Free public lecture on live coding

When: Saturday January 10th 2015 @ 8 pm

Where: MUMC (McMaster hospital) Ewart Angus Centre, Rm. 1A1 @ 1200 Main St W, Hamilton

Website: haalsa.org/lectures.htm

Details:

Computer languages have always been intended for programmers and computers. However live coding often adds an audience. In live coding, individuals Cyber Orchestra players or groups create music (or other forms of artistic expres­sion) by programming, often sharing their code with an audience as it unfolds. McMaster University’s laptop orchestra, the Cybernetic Orchestra, has been exploring live coding since 2010, rehearsing weekly and performing at venues ranging from gal­ler­ies on James St North to international music festivals, as well as in online performances with musicians around the world. Live coding offers a dynamic environment for exploring music, computer languages, and new forms of human-computer interaction.

Dr. Ogborn, Cybernetic Orchestra director and McMaster professor in Communica­tion Studies and Multimedia, demonstrates musical live coding and talks about the applications of live coding to diverse problems beyond music