Revision as of 01:49, 13 January 2008

Homework #0: Computational (An)aesthetics

Reading

first, read this paper
- no need to worry about the details for now, just get a sense of what it's about, and think about the ideas
- in fact, try spending no more than 20 minutes total on the paper

Specification (part 1 of 2)

respond to the reading assignment in one of the following ways:
- - either a chuck program (of any desired length) that makes sound
  - or a brief written/textual response (can be as short as a paragraph, or as long as uh two paragraphs, or more)
  - or a drawing / image, or something else graphical
  - or a combination of above
this can be to something directly in the paper, or indirectly from the ideas

Specification (part 2 of 2)

construct two chucku's, according to the following specifications
- like a haiku, a chucku should contain exactly 3 lines of code
- each chucku should generate sound
- check out one line chuck crazy to see similarly compact examples
- the chucku's should be standalone (i.e., no external audio or chuck files)
- (thanks to Chris + kijjaz for the idea)

Deliverables

turn in all files by putting them in your Library/Web/220b/hw0/ directory.

1) your responses to the reading, as .ck or .txt or .jpg files
2) a separate .ck file for each chucku
3) an audio recording of one or more of the programs (hw0.wav)
4) a short README text (readme.txt) file that:
- explains your ideas in constructing each program
- contains instructions on running your programs
- any comments about each program / musical statement
- describe any difficulties you encountered in the process

Thanks!!!

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 = Homework #0: Computational (An)aesthetics =
-=== Specification ===
+=== Reading ===
+* first, read [http://ccrma.stanford.edu/courses/220b-winter-2008/readings/cslifeuniverseeverything.pdf this paper]
+** no need to worry about the details for now, just get a sense of what it's about, and think about the ideas
+** in fact, try spending no more than 20 minutes total on the paper
+=== Specification (part 1 of 2) ===
+* respond to the reading assignment in '''one''' of the following ways:
+*** '''either''' a chuck program (of any desired length) that makes sound
+*** '''or''' a brief written/textual response (can be as short as a paragraph, or as long as uh two paragraphs, or more)
+*** '''or''' a drawing / image, or something else graphical
+*** '''or''' a combination of above
+* this can be to something directly in the paper, or indirectly from the ideas
+=== Specification (part 2 of 2) ===
 * construct two chucku's, according to the following specifications
 ** like a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku haiku], a ''chucku'' should contain exactly 3 lines of code
@@ Line 8: / Line 23: @@
 ** the chucku's should be standalone (i.e., no external audio or chuck files)
 ** (thanks to Chris + kijjaz for the idea)
 === Deliverables ===
@@ Line 13: / Line 29: @@
 '''turn in all files by putting them in your Library/Web/220b/hw0/ directory.'''
-* 1) a separate .ck file for each chucku
+* 1) your responses to the reading, as .ck or .txt or .jpg files
-* 2) an audio recording of one or more of the programs (hw0.wav)
+* 2) a separate .ck file for each chucku
-* 3) your responses to the reading
+* 3) an audio recording of one or more of the programs (hw0.wav)
 * 4) a short README text ('''readme.txt''') file that:
 ** explains your ideas in constructing each program