220b-winter-2008/hw2

Homework #2: Cells, Automata, Music

Due date: 2008.2.22 11:59:59pm (or thereabout), Friday.

Collaboration

• in this and the next 220b assignment, you have the option of officially working in a duo
• you can still go "maverick" (i.e., solo)
• if you work as duo, each person has to turn in her/his version of this homework (or alternatively credit two sets of deliverables to the same group)
• have fun!

Reading (part 0 of 3):

• recall the article on cellular automaton
• check out Von Kempelen's Speaking Machine and The Turk
  • ruminate about these devices
  • craft a short essay/haiku/image/program about the relationship of The Turk to the concept of a Turing test.

Specification (part 1 of 3):

• download the calories software here : version 1.0.0 (updates will be announced to class mailing list)
• unpack it (somewhere):

   tar xvzf calories-x.x.x.tgz

• inside the extracted 'calories' folder, you should see 3 sub-folders:
  • ctrl: folder containing example chuck code to control visualization
  • gfx: c++ code for the visualizer
    • ca.h: header file for CA's (implement new CA classes here)
    • ca.cpp: implementation for things defined in ca.h (implement rules for new CA classes here)
    • calories.cpp: monolithic disaster source file that contains visualization + instantiation of CA to be used
  • sound: code that receives OSC messages from calories to generate sound (can also use control)

Deliverables

turn in all files by putting them in your Library/Web/220b/hw2/ directory, and then linking to them from your Library/Web/220b/hw2.html

• 1)
• 2) 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
• 3) your hw2.html should link to these files (optionally, you can include your README in your hw2html)