2023

Multimedia Tangible II

Name: Multimedia Tangible II
Code: VIS12792L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area: Arte Multimédia

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

At the end of this curricular unit, students should have acquired intermediate proficiency skills of techniques
and technologies used in tangible multimedia projects, or in a broader perspective, computational processes
and digital information transferred to physical form, specifically, sculptural pieces produced digitally or
procedurally, tridimensional representations of information, big-data and metadata using three-dimensional
printing.

Contents

3D printers: features, materials and techniques.
Three-dimensional scanning of objects. Cleaning and tuning of results.
Manual and procedural digital sculpture and modeling techniques.
Repositories and local data storage. Creation of three-dimensional representations of data using Python.
Exporting objects for printing.
Integration of sensors, controllers and actuators in printed parts.

Teaching Methods

The program consists of exercises, theoretical presentations of the contents. The evaluation is continuous taking into account: attendance; commitment; creativity; evolution, and; knowledge domain. There will be a continuous evaluation and a final assessment evaluated by a jury composed of the subject teacher and teachers of the course.

In the NORMAL SEASON assessment students can opt for the Continuous Evaluation or Final Evaluation schemes. The RECOURSE, SPECIAL and EXTRAORDINARY seasons are governed by the Final Evaluation scheme.

1. CONTINUOUS EVALUATION:
a) Participation in classes: 20%;
b) Work done in the classes with the teacher follow-up and submitted at least to a periodic evaluation: 40 %;
c) Presentation and defense of the work done during classes: 40%.
– Classification: sum of a), b) and c).

2. FINAL EVALUATION:
a) Work done in the classes with the teacher follow-up: 40%;
b) Exam about the subject contents: 60%.
– Classification: sum of a) and b).

Teaching Staff