COMM 4945/6965 Seminar in HCI (3 units)
Daylighting Design Tools, Fall 2006

General Information

Instructors: Professor Dan Glaser and Professor Barb Cutler
Meeting Times: Fridays noon-2pm (tentatively)
Location: Sage 4304

Course Description (as pdf)

Graduate and undergraduate students enrolling in this interdisciplinary seminar will engage in prototyping technologies for architectural lighting design. There are many aspects to designing a tool: aesthetics, efficiency, usability, scientific (building) relevance, its "fun-factor", and history, among others. Students in the course will learn about each from instructors with different disciplinary backgrounds and engage in a suitable, group project. For example these may be:

LL&C, EMAC and IT: designing and evaluating complex user interfaces.
Computer Science: using, studying, and extending existing software and algorithms for high-quality global illumination rendering and adapting these algorithms to graphics hardware.
Architecture: critical examination of studio tools, prototyping analytic or 'fun' artifacts, lighting design, green buildings
other students across campus.

There are no prerequisites for this course. (3 units)

Calendar

Note: Dates and topics are tentative and will be updated as the semester progresses

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Notes

Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sep 1

Class introductions
Background on existing daylighting design tools (physical & digital)
Barb's slides
Introduce last semester's user study
Dan's slides

Sep 4
NO CLASSES Sep 5 Sep 6 Sep 7 Sep 8
Visit RPI Solar Lab (images)
(we'll meet in Sage 4304 and walk over together)

Read paper on last semester's user study:
Using Video for Analyzing Daylighting Simulation Tools
Google some of the things that sparked your interest in class

Sep 11 Sep 12 Sep 13 Sep 14 Sep 15

Discussion of user study methodology [Dan]
Discuss user study data
Visit RPI Classroom with new lighting design SOLAR 2006 - Physical Modeling

Heliodon: Automated & Integrated
K Van Den Wymelenberg, University of Idaho; A. Stoelting, Stoelting Solutions and C. Cornwall, Northwest Custom Design & Fabrication Inc.

Heliodons in the Classroom: A Hands-On Tool for Teaching Solar Geometry and Solar Responsive Design
J. Guggenheim, University of Oregon

Daylighting Lab Operations and Management Plan
K. Van Den Wymelenberg, University of Idaho and J. Loveland and C. Meek, University of Washington

Sep 18 Sep 19 Sep 20 Sep 21 Sep 22

Brief introduction to rendering techniques [Barb]
Brainstorm new tools for architectural daylighting design
Student Writeups
(accessible from RPI IP addresses only)

Sep 25 Sep 26 Sep 27 Sep 28 Sep 29

Discuss visit
Brainstorm new tools for architectural daylighting design
Student Writeups
(accessible from RPI IP addresses only)
Graphics Interface 2007
CHI 2007 works in progress
SOLAR 2007

Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Visit Professional Office ??

Discuss goals for new tools
Discuss testing strategy and hypotheses
Design user study
Team Writeups
(accessible from RPI IP addresses only)

Oct 9
NO CLASSES Oct 10
MONDAY SCHEDULE Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13
Visit RPI classrooms with new lighting design & technology

Review video of last semester's user study
Analysis of user study data, OR
Summary of 2 or 3 relevant computer graphics research papers
Notes/Writeup from visit to Professional Office

Design user study, cont.
User study preparation

Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20

Preliminary walkthrough of user study
Discuss revisions

Prepare mockups of interface, OR
Prepare models & renderings for user study, OR
Algorithm design for new rendering tool

Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27
Images from architecture studio review

Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 3
Conduct user study

Nov 6 Nov 7 Nov 8 Nov 9 Nov 10

Discuss user study

Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 Nov 16 Nov 17

Discuss data analysis
Publication strategy

Preliminary notes/analysis of results,OR
Preliminary results from rendering tool implementation

