Capstone 1 (F23) – Sessions

Capstone 1 – Assignment Prompts (Fall 2023)


Session 1

Introduction to Capstone


Session 2

Working with Literature / Doing Research in Interactive Media Arts


Session 3

Field Trip to “Synthetic Cities” Exhibition (by Prof. Didakis). Overview of the exhibition


Session 4

ARC Fellows (slides)
Research Workshop: Feedback Form, Literature Mapping board, An Introduction to ResearchRabbit


Session 5

Speaker Session (Past Students & Their Capstone Projects / Work After Graduation)


Session 6

Self & Peer Review

SMEC Form: Instructions, Proposal Form (template), Submission Folder
(submission deadline: Friday 20 October 2023, by 3pm)

Feedback Form


Session 7

Mid-Term Presentations / Mini Symposium (schedule document)


Session 8

Faculty Research Practices:
– Talk by Professor Andy Garcia (notion): Deconstructing the work of others
– Talk by Professor Eric Parren (associated links): Dawkins – The Blind Watchmaker, Braitenberg – Vehicles: experiments in synthetic psychology,  Whitelaw – Metacreation: art and artificial life, Boids, Sims – Galapagos, Sims – Evolved Virtual Creatures, Driessen & Verstappen –  Breed, ReacTIVision, Breeder, GenePool


Session 9

Research Methods
Feedback Form
Slides: Research Methodology
Miro board: Link


Session 10

Field Trip to Power Station of Art


Session 11

Slides: Technical Resources
Writing & Editing Workshop
Form for Session 12


Session 12

Proofreading Session


Session 13

Self & Peer Review – Groups & Prompts Document


Session 14

Final Presentations