Designing Behaviors: Course Schedule

Course Schedule

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Week 01

Thu, Jan 04

Introductions & syllabus
Distribute NXT kits

build Tribot
install Robolab

Week 02

Tue, Jan 09

Living Robot simulation
Robolab intro, The Mole

experiment with Robolab
load and run The Mole

Thu, Jan 11

The Roach, The Moth, and The Dog demos
Robolab studio

switch teams
explore and play with animals

Week 03

Tue, Jan 16

Systems, Sensing, Perception and Action
The Dog review

explore and play with animals

Thu, Jan 18

Sound and music demos
Living Robot brief
Robolab studio

Week 04

Tue, Jan 23

Robots in Society
The Horse demo

Living Robot assignment

Thu, Jan 25

Living Robot assignment presentations
Project brief

project concept ideation
project concept pitch

Week 05

Tue, Jan 30

Automata and Intelligence
Project workshop

project concept pitch

Thu, Feb 01

Project pitch session

team formation & ideation
project concept proposal

Week 06

Tue, Feb 06

Project concept proposal presentations
Project concept critique

project breakdown and plan

Thu, Feb 08

Project lab

project proposal revision
project work

Week 07

Tue, Feb 13

Revised project proposal presentations
Project discussions

project work

Thu, Feb 15

Project lab

project work

Week 08

Tue, Feb 20

Project status reports
Project discussions

project work

Thu, Feb 22

Project lab

project work

Week 09

Tue, Feb 27

Project status reports
Project discussions

project work

Thu, Mar 01

Project lab
Cynthia Breazeal lecture (7:00 - 9:00, Kane 120)

project work
project documentation draft

Week 10

Tue, Mar 06

Documentation review
Project discussions

project demo

Thu, Mar 08

Project demo rehearsals

project demo
documentation revision

FINAL

Tue, Mar 13

Project presentations & documentation (4:30 - 6:20)

Designing Behaviors
Art 483 \| Fundamentals of Interface Design \| Winter 2007
Designing Behaviors Course Overview Course Information Course Schedule • Lectures Assignments Resources Tutorials Downloads Projects Gallery • The Living Robot NXT Exercises Mindstorms Project • Discussion Board File Sharing Submissions	Course Schedule A printer-friendly version of the course schedule can be found here. You can view an online calendar version of the course schedule here. If you click on any course session, the activities and assignments for the session will be displayed. This will be updated automatically during the term with any changes. You can subscribe to a calendar version of the course schedule here. This will also be updated automatically during the term with any changes. Week 01 Thu, Jan 04 Introductions & syllabus Distribute NXT kits Assignments build Tribot install Robolab Week 02 Tue, Jan 09 Living Robot simulation Robolab intro, The Mole Assignments experiment with Robolab load and run The Mole Thu, Jan 11 The Roach, The Moth, and The Dog demos Robolab studio Assignments switch teams explore and play with animals Week 03 Tue, Jan 16 Systems, Sensing, Perception and Action The Dog review Assignments explore and play with animals Thu, Jan 18 Sound and music demos Living Robot brief Robolab studio Assignments switch teams Living Robot assignment Week 04 Tue, Jan 23 Robots in Society The Horse demo Assignments Living Robot assignment Thu, Jan 25 Living Robot assignment presentations Project brief Assignments project concept ideation project concept pitch Week 05 Tue, Jan 30 Automata and Intelligence Project workshop Assignments project concept pitch Thu, Feb 01 Project pitch session Assignments team formation & ideation project concept proposal Week 06 Tue, Feb 06 Project concept proposal presentations Project concept critique Assignments project breakdown and plan Thu, Feb 08 Project lab Assignments project proposal revision project work Week 07 Tue, Feb 13 Revised project proposal presentations Project discussions Assignments project work Thu, Feb 15 Project lab Assignments project work Week 08 Tue, Feb 20 Project status reports Project discussions Assignments project work Thu, Feb 22 Project lab Assignments project work Week 09 Tue, Feb 27 Project status reports Project discussions Assignments project work Thu, Mar 01 Project lab Cynthia Breazeal lecture (7:00 - 9:00, Kane 120) Assignments project work project documentation draft Week 10 Tue, Mar 06 Documentation review Project discussions Assignments project demo Thu, Mar 08 Project demo rehearsals Assignments project demo documentation revision FINAL Tue, Mar 13 Project presentations & documentation (4:30 - 6:20)	Quick Links Send email to class NXT Google search Podcast tutorials Robolab Handbook Nxtasy.org Nxtasy forums NXT STEP blog
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