheenen
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physical language workshop physical language workshop :
the plw is the rebirth of the aesthetics + computation group (acg), and a return to some of the fundamental concepts of the visible language workshop.
   
processing processing : ben fry and casey reas
processing is an environment for learning the fundamentals of computer programming within the context of the electronic arts. it is an electronic sketchbook for developing ideas. processing is an open project initiated by ben fry and casey reas, of the interaction design institute ivrea.
   
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volume11: acg retrospective acg retrospective : edited by justin manor
works by megan galbraith, simon greenwold, justin manor, tom white, nikita pashenkov, afsheen rais-rohani, casey reas, elise co, golan levin, and jared schiffman. (requires quicktime 4.0+)
   
volume10: nylon nylon : edited by justin manor
what is this thing we call nylon? view footage from the final projects of mas110: fundamentals of computational media design, spring 02. (requires quicktime 4.0+)
   
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interspace theater world premiere : february 03
james seo and company will be performing a world premiere visual narrative at the interspace theater. please note rescheduled date.

little vision: storytelling in a tiny world : january 03
Megan Galbraith and Simon Greenwold ran an IAP workshop with Stephanie Hunt and the MIT Museum. Participants created short movies and wrote programs that tell teeny tiny stories on Hotpants displays (now on display at the MIT Museum). January 14-15, 2003.

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fundamentals of computational media design 03 : spring 03
Introduces principles of analysis and synthesis in the computational medium. Expressive examples that illustrate the intersection of computation with the traditional arts are developed on a weekly basis. Hands-on design exercises are continually framed and examined in the larger context of contemporary digital art.

fundamentals of computational media design 02 : spring 02
introduces principles of analysis and synthesis in the computational medium. expressive examples that illustrate the intersection of computation with the traditional arts are developed on a weekly basis.




  ACG is supported by the i:o and TTT consortia, shiseido, and intel.