ARTS 280COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FOR ARTISTS

Catalog

An introduction to creating visual art using computer programming as a primary artistic medium. Students will learn the fundamentals of computer programming as applied to the creation of images (raster and vector-based), interactive experiences (web based and gaming), and motion graphics (2 and 3d animation). Discussion of exemplary works, historical background, and contemporary trends will contextualize computer programming as an artist medium. Laboratory required. (A special fee will be assessed.)(TAG, CTAG)