course summary:

Creative design of computer music software. Programming, audiovisual design, as well as software design for musical tools, instruments, toys, and games. Provides paradigms and strategies for designing and building music software, with emphases on interactive systems, aesthetics, and artful product design. Course work includes several programming assignments and a "design+implement" final project. Prerequisite: experience in C/C++ and/or Java.

256a topics include:

• design principles and patterns for audio/music software
• experiential design and aesthetics of interactive audiovisual software
• interactive system integration (audio, graphics, networking, etc.)
• toy + game design for music; artful product design
• building real-time software systems for computer music
• (see fall-2017, fall-2015, fall-2014, fall-2013, fall-2011, fall-2010 and fall-2009 final projects!)