IFD:BLC FM SoSe26

Fachmodul
Physical Computing: Batteries Not Included
Instructor: Brian Larson Clark
Credits: 6 ECTS, 4 SWS
Capacity: max. 14 students
Language: English
Location: Marienstraße 7b, 002
First Meeting: 14.04.2026, 13:30 - 16:45

Description

This course is a hands-on exploration of how interactive systems can sense and respond to their surroundings, with a particular focus on energy harvesting in electronic and interactive artworks. As computing moves beyond the familiar paradigm of screen, keyboard, and mouse, we will explore how devices can operate within and in relation to the physical world.

Rather than treating energy as an invisible resource, we will approach it as a central design consideration; something that must be captured, transformed, and negotiated. Through this lens, sensors and actuators become not only technical components, but means of mediating relationships between systems and their environments.

Along the way, you will develop fundamental skills in electronics and embedded programming, while engaging with broader questions about how interactive systems are powered, sustained, and situated.

This is a student-driven course. Your ideas and interests will shape its direction.

Evaluation

Evaluation will be determined by regular class participation and the completion of a final project.

Eligible participants

The modul is open to all other study programmes, please refer to the appropriate programme regulations.