CSCI 181AL HM Making Computer Science
Dates to be announced, 2025
Sprague Gallery
Students of CSCI 181AL HM Making Computer Science (Fall 2024)
Making Computer Science, a course taught by Professors Julie Medero and Casey Baden, will explore historical and modern connections between computer science and textiles. Students will participate in readings, discussions, and hands-on creating and, between the classroom and the HMC Makerspace, learn about the relationships between CS ideas and textile techniques. Specific topics will include the historical connections between weaving and computing; sewing and soft circuits; and the mathematical and computational underpinnings of embroidery, knitting, and crochet. A significant component of the course will be a project that uses one or more of the tools introduced in the course to create a new model, demonstration, or piece of art related to a computer science concept.
The exhibition is curated by Associate Professor of Computer Science Julie Medero and Adjunct Professor Casey Baden, HMC Department of Computer Science.