Things have sure changed in Universities... isn't the point of going to University to learn how to make such things as the Arduino instead of using it? Why would an artist know Java? And wouldn't he see that it is pretty much the same thing as C++, especially in such a low power device as the Arduino?
Some people learn how to make art instalations, and they need to learn to use the Arduino, not to make it.
Different people have different needs you know.
Some artist know Java because they use it to program their art, not all artists paint you know.
They defenetly saw that C++ was quite the same as Java, and if we didn't tell them, they wouldn't notice for a while.
But by using JArduino you can't for example map to a non existing pin, or write unlegal values to the port. And this is something that helps non-experienced programmers a gread deal.
Cheers
The Jarduino Tema