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Homework Guidelines

A big part of learning at ITP is learning from each other. So share your work and in exchange you'll get to see everyone else's!

  1. Practice by completing the weekly worksheet.
  2. Do the assignment.
  3. Contribute a question.
  4. Post blog documentation: Ideally something visual, some written thoughts, and code. If you are struggling with your sketch and can't get things to work, put your energy into writing about what didn't work and what you did to try to solve it.

How to Submit

Assignments are due the day before class each week. Tentative work is preferred over work that is turned in late.

Weekly Worksheet

There are worksheets (linked below) to practice the concepts introduced in this course. You are expected to add links to your p5 sketches directly in these documents. Log in to your NYU account to access them.

Weekly Blog Post

To submit all other assignments (i.e. your blog posts or other documentation), use this homework form.

Here is the spreadsheet with everyone's responses.

Support

If you find yourself struggling, there are many forms of support at ITP:

  • Look out for the residents' office hours and help sessions.
  • Visit The Coding Lab, a walk-up (and virtual) help desk for NYU students to get help with their code from ITP student mentors.
  • Post a question in the ITP/IMA Discord HELP-ITP #icm channel. Think of Discord as chat. It’s a platform designed for synchronous connections and community messaging. If you need a question answered in real-time, consider posting here to chat with another student or resident who is currently online.
  • Need help asking a question?

Class Outlines and Assignments

Week 1. Introduction and Drawing

  • BEFORE CLASS:

  • CLASS OUTLINE:

    • Activity 1: Introductions. In a few minutes, create a slide to introduce yourself.

    • Discussion: What is computational media?

      • What is programming?
      • How can I apply programming to _____________?
      • As a ____________, why would I want or need to write software?
      • Example projects for Inspiration
      • Can programming be an expressive medium?
      • Why are we introducing programming through drawing?

    • Intro to the p5.js editor, invoking functions, using parameters

    • Activity 2: Program a drawing. Shared slides

  • DO:

    • Test yourself: Complete this worksheet. Tip: for the red line, look up line() and strokeWeight(). You must be logged in with your NYU account to access the worksheet.
    • Create your own screen drawing: self-portrait, alien, monster, etc. Use 2D primitive shapes – arc(), curve(), ellipse(), line(), point(), quad(), rect(), triangle() – and basic color functions – background(), colorMode(), fill(), noFill(), noStroke(), stroke(). Remember to use createCanvas() to specify the dimensions of your window and wrap all of your code inside a setup() function. Here's a sample example: Zoog
    • Articulate and write down at least 1 question that came up while doing the above.
    • Write a blog post about how computation applies to your interests. This could be a subject you've studied, a job you've worked, a personal hobby, or a cause you care about. What projects do you imagine making this term? What projects do you love? (You can review and contribute to the ICM Inspiration Wiki page). In the same post (or a new one), document the process of creating your sketch. What pitfalls did you run into? What could you not figure out how to do? How was the experience of using the web editor?
    • Submit all the above using our homework form (this will be the same every week and is also listed under the 'How to Submit' section on this page).

  • READ AND WATCH:

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