i asked mimi what i can do differently for the second half. we spoke about using livecoding as a method to present, and:
push the idea of revolt to a more extreme place. Right now, the revolt is symbolic. I understand why drawing lots of points in random locations near where you told it to draw a single point is disobedience. But it’s a cognitive understanding. It doesn’t get to me emotionally. Because the disobedience doesn’t cost me anything. It doesn’t disrupt something I’m trying to accomplish. It doesn’t embarrass me. Disobedience is most frustrating when your pride gets involved.
how do you pull the rug out from under me with disobedient code?
wonder if things are what they seem … zero in on the actual experience of your ideas … facility for coming up with clever ideas … but experience your ideas not as the creator but as your audience.
it is clear to me that i can think computationally. over time, i’ve become naturally inclined towards a sort-of computational approach to thinking. it is humane, but i can present it algorithmically if required.
for the second half, i do want to dial down the ‘experience’ bit. i’ve programmed so many things over the years, but felt that they lacked substance. i’m going to use this class to find that space of magic, between perception & computation.
these are the questions that i’m going to explore in the second half:
