Weeks
Twelve dated weeks across four phases — measure, control, express, evaluate — each pairing a lecture with a hands-on workshop.
Every week pairs a lecture (the question and the idea) with a workshop (the hands-on task). Weeks with graded work are marked below; see Assessments for the briefs and rubrics.
Measure
Look closely at a jump and put numbers on what it does.
- Week 1What Is Inside a Jump? · Workshop: Look inside a jump22 February 2027
- Week 2How Do You Measure a Feeling? · Workshop: Measure a feeling1 March 2027
- Week 3What Makes a Measurement Trustworthy? · Workshop: Autopsy rehearsal · Jump Autopsy due 12 March 2027 · 20%8 March 2027
Control
Change how a jump is triggered, and how forgiving it is.
- Week 4The Two Knobs Under Every Jump · Workshop: Two knobs, one lab15 March 2027
- Week 5Who Is in Control in the Air? · Workshop: Air control drill22 March 2027
- Week 6How Forgiving Should a Jump Be? · Workshop: Forgiveness rehearsal · Take Control due 2 April 2027 · 30%29 March 2027
Express
Change how a jump looks without changing what it does.
- Week 7Same Path, Different Body · Workshop: Posture workshop5 April 2027
- Week 8Anticipation and Follow-Through · Workshop: Windup and settle12 April 2027
- Week 9What a Jump Sounds Like · Workshop: Sound off19 April 2027
Evaluate
Test a design against someone else's play, and defend a choice.
- Week 10One Change at a Time · Workshop: Fair fight26 April 2027
- Week 11Watching Someone Else Play · Workshop: Paired playtest3 May 2027
- Week 12What Did You Actually Build? · Workshop: Final review · One Body, Three Personalities due 21 May 2027 · 50%10 May 2027