Art for Wireless Devices

Fall 2005

Once a centralized, monolithic system, the computer has shrunk and transformed itself into the mobile, wireless devices that ride in our pockets. PDAs, cellphones with built-in web browsers, GPS trackers, watches with internet access, smart badges and clothes, all are components of an emerging area of so-called ubiquitous computing. In marketing rhetoric and in actuality, these technologies have the potential to alter the way we think about space in paradoxical ways elevating the personal space of the individual, celebrating constant movement in physical space, while erasing the distinctions between geographic locales. These technologies offer new possibilities for artists a mode of presentation that is intimate and personal, a tool for creating networks, a way to explore the boundaries between physical and virtual spaces. Students will explore ways to create art with wireless devices, and will be introduced to programming tools for wireless platforms.

Selected Topics: Advanced Web Programming

Interactive Multimedia

Web.Art

Contemporary Practices in Art and Technology

Web Design II

After-School Matters