Educational design of live coding environments for the browser. Issue 1 (1st May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Roberts, Charlie; Allison, Jesse; Holmes, Daniel; Taylor, Benjamin; Wright, Matthew; Kuchera-Morin, JoAnn
• Is Part Of: Journal of music, technology & education. Volume 9:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 95
• Page End: 116
• Publication Date: 2016-05-01
• Subjects: Music and technology -- Periodicals; Music -- Instruction and study -- Technological innovations -- Periodicals; 780.7
• DOI: 10.1386/jmte.9.1.95_1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1752-7066

Abstract

Gibber is a creative coding environment for the browser designed for live coding performance and education. It emphasizes a simple notation, a strong audio-visual feature set, immediate feedback, and social collaboration. We describe the use of Gibber and its supporting libraries in a variety of educational settings, from work with a summer camp for middle-school girls to university electroacoustic ensembles. We also describe early results designing a new environment, called Braid, for live coding browser-based digital musical instruments (DMIs) that is informed by our teaching experiences.