Creative Programming 2010

"Creative programming" is a course aimed at artists, designers and all sorts of visual people with non-specialised backgrounds who feel curious about the potential of computer programming in their creative pursuits. It purposefully leaves aside most of the 'fundamentals' behind computer languages. "Creative programming" instead focuses on hands-on activities and related reflection processes that will help people put code into creative practice from the very first session. The course is focused on visual programming and uses open-source platforms such as Context Free Art and Processing. 

Learning Goals:

The aim of this course is to get you started with the code, and "believe it or not" its main challenge is to show you that it ain't difficult! Once you grasp the fun side of programming with all the visual and interactive rewards, this course will provide the means to keep you motivated, share your achievements with your peers and get support from the community of creative learners. Your task is twofold: to adopt an open attitude to programming, and to immerse yourself in long hours of experimentation with computer code. By the end of this course, you will feel confident about learning computer code and empowered as a "creative geek" ;)

Motivation:

Note: An essential component of this course is the time spent by each individual student exploring the code, modifying it, experiencing the process of programming. Also, peer-support is a strong element of this course as students are expected to work together and provide support and feedback to each other.