introduction

free software developer 
software artist 
dayjob: games programmer

livecoding

programming in front of an audience 
reaction to laptop performance
performers hide screens
for me: showing people what you are doing

fluxus example

scheme scripted game engine 
originally designed for visuals 
code visible above the result 
cube tree hacking

livecoding history

pre-computer rule writing 
80s groups the hub forth 
2000 - laptops, high level langauges 
supercollider and chuck 
TOPLAP formed 2004 
Temporary Organisation for the Proliferation of Live Algorithm Programming

my take on livecoding

I come from a more visual background 
visual driving audio 
relates to games physical input devices

betablocker

written in fluxus virtual machine 100% gamepad driven

al jazari

13th century inventor and scientist invented
camshafts gears clocks
humaniod robots playing music at royal drinking parties

al-jazari

livecoding for royal drinking parties 
program robots 
sims 
make livecoding more accessable 
you can have a go if you want