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'''Note''':
This course has been cancelled for WS 2014.
It may be offered at a future date.
'''Bestiarium der Dinge — Bestiary of Things'''
'''Bestiarium der Dinge — Bestiary of Things'''


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''Lecturer:'' [[User:ms|Martin Schneider]]<br>
''Lecturer:'' [[User:ms|Martin Schneider]]<br>
''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]]<br>
''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]]<br>
''Date:'' Wednesday 15:15 - 18:30 Uhr <br>
''Date:'' '''to be announced''' <br>
''Venue:'' [[Marienstraße 7b]], Room 204<br>
''Venue:'' [[Marienstraße 7b]], Room 204<br>
''First meeting:'' 15. Oct. 2014
''First meeting:'' '''to be announced'''


== Description ==
== Description ==
[[Image:Voynich-page.png|thumb|240px|right|Page from the [[wikipedia:Voynich_manuscript|Voynich manuscript]]]]


[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestiaries Bestiaries] are encyclopedias of the Middle Ages, full of fantastic drawings and detailed descriptions of mythical creatures.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestiaries Bestiaries] are encyclopedias of the Middle Ages, full of fantastic drawings and detailed descriptions of mythical creatures.
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In this course, most of our work will be graphical in nature. Be it hand drawings or generative graphics, the result can be as outlandish and as fantastic as the [[wikipedia:Voynich_manuscript|Voynich manuscript]] or the [[wikipedia:Codex_Seraphinianus|Codex Seraphinianus]].<br>
In this course, most of our work will be graphical in nature. Be it hand drawings or generative graphics, the result can be as outlandish and as fantastic as the [[wikipedia:Voynich_manuscript|Voynich manuscript]] or the [[wikipedia:Codex_Seraphinianus|Codex Seraphinianus]].<br>
In the realm of our course we will try to transform the wiki, which is primarily used for text, into a graphical medium. As part of this endeavor we will also get to know theories and works from the domains of Hypercomics, the Generative Arts and Computational Creativity.
In the realm of our course we will try to transform the wiki, which is primarily used for text, into a graphical medium. As part of this endeavor we will also get to know theories and works from the domains of Hypercomics, the Generative Arts and Computational Creativity.
 
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== Beschreibung ==
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