Week 1

Topics

• Introductions
• Review Syllabus
• Creative coding tools and philosophies - slides
• Setting up dev environment

Review

• Programming Computers
• The browser and javascript
• setting up an IDE
• Git and GitHub
• Videos on using VS Code

Inspiration

• Whitney Artport
• Rhizome
• 0100101110101101.org
• JODI - wwwwwwwww.jodi.org
• Rafaël Rozendaal
• superbad.com

Reading:

• Matthew Fuller, “Software Studies: A Lexicon” (Intro & chapter on “Code”).
• Casey Reas, Chandler McWilliams & LUST, Form+Code in Design, Art, and Architecture (2008), ch. 1 “What is Code?”

Assignments

• setting up dev environment, creating a repo
• Creative Coding is…
• post your github repo here
• Write a short (200-250 words) response to the readings in your week1 README.md. What do you think code is, how do you see it workig for - or against - you. Is there anythig you’re excited to try or learn this semster?

This week’s LLM

• IDM Creative Coding Week 1