[Edu-sig] re: programming for artists

[Dethe Elza]

on 01/6/6 04:10 PM, Jason Cunliffe at jasonic@panix.com wrote:

> There is so much work to do, but I cannot help wondering how one might have
> some sort of expression of CP4E identity which would help us all get
> projects developed, funded and published. The Web is of course free. One
> mechanism which I think works very well are Webrings. I guess I am jsut
> asking what is the equivalent of web rings for book publshing? Publishers do
> it all the time for their own 'series'. Does it even matter?

I see a lot of book development work happening on Wikis of various types.  I
could probably set us up a ZWiki if that's desired.

Here's my proposal for an agenda, if not a manifesto:

1. We each take one of the multimedia libraries available (VPython, PyGame,
Blender, et al).
2. We write a "getting started" for our chosen library.
3. We write a series of full examples of increasing complexity.
4. We read each others work continuously to provide feedback and get ideas
for our own.  This may also bring a similar "tone" to the work.  Or maybe
not.
5. We team up for the intro: here's what you need to know if you've never
touched Python before.
6. We team up for the closing: finding synergies between the tools,
multi-tool examples.
7. We test it all on Linux, Windows, Mac and burn a CD with Python, all
libraries, and examples.

If I'm off base here, please tell me.  Frankly I'm a bit lost, not sure what
the disagreement is between Art and Jason, or if there is one.

-- 

Dethe Elza 
Chief Mad Scientist
Burning Tiger Technologies