Creative Technology Lab

Creative Technology Lab consists of hybrid classes in which various programming languages and frameworks are introduced and explored. It is oriented toward offering insights into and working in programming environments, working with sketch tools and toward artistic programming. The slogan is: ‘beyond the application, open the black box’. Students must be capable of developing hardware and software, either independently or in cooperation. The purpose is to gain knowledge of the basic and current practices of creative programming and technology; to develop methods to independently or collectively increase this knowledge and to apply it to students’ own and collective projects; to gain independence from pre-configured tools and pre-conceptualised working methods; and to explore the hidden mechanics of the technological environment and develop strategies to critically evaluate these. 
 
The classes use a mixture of collaborative learning, workshops, lecturing and training sessions. If applicable, the classes take the prototypes and experiments of the students, their research questions and other needs as a starting point. In a flexible programme, based on regular meetings, these issues are addressed and investigated.