The Faux Shaux

Originally, my first ITP-related post was an assignment to convey a message to our classmates with two dimensional shapes using Processing.  I ended up using three dimensional shapes, using the box() command and the openGL engine.

My first ICM assignment

During this first week with Processing, I was amazed by its versatility, and essentially how little I had to code to get something tasty lookin’.  I was especially looking forward to being mentored by Daniel Rozin, the artist behind the infamous Wooden Mirror in ITP foyer.  But alas, the ease of ICM backfired.

Looking through the syllabus, I realized that I could teach myself the material with the text and website’s reference section.  Let me clarify.  I would love to have fun building cool looking interactive graphics, and I especially appreciate the flexibility of the assignments, but I cannot rationalize spending the 4 credits on lessons I’d learned in Mrs. Walther’s AP Comp Sci class, OB what what!

It’s ironic.  I expected to drop Communications Lab – the requisite for the eTarded and web-illiterate, as well as soar in ICM.  Instead I decided that I have no trouble investing time into projects, but self-promotion has never been a big priority to me.  Times, they are a changin’… and there’s another important factor, my classmate and group partner, Karla, told me about the classes she opted into – “Materials and Building Strategies.”  I’ve always wished I were a little more acquainted with all of the fun things in the Pearl Paint mega-store.  Can-not-wait.