220b-winter-2010/hw0

Homework #0: Computational (An)aesthetics

Due date: 2012.1.11 11:59:59pm (or thereabout), Monday.

Reading

• first, peruse CA article and this paper
  • no need to worry about the details for now, it's more important to get a sense of the ideas of cellular automata and the paper
  • in fact, try spending no more than 30 minutes total on the wikipedia article and paper combined

Specification (part 1 of 2): Response

• respond to the reading assignment in one of the following ways:
  • either a chuck program (of any length) that makes sound
  • or a brief written/textual response (can be as short as a paragraph, or as long as uh two paragraphs, or more)
  • or a drawing / image, or something else graphical
  • or a combination of above
• this can be a response to something in the paper, or indirectly from the ideas in CA/paper/life/universe/everything

Specification (part 2 of 2): ChucKu's

• construct two chucku's, according to the following specifications:
  • like a haiku, a chucku should contain exactly 3 lines of code (each less than 80 characters)
  • each chucku should generate sound
  • 5/7/5 pattern optional, but try to make the code "pretty"
  • check out one line chuck crazy to see similarly compact examples
  • the chucku's should be standalone (i.e., no external audio or chuck files)
  • (thanks to Chris + kijjaz for the idea)

Note

• Have fun with it!!!

Deliverables

turn in all files by putting them in your Library/Web/220b/hw0/ directory AND emailing Ge (ge@ccrma) and Rob (rob@ccrma) (this second part was added late - apologies!)

• 1) your responses to the reading, as .ck or .txt or .jpg files
• 2) a separate .ck file for each chucku
• 3) an audio recording of one or more of the programs (hw0.wav) - UPDATE: do not worry about the homework factory for this assignment: just have the files in the right places.
• 4) a short README text (readme.txt) file that:
  • conveys your ideas/comments in constructing each program
  • contains instructions on running your programs
  • describes any difficulties you encountered in the process