Class Media Arts Lab for Fashion

The main goal of this course is to provide students with creative and experimental skills in the field of Media Arts. The curricular structure introduces technologies and conceptual principles common to the area of Interactive Arts, aiming the execution of experimental projects that combine fabrics, electronic components and interaction.

1. Projectual processes and technologies in the interactive arts area:
   1. From sketch to prototype;
   2. Fundamental principles of electronics;
   3. Arduino platform and sensors.
2. Authors and projects in the area of Media Arts framed with experimentation in Fashion.
3. Development of experimental project of interactive nature applicable to Fashion product.

The Curricular Unit of Media Arts Laboratory for Fashion has a theoretical-practical character, with a strong focus on the projectual aspect. The assessment is continuous and is based on the laboratory development of an interactive fashion object using electronic components and audiovisual content. The type of object to be developed is of the students' choice according to their research interests, subject to validation and monitoring by the teachers. It can be developed in groups of 2 students or individually.

• Hall-Duncan, n. (2022). Art X Fashion: Fashion Inspired by Art Hardcover. Rizzoli Electa.
• Kwastek, K. (2013) Aesthetics of Interaction in Digital Art. The MIT Press.
• Margolis, M., Jepson, B., Weldin, N. (2020 - 3ª ed.). Arduino Cookbook: Recipes to Begin, Expand, and Enhance Your Projects. O'Reilly Media.