Learn to Code for Art, Media and Culture (Jan 2026)
Ruiyang Wang
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(including tax)Session 1: Intro to p5.js & JavaScript Basics
- 1.0 Welcome to the course!
- 1.1 Introduction to JavaScript
- 1.2 "Hello, JavaScript!": variables, data types, console.log()
- 1.3 Introduction to p5.js
- 1.4 Using variables and operators in p5.js
- 1.5 Homework
Session 2: Control Flow, Conditionals & Loops
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- Zoom call Wednesday 3rd September
- Zoom recording
- 2.0 Introduction
- 2.1 Environment Setup
- 2.2 The Boolean type
- 2.3 Conditionals and if statements in practice
- 2.4 For Loops
- 2.5 Grid Hands-On Excercise
Session 3: Functions & Organizing Code in p5.js
- Zoom call, Friday 5th September
- 3.1 Functions in JavaScript: declarations, parameters, return values
- 3.2 Variable scope
- 3.3 Best practice: writing clean functions
- 3.4 Hands-On Practice: Improve with helper function
- 3.5 Advanced Technique: Recursive Functions
- Homework
Session 4: Arrays, Objects & Classes
- Zoom call, Tuesday 9th September
- Zoom Recording
- 4.1 Arrays and array methods in JavaScript
- 4.2 Basic objects and classes
- 4.3 Managing multiple elements (with bouncing balls)
- 4.4 Hands-On Exercises (with more bouncing balls!)
- Cellular Automata Bonus Video
Session 5: Interactive Sketches & Basic Animation
- Zoom call, Friday 12th September
- 5.0 Introduction to Interactivity
- 5.1 Glossary Update
- 5.2 Callbacks
- 5.3 p5.js Events
- 5.4 More events
Session 6: Working with External Library - ML5
- Zoom call, Tuesday 16th September
- Zoom Recording
- Useful Links
- Code Example
Session 7: Data and APIs
- Zoom call, Friday 19th September
- Zoom Recording
- Code Example
- Useful Links
Session 8: Working with Image & Pixels
- Zoom call, Friday 26th September
- Zoom Recording
- Code Example
- Useful Links
Session 9: More Data & Optimization
- Zoom call, Monday 29th September
- Zoom Recording
- Code Example w/ Starter Code
- Useful Links