I was part of the admin team and was an organizer for TOPLAP20 this past weekend. I'm inspired to share some of my initial thoughts - also I hope to write more once the archives are out.
I'm in awe of this format of marathon streaming events. So many amazing performances - and just the sheer range and diversity of what live coding is and how people embrace and explore innovation and creativity. Wow. Wow.
Local Group presentations - this was a huge success - huge! It shows how live coding flourishes when practiced together.
"Show your screens" is alive and well, and this mantra is morphing into something much larger -> show your whole performance, show yourself, show your community. People being vulnerable, embracing error.
It was also a lot of work - more than I realized it would be. But the payoffs are huge, really big.
I come away with a real sense of connection - to people, to groups, and to live coding itself. I feel less alone. Being an organizer makes me engage more deeply with people, the processes, and the artifacts we leave behind. Quite unexpectedly it is changing my thoughts and plans for my own live coding practice -- and that is a wonderful thing!
It would be awesome to do global live streaming events more often - but it would take more people to step up and help. So think about it. Think about how contributing just might change you.
thoughts, responses, suggestions, complaints -- all welcome. Just hit reply!
This Friday 4th August from 18:00 - 21:00 we are exited to present an evening of live algorithmic and generative performances by the artists participating in the 2023 (Algo|Afro) Futures mentoring programme!
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Zach B
Jamal Lloyd Davis
KarmaRi
Emma Osman
MYNA
Tomilola Olumide
Jim Osman
(Algo|Afro) Futures 2023 is a mentoring programme for early career Black artists who want to explore creative coding and live coding.
Throughout June and July the cohort have received mentorship from Antonio Roberts @hellocatfood and Tyger Blue @tygerblue and have been developing skills to create live music and visuals using live coding techniques, as seen in the electronic dance music events called Algoraves.
(Algo|Afro) Futures is presented by Vivid Projects as part of the 2023/6 artist development programme supported by Arts Council England.
Still looking for at least one more jammer for tomorrow night. Never jammed before? Don't let that deter you! All comers welcome. And you'll have an eclectic set of beats spun by the lovely @ferristootsnow . 9pm BST, #tic80#livecoding on https://twitch.tv/FieldFXDemo
Today is @inercia day ! And there will be a #shader Royale Jam with .. 30 People #livecoding live dO_Ob ? Don't forget to come or connect to the stream !
#introduction#livecoding
Very new to Mastodon and grateful to @toplap for adding me to the community. Not sure how it works but glad to be amongst such inspiring folk.
About me: I'm based on Dartmoor in SW UK. I spent my 20s/30s as a jobbing musician and teacher in London but retrained as a developer about 6 years ago. A chance installation of @tidalcycles 6 months later led to some of the most pleasurable music making I'd ever done and set me off on a new path, studying algorithmic music.
I'm now 2 years into a PhD at University of Plymouth studying language design, esoteric languages and live coding.
My first project is just about coming to fruition. Zen is a JS / browser based live coding system primed for pattern interference. https://zen.cephasteom.co.uk/. There's a tutorial and some docs, but more resources and open sourcing on the way.
On here to keep up to date with other people's work and projects - for research and for inspiration. Would welcome links to your work and others you admire.
Allez hop, c'est parti pour un stream #livecoding C/C++ dans lequel on dev un firmware pour faire des attaques de protocoles wireless 😁 C'est par ici et ça commence dans quelques minutes: https://twitch.tv/virtualabs.
Passez faire coucou, ou envoyer du love (je dois coder une partie en C++, ayez pitié 🤣 )