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. This course is required for Music 256b: Virtual and Augmented Reality for Music

256a topics include:

• design principles and patterns for audio software
• experiential design and aesthetics of audiovisual software
• inteactive system integration (audio, graphics, networking, system
• essential data structures and algorithms in audio programming
• building real-time software systems for computer music
• audio optimization techniques (and when to optimize) logic, etc.)
• software engineering best practices
• (see fall-2014, fall-2013, fall-2011, fall-2010 and fall-2009 final projects!)