This course will be a hands-on exploration of how to use sensors, microprocessors and other forms of input for making and performing interactive music & art. We will cover how to program a microcontroller (Arduino), how to attach sensors, and both theoretical and practical ideas regarding how to creatively and effectively use sensor data in… Read more DM-UY 4913 Creating Controllers for Live Performance
In this studio-based course, students will learn about and apply various protocols for controlling digital lighting for interactive, expressive, sculptural objects. While light-based art goes back centuries, the last few decades has seen an explosion of tools for creative output using various electric lighting fixtures and technologies. In addition to the technical aspects of control,… Read more DM-UY 4913 Crafting With Light
This course explores the intersection of technology, sustainability, and the arts, helping students create digital art and interactive works that may respond to the local NYC biosphere or remote environmental data. Through an investigation of sustainable computing, environmental data analysis, and fabrication techniques, students will design low-power, networked devices that gather and interpret environmental information… Read more DM-GY 9103 Sensory Ecology : Data, Networks, and the Biological World
This course is an introductory course on physical computing, with an emphasis on unusual and unique physical interactions. Students will use microcontrollers, lights, speakers, buttons, sensors, and actuators like motors to physicalize digital processes. Potential applications include art installations, games, and interface design among other fields. Sample syllabi
NB – this is a 7-week course! This course explores opportunities and limitations in designing physical interfaces for devices that communicate at a distance, primarily wirelessly. Physical, virtual, and social communication infrastructure will be used in the context of creating novel interactions. Students will learn to identify existing networked devices and objects, taking a critical… Read more DM-GY 9201 Physical Interfaces For Networked Devices
NB : This is a 7- week course! In this studio-based course, students will learn about and apply various protocols for controlling digital lighting for interactive, expressive, sculptural objects. While light-based art goes back centuries, the last few decades has seen an explosion of tools for creative output using various electric lighting fixtures and technologies.… Read more DM-GY 9201 Light and Control
This course explores the intersection of user experience design, spatial computing, wearable technology, and fashion, with a strong emphasis on social justice. It aims to equip students with the skills to create innovative designs that are not only technologically advanced but also socially conscious and inclusive. Students will gain an understanding of the principles of… Read more DM-GY 9103 Design for Change: UX and Wearables
Tangible Electronics for Teaching and Learning is a cross-listed course between NYU Steinhardt’s Educational Communication and Technology (ECT) program and NYU Tandon’s Integrated Design & Media program (IDM), combining theory and practice for researching, designing, and prototyping tangible educational technology. Students will gain an understanding of theoretical frameworks and best practices for undertaking a practice-… Read more DM-GY 9103 Tangible Electronics for Teaching and Learning