Art for Computer Scientists: Processing as an open-source art medium for computer science undergraduates

Art undergraduates increasingly engage in the design and coding of digital media and generative art, for example, using the open-source Processing library and Integrated Development Environment (IDE) created for visual artists. An equivalent cross-over, of art and creativity into traditional computer science programmes, is not so evident despite a shortfall of skilled graduates in the digital media sector. This paper considers art for computer scientists and outlines a Keele University Animation and Multimedia module that uses media programming not only as a vehicle for first-year undergraduates to practice new Java programming skills, but also as an opportunity for artistic exploration and creative expression.

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Sandra Woolley

Tim Collins

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Publication date: July 2021

Publication date (Print): July 2021

Pages: 177-182

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[0001]School of Computing and Mathematics

Keele University Staffordshire, United Kingdom

[0002]Department of Engineering

Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester, United Kingdom

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVA2021.29

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Conference name: Proceedings of EVA London 2021

Conference acronym: EVA 2021

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Conference location: London

Conference date: 5th July – 9th July 2021

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: AI and the Arts: Artificial Imagination

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[1] T. Collins, S.I. Woolley, E. Ch’ng, L. Hernandez-Munoz, E. Gehlken, D. Nash, A. Lewis and L. Hanes (2017) A virtual 3D cuneiform tablet reconstruction interaction. In Proceedings of the British HCI Conference. BCS. Sunderland, UK, 3rd-6th July, 2017.

[2] D. Eber and R. Wolfe (2000) Teaching computer graphics visual literacy to art and computer science students: advantages, resources and opportunities. ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics, 34(2), pp.22-24.

[3] B. Fry and C. Reas (2021) Processing. https://processing.org/. Last Accessed March 16th 2021.

[4] G.C. Hertlein (1977) Computer art for computer people-a syllabus. In Proceedings of the 4th annual conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques July 1977, pp. 249-254.

[5] C. Reas and B. Fry (2015) Getting Started with Processing: A Hands-on introduction to making interactive Graphics. Maker Media, Inc.

[6] F. Thomas and O. Johnston (1995) The illusion of life: Disney animation, New York: Hyperion.

[7] J. Scala (1976) Teaching art through computer graphics. In Proceedings of the National Computer Conference and Exposition June 1976, pp. 185-189.

[8] S. Woolley, J. Mitchell, T. Collins, R. Rhodes, T. Rukasha, E. Gehlken, E. Ch’ng, and A. Cooke (2020) Virtual museum ‘takeouts’ and DIY exhibitions – augmented reality apps for scholarship, citizen science and public engagement. In International Conference of Digital Heritage. Springer.

[9] S.I. Woolley, E. Ch’ng, L. Hernandez-Munoz, E. Gehlken, T. Collins, D. Nash, A. Lewis and L. Hanes (2017) A collaborative artefact reconstruction environment. In Proceedings of the British HCI Conference. BCS. Sunderland, UK, 3rd-6th July, 2017.

[10] VCTR (2021) The Virtual Cuneiform Tablet Reconstruction Project, https://virtualcuneiform.org/index.html, Last Accessed March 16th 2021.

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