BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
Judging Results of the Fall 2013 CS 120: Computer Science 1
All-section Art Show
Sponsored by the Department of Computer Science

Held in the AJ Atrium on Friday, November 8, 2013, from 10:00 AM to 1:30 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 "Yin-Yang" by Brandon Groff Freshman; Computer Science major, Computer Technology minor Artist's statement: "My biggest challenge was creating the image I had imagined. I found it rewarding to finally getting everything as I’d pictured it."

Best in Show Runner-up "Okami" by Abby Duvanenko Sophomore; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "The most challenging thing about this collage was planning it out. I didn't know what image I wanted to modify and what modifications I would do to that picture. Some of the coding was a bit off from what I wanted, so that was a bit challenging as well. The most rewarding part of the collage was actually getting all of it to work. I didn't think I would actually get it done on time."

Best in Section 1 "" by Cody Lester Artist's statement: ""	Best in Section 2 "Dragon in the midst of fire" by Chris Shilson Junior; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "Finding pictures that worked well together was a challenge. Changing colors was challenging because I kept picking the wrong parameters. I was able to test my knowledge thus far of programming. I got a cool new background for my computer as well."
Best in Section 3 - tie "Cloud of Color" by Dante Payne Freshman; Computer Science major, Graphic Arts & Theatre minors Artist's statement: "The most challenging thing about creating the collage was making everything symmetrical within the picture and also structuring it so that the gray scale and negative look different. Also having the codes effect each copy individually rather than compounding it. Seeing the finished project and the fact that I was able to create something like this was the most rewarding."	Best in Section 3 - tie "New York" by Maeleen Taylor Junior; Architecture major, Computer Science & History minors Artist's statement: "The most challenging aspect was writing and altering the code so my collage looked exactly how I wanted it to. The most rewarding was seeing the finished product." (Based on the TM logo designed by Milton Glaser in 1977 and held by the State of New York.)
Best in Sections 4 & 5 - tie "" by Cody Garrett Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: ""	Best in Sections 4 & 5 - tie "" by Stacie Schroll Sophomore; Computer Science major Artist's statement: ""

Honorable Mention "Show down" by Bryce Raines Sophomore; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "I found getting all the pieces modified right was the most challenging. The experience of coding has been rewarding. Before this class I would never code anything like this."

Honorable Mention "Glitch" by Lauren Taylor Freshman; Computer Science major, Digital Media minor Artist's statement: "The most challenging part was going through my code and correcting mistakes, as well as changing the concept for my picture in the middle of the process. The best part of this project was seeing the possibilities that Jython had to make the picture my own."

Honorable Mention "London Light and Color" by Mathew Kalkhoff Senior; Meteorology & Japanese majors Artist's statement: "Consistently testing the code for validation and correct visual effects was challenging. Understanding more about computer codes, seeing I still had some artistic talent, and knowing as an older undergraduate student that I can still create wondrous things was rewarding."

Copyright © 2013 by the collage creators identified above each image.
Fall 2013 CS 120 All-section Art Show organized by David Largent with significant support from Paul Buis, Kim Bechdolt, Mary Meadows, Vinayak Tanksale, and Jeff Zhang.