This class will give an overview of programing fundamentals (variables, conditionals, iteration, functions, and objects) as well as how to apply them creatively. A variety of techniques such as image processing, 3D animation, computer vision, and live data gathering will be covered. This course is designed for computer programming novices although experienced coders are welcome.

Topics will include:

- Introductory programing techniques
- Animation
- Image and video processing
- Game design
- Utilizing data from the Internet

Requirements: Laptop + Processing (Free)

More info here!

Dates: Saturday & Sunday, April 7 & 8
Times: 10am – 4pm
Course Length: 12 hours
Cost: $20/instruction hour, $240 total, $216 for GAFFTA Members
Location: GAFFTA, 998 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94131

This is an introduction to using openFrameworks, a cross-platform C++ library for creative coding. In this class, you will be taken from the first steps of installing openFrameworks, all the way to launching an interactive mobile application. Because openFrameworks is a powerful open source tool designed to simplify building creative applications, it has rapidly become one of the tools of choice for a new era of creative designers. This class is for artists, designers and hackers alike, beginners should not be afraid to join.

- An introduction to Xcode
- 2D & 3D Graphics
- Generative sound and sample playback.
- Generative graphics and video playback.
- Basic texture mapping.
- Utilizing sensors
- Basic Game design.
- Launching your app on a mobile device.

http://openframeworks.cc

Here are some great examples of projects made with OF :
http://www.creativeapplications.net/category/openframeworks/

*Each student will be required to pay $100 registration as a developer to place on their iPhone
*Xcode is required (http://developer.apple.com/xcode/)

Dates: Tuesday & Thursday, September 6th, 8th, 13th & 15th
Times: 6pm – 9pm
Course Length: 12 hours
Cost: $20/instruction hour, $240 total, $216 for GAFFTA Members
Location: GAFFTA, 998 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94131

Whether it be the constraining physical landscapes of our surrounding city structures, the intangible spaces in which our digital personas reside or our own internal mental constructs; we actively construct thresholds to protect intimacy. Signal in Noise explores these notions using multiple layers of transparent projection surfaces, each spaced several feet in front of the next. This structure allows the viewer to gain a sense of physical depth that is impossible with traditional film. One can perceive the narrative as a composite by standing directly in front, or dissect each element by walking between the layers.