BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
Judging Results of the Fall 2016 CS 120: Computer Science 1
All-section Art Show
Sponsored by the Department of Computer Science

Held in the AJ Atrium on Friday, November 4, 2016 from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM

The collages shown below were created by students in the CS 120 course, and judged by a panel of faculty (CS and non-CS) to be the best in the show. Prior to the event, they were judged by their peers to be the best in each section of the course. Although these could have been created using a PhotoShop-like program, these students have written the code themselves to create these collages programmatically by manipulating individual pixels.

This page displays the entries from this semester. You may view entries from all other semesters. All student work included in this and other shows, as well as many other CS 120 students' work is provided in an online digital media repository maintained by the BSU University Libraries.

 

Best in Show (aesthetic quality)

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"Windows to the Mind" by Bradley Shrader Freshmen; Computer Science major, Physics major, Mathematics minor

Artist's statement: "The most challenging part of creating my collage was finding a way to make so many random factors not only work together but also look good reliably. The most rewarding part of the project for me was using it as an opportunity to vastly expand my knowledge of the python language."

 

Best in Show (code quality)

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"Stardust" by Anonymous Status and major withheld by request

Artist's statement: "The most challenging part of the collage was removing the background color from the planets to make sure that I still saw the star field in the background. The most rewarding part was getting all the planets so that their alterations were displayed best."

"Looking Through the Wall" by Lakin Lane Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "The most challenging part was scaling the pictures to just the right size. Seeing the final product was the most rewarding."

"Windows" by Seth Northern Senior; Accounting major, Computer Science minor Artist's statement: "The most challenging part was writing the copy functions for the scaled images. The most rewarding part of this code was understanding how to effectively arrange the images."

"Tick Tock" by Isaac McKinney Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "The most challenging part of creating the collage was figuring out how to rotate an image in increments smaller than 90 degrees. The most rewarding part was realizing how useful it can be to apply something I have learned outside of Computer Science, in this case trig, to my code."

"Dog Who Walks Sometimes" by Evan Witous Freshman; Computer Science major, Telecommunications major Artist's statement: "The most challenging part was writing the code in a way that allowed me to change the size of the pictures and have it still work. The most rewarding part of the process was getting to see my idea come to life, and getting to be proud of it."

Section 1 "Gaman" by Ena Brkovic Senior; Biology major (Concentration in Genetics), Japanese minor		Artist's statement: "What I found most challenging about creating this collage was finding non-copyrighted images that I felt suited the theme I was trying to put together. I wanted it to be simple, yet have intricate details that I could work with given the limited knowledge I have of coding. I found that the most rewarding part was looking back at the experience. I feel much more comfortable with the coding than I did in the beginning."
Section 2 "JACKSKELLINGTONsofcolours" by Jacob Knoll Freshman; Computer Science major		Artist's statement: "What I found most challenging about my collage was adding my signature exactly where I wanted it to be and in what color I wanted. I found the final product the most rewarding. It was a very nice feeling to see everything come together how I wanted it to from just one original picture and some code."
Section 500 "A Colorful Campus Day" by Ian Pemberton Freshman; Creative Writing major, Computer Science minor		Artist's statement: "The most challenging aspect of the collage was adding on the signature of my name at the bottom-right corner. Two things were rewarding: feeling competent about programming (like solving a puzzle), and seeing the final image."
Section 501 "City of Glass" by Nicolas Egierski Freshman; Computer Science major, Military Science minor		Artist's statement: "I found the most challenging part for me was making the checkered board of small pictures go all the way up until the edge. It was easy to make the scaled picture repeat throughout the canvas, but I encountered problems when the pictures would try and run over the side of the canvas. The most rewarding aspect of this project was when all of my code ran successful for the first time. I spent a lot of time creating, testing, and experimenting with the functions I made, and when it finally ran without error I had an immense sense of accomplishment."
Section 502 "Rise of the Phoenix" by Joe Overton Freshman; Computer Science major		Artist's statement: "The most challenging part of creating the collage was changing the pictures in a way that was significant without losing the definition of the image. The most rewarding part of creating the collage was seeing the finished product and feeling like I had overcome a difficult problem."

Copyright © 2016 by the collage creators identified with each image.
Fall 2016 CS 120 All-section Art Show organized by David Largent with significant support from Paul Buis, Kim Bechdolt, and Karl Mesarosh.