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Generative text projects based on work at the 2023 Penn Dream Lab Creative Coding course taught by Mark Sample. I modified several of the projects to run in a terminal to create hard copies with impact and laser printers.
Tech Wire
July 2023
A remix of Nick Montfort's Tech Section generates output as a news wire service on a teletype.
Ink on continuous roll teletype paper, printed on a Teletype Model 33 ASR using modified code.
Code
- script.js - modified Tech Section javascript code that sends output to
stdout. - script_mod3.js - modified Section javascript code to create an older news wire style.
When Machines Think
June 2023
Someday, when the machines think,
will they feel like we feel?
https://when-machines-think.glitch.me
When Machines Think Zine
July 2023
A shell script generates a unique 20- or 24-page collection of generative meditations. The Human API is laser printed in Slanted Hall’s 1403 Vintage Mono Pro typeface and hand-assembled into pamphlet-stitched booklets. 20lb. 8.5x11 in. paper, binders thread
Department Chair Diary
June 2023
A semi-autobiographical work of generative microfiction.
https://chair-diary.glitch.me/
philly summer
June 2023
An ode to gritty Philly summers through a mashup of Nick Montfort's generative poem, Taroko Gorge.
https://philly-summer.glitch.me
