>
> On 10 Jan 2007, at 12:35, alex wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 12:04 +0000, Dave Griffiths wrote:
>>> It's not quite the same thing, but I think there maybe some
>>> parallel with
>>> normal coding practice here, the state of complete concentration
>>> while
>>> programming, having to be disengaged from the rest of the world,
>>> losing
>>> track of the time of day. This must be true of playing instruments
>>> too?
>>
>> I think so.
>
> But do you think there is a difference in that the instrumentalist,
> when playing
> with his/her ensamble/group, is extremely concentrated on the music
> and not on the tool/instrument he/she is using when making the music?
>
> The performer coding away on the computer has to get into the algorithm
> and stop concentrating on the music while typing. It seems like an
> oscillation
> between being immersed in the music and the abstract machine.
>
> This happens of course with instrumentalists as well, when for example
> they feel that they're playing too low and go to the amplifier to
> raise the volume.
> But arguably it's not the fundamental mode of the performance.
>
> I'm curious to hear about how all of you subjectively experience the
> music whilst coding in a live situation.
In the year 3000 livecoders won't need to actually _hear_ the music when
livecoding it. That will be for the lowly audience only.
:)
In all seriousness, we need to see if we can get to a situation when we
aren't thinking about code at all.
cheers,
dave
Received on Wed Jan 10 2007 - 13:36:38 GMT