Live Coding
A User's Manual
By Alan F. Blackwell, Alex McLean, Emma Cocker, Geoff Cox, Thor Magnusson | Publisher: MIT Press
About the book
The first comprehensive introduction to the origins, aspirations, and evolution of live coding.
Performative, improvised, on the fly: live coding is about how people interact with the world and each other via code. In the last few decades, live coding has emerged as a dynamic creative practice gaining attention across cultural and technical fields—from music and the visual arts through to computer science. Live Coding: A User’s Manual is the first comprehensive introduction to the practice, and a broader cultural commentary on the potential for live coding to open up deeper questions about contemporary cultural production and computational culture. This multi-authored book—by artists and musicians, software designers, and researchers—provides a practice-focused account of the origins, aspirations, and evolution of live coding, including expositions from a wide range of live coding practitioners. In a more conceptual register, the authors consider liveness, temporality, and knowledge in relation to live coding, alongside speculating on the practice’s future forms.
Editions of Live Coding
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780262544818
- EBook
- ISBN 9780262372626
- EBook
- ISBN 9780262372633
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The first comprehensive introduction to the origins, aspirations, and evolution of live coding.
Performative, improvised, on the fly: live coding is about how people interact with the world and each other via code. In the last few decades, live coding has emerged as a dynamic creative practice gaining attention across cultural and technical fields—from music and the visual arts through to computer science. Live Coding: A User’s Manual is the first comprehensive introduction to the practice, and a broader cultural commentary on the potential for live coding to open up deeper questions about contemporary cultural production and computational culture. This multi-authored book—by artists and musicians, software designers, and researchers—provides a practice-focused account of the origins, aspirations, and evolution of live coding, including expositions from a wide range of live coding practitioners. In a more conceptual register, the authors consider liveness, temporality, and knowledge in relation to live coding, alongside speculating on the practice’s future forms.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Live Coding about?
The first comprehensive introduction to the origins, aspirations, and evolution of live coding.
Performative, improvised, on the fly: live coding is about how people interact with the world and each other via code. In the last few decades, live coding has emerged as a dynamic creative practice gaining attention across cultural and technical fields—from music and the visual arts through to computer science. Live Coding: A User’s Manual is the first comprehensive introduction to the practice, and a broader cultural commentary on the potential for live coding to open up deeper questions about contemporary cultural production and computational culture. This multi-authored book—by artists and musicians, software designers, and researchers—provides a practice-focused account of the origins, aspirations, and evolution of live coding, including expositions from a wide range of live coding practitioners. In a more conceptual register, the authors consider liveness, temporality, and knowledge in relation to live coding, alongside speculating on the practice’s future forms.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Live Coding?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Cultural and media studies > Media studies
Where can I read a sample of Live Coding?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780262544818
Is Live Coding part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Software Studies
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Live Coding?
Alan F. Blackwell, Alex McLean, Emma Cocker, Geoff Cox, Thor Magnusson
Who is the Publisher of the book Live Coding?
MIT Press
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Live Coding is available as paperback(ISBN 9780262544818) and ebook(ISBN 9780262372626) and ebook(ISBN 9780262372633)
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