Did somebody say Subjectivity and Pataphysics?
Exquite Corpse Roll Sheet
No names — just words.
Base!
How low can you go? That is, if you’re using a base 2 system to reference powers of 10?
And what is up with octal? You hear me octal? I’m callin’ you out! And your buddy hex!
And as for you, ASCII numerical conversion table….
Fun!
Round 2 of the name generator workshop.
Two lists of words enter, one name leaves….
More Fun!!
The next program we’ll be modifying will be a Haiku generator. This is a little more complicated in that you’ll have to list words by part of speach and number of sylables. Formatting Counts! Your grade is on the line!!!! OMG ! ! OMG ! 1 ! 1 !
In light of the seriousness of this issue, a separate post will be dedicated entirely to Text Variable Formatting for the Haiku Generator. Will I finish these instructions for you later today? This, I do not know. You will be notified…
Is haiku kind of cheezy? I’ll let you be the judge. Just keep in mind that you’re working up to Chatterbot Modification. Victory will be sweet.
Readings!
I’d like you to read pages 75 - 101 in Words Made Flesh.
If you’d like to “focus” your reading, please look especially hard at:
pp 75-77 : Tristan Tzara and the Dadist poem
pp 80-83 : Italio Calvino and Machine Generated Lit.
pp 88-92 : Oulipo and Pataphysics
Oulipo!
Our own Mathew Timmons will be giving a presentation on the Oulipo next week. This comes just in time for the Noulipo events at REDCAT.
Oh. You will be ready.
Increasingly terse reminder!
It’s now week 6. If you aren’t posting in your blog on a weekly basis, you will get no credit for this class. If you don’t plan to write, please stay home.
Hey, here’s something you could write about!
Discordian Games. Mostly traditional game formats with open or constantly fluxuating rules. Think about what makes a game interesting or fun — is it the pure act of play? Or is it the particular set of restrictions? Games, poems, programs — all tightly restricted, rule-bound activities. Think about it.
I said think about it!!!
also:
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