SC 309 - Kinetics,Robotics and the Interactive Enviro

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Montserrat College of Art

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3 credits This course provides technical skills and an aesthetic vocabulary for students using kinetic, and robotic devices in their work. Following a rudimentary introduction to electronics, students build simple kinetic devices that explore issues of gesture, initiation, duration, delay and action/reaction. Initial projects will involve connecting motors, gears, sound, lights, and other devices to sensors (motion, light, sound, pressure) in response to viewer presence. In the second half of the semester students integrate computer control into the creative process, beginning with a history of automatons, robotics and interactive artworks. Using programming, students alter the behavior of devices they have constructed using software timers, counters, and sensitivity control. Prerequisites: Sculpture I for sculpture concentrators; 45 earned credits for non-Sculpture concentrators Fulfills: Sculpture Elective (Sculpture students); 300-level Studio Elective; Studio Elective

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.montserrat.edu/

Phone Number:

(978) 921-4242

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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