Wes Modes
"Wes is a great person. I think he'd be okay with a pet, like a small pig or chicken. However, I have to admit that I think I like the digitized version of Wes a bit better."
Courses
- ART 101 Programming for the Arts
An introduction to both programming and web markup languages, designed to help students code their creative projects. Programming is all about methodical problem solving and learning to see the world differently. These skills will serve you well in many things you do. - ART106C 3D Modeling
Independent and collaborative creative projects using advanced computer methods. May include networking projects, virtual representations, interactive multimedia, installation, performance, 3D modeling and animation, or robotics. Emphasis on advanced critical and experimental approaches to computers as a unique art medium, and contemporary research issues. - CMPM 147 Generative Design
Introduces generative methods for design. Uses algorithmic techniques to generate and evaluate game content (images, sounds, map designs) along with mechanics and progression systems. Search-based and learning-based techniques with connections to artificial intelligence are also covered. - CMPM 169 Creative Coding
Surveys seminal and contemporary artworks and interactive installations that utilize and critically analyze new media, new technologies, and new algorithms. Students introduced to creative coding practices and encouraged to emulate existing digital arts techniques and to develop their own computational arts projects. - CMPM 179 Experimental Gameplay
This class provides the opportunity to practice the creation of novel computer games. Students focus on game design concepts, then create three games using these concepts. Exploring unconventional mechanics, unique control schemes, and innovative game design approaches.
Interests
Wes Modes is a California artist and educator focused on social practice, sculpture, performance, and new media work. Their pioneering social practice work with the people who live in American river communities has been nationally recognized and reported worldwide. Their multidisciplinary work Secret History of American River People combines social practice, oral history, video, photography, sculpture, new media, and adventurous fieldwork on American rivers since 2014. For more information, please visit modes.io.
