256a-fall-2021/final

Final Project: Design Your Own Interactive Audiovisual Software Tool

"Design and prototype an interactive software tool, using Chunity and integrating real-time audio and graphics."

• what must your final project have:
  • real-time audio/music, graphics, interaction
  • a software system
• what can it be?
  • tool, toy, game, instrument
  • or some other, unclassifiable artifact
• what must it NOT be:
  • a sequencer (though it can contain a sequencer)
  • a playlist generator
  • a music recommendation system
• allowed programming environments:
  • Chunity
  • anything else must be approved by teaching team

• for reference, check out final projects from previous years:
  • https://ccrma.stanford.edu/courses/256a-fall-2020/projects/
  • (and you can follow the link to see 2019, 2018, 2017, etc...)

Milestone 0: Project Proposals

due: in class on Wednesday (11/10)

• deliverables: three ideas, sketched out, ready to present
  • maximally different from each other
  • try to articulate as much specificity as possible!
  • ideas sketched out e.g., on paper
  • a short paragraph explaining each idea

• upload your ideas / design sketches on your final project webpage.
• be prepared to present succinctly in class.

Milestone #1: Core Mechanics

due: in class on Wednesday (11/17)

• a working draft of your core mechanic and experience
• this should include basic elements of audio, graphics, interaction
• as usual, a 1 minute video demo
• update your webpage

Milestone #2: Minimal Essential System

due: in class on Monday (11/29)

• a more fleshed-out system
• as usual, a 1 minute video demo
• update your webpage

Final Deliverables + Presentation

• all materials (webpage, video, screenshots, descriptions, code): due on Canvas on Thursday (12/9) 1pm
• final presentations: Thursday (12/9) starting at 3:30pm in the CCRMA classroom