Nov 20 Nov 21 Nov 22
NO CLASSES Nov 23
NO CLASSES Nov 24
NO CLASSES

Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1

Individual/Team Presentations
Discussion

Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8

Semester wrapup

2-4 page writeup of your contributions this semester

Dec 13
FINALS Dec 14
FINALS Dec 15
FINALS

Dec 18
FINALS Dec 19
FINALS

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Notes
Aug 28	Aug 29	Aug 30	Aug 31	Sep 1 Class introductions Background on existing daylighting design tools (physical & digital) Barb's slides Introduce last semester's user study Dan's slides
Sep 4 NO CLASSES	Sep 5	Sep 6	Sep 7	Sep 8 Visit RPI Solar Lab (images) (we'll meet in Sage 4304 and walk over together)	Read paper on last semester's user study: Using Video for Analyzing Daylighting Simulation Tools Google some of the things that sparked your interest in class
Sep 11	Sep 12	Sep 13	Sep 14	Sep 15 Discussion of user study methodology [Dan] Discuss user study data Visit RPI Classroom with new lighting design	SOLAR 2006 - Physical Modeling Heliodon: Automated & Integrated K Van Den Wymelenberg, University of Idaho; A. Stoelting, Stoelting Solutions and C. Cornwall, Northwest Custom Design & Fabrication Inc. Heliodons in the Classroom: A Hands-On Tool for Teaching Solar Geometry and Solar Responsive Design J. Guggenheim, University of Oregon Daylighting Lab Operations and Management Plan K. Van Den Wymelenberg, University of Idaho and J. Loveland and C. Meek, University of Washington
Sep 18	Sep 19	Sep 20	Sep 21	Sep 22 Brief introduction to rendering techniques [Barb] Brainstorm new tools for architectural daylighting design	Student Writeups (accessible from RPI IP addresses only)
Sep 25	Sep 26	Sep 27	Sep 28	Sep 29 Discuss visit Brainstorm new tools for architectural daylighting design	Student Writeups (accessible from RPI IP addresses only) Graphics Interface 2007 CHI 2007 works in progress SOLAR 2007
Oct 2	Oct 3	Oct 4	Oct 5	Oct 6 Visit Professional Office ?? Discuss goals for new tools Discuss testing strategy and hypotheses Design user study	Team Writeups (accessible from RPI IP addresses only)
Oct 9 NO CLASSES	Oct 10 MONDAY SCHEDULE	Oct 11	Oct 12	Oct 13 Visit RPI classrooms with new lighting design & technology Review video of last semester's user study Analysis of user study data, OR Summary of 2 or 3 relevant computer graphics research papers Notes/Writeup from visit to Professional Office Design user study, cont. User study preparation
Oct 16	Oct 17	Oct 18	Oct 19	Oct 20 Preliminary walkthrough of user study Discuss revisions	Prepare mockups of interface, OR Prepare models & renderings for user study, OR Algorithm design for new rendering tool
Oct 23	Oct 24	Oct 25	Oct 26	Oct 27 Images from architecture studio review
Oct 30	Oct 31	Nov 1	Nov 2	Nov 3 Conduct user study
Nov 6	Nov 7	Nov 8	Nov 9	Nov 10 Discuss user study
Nov 13	Nov 14	Nov 15	Nov 16	Nov 17 Discuss data analysis Publication strategy	Preliminary notes/analysis of results,OR Preliminary results from rendering tool implementation
Nov 20	Nov 21	Nov 22 NO CLASSES	Nov 23 NO CLASSES	Nov 24 NO CLASSES
Nov 27	Nov 28	Nov 29	Nov 30	Dec 1 Individual/Team Presentations Discussion
Dec 4	Dec 5	Dec 6	Dec 7	Dec 8 Semester wrapup	2-4 page writeup of your contributions this semester
		Dec 13 FINALS	Dec 14 FINALS	Dec 15 FINALS
Dec 18 FINALS	Dec 19 FINALS

COMM 4945/6965 Seminar in HCI (3 units) Daylighting Design Tools, Fall 2006

General Information

Course Description (as pdf)

Calendar

COMM 4945/6965 Seminar in HCI (3 units)
Daylighting Design Tools, Fall 2006