Introduction to Computing and the Arts


 

 

Please answer the following questions and email them to Eitan and I. There are no right answers, and even though some of the questions are complex, you don't need to write a thesis. This will help us to know where you are coming from....

 

Why are you interested in this class, and what do you hope to get out of it?

 

What else are you studying at Smith?

 

What type of art making experience do you have ('art' in the broadest sense possible)?

 

What is the role of art in our current social / political context?

 

Who are three of your favorite contemporary artists (in any medium / discipline) ?

 

Please discuss your technical background, including: what type of computer / OS you use, what software / hardware you have used, and if you know any programming languages (including html). (Please don't overstate.... This is not a requirement for the course).

 

Have you ever made a web site, contributed to a wiki, or commented on a blog?

 

What technology has had the most dramatic societal impact (in the last one hundred years)?