jchwenger / machines.poetiques.goldsmiths.2023

'Machines Poétiques'

Introducing textual systems through experimental French poetry

Computational Arts MA/MFA Workshop, June 2023.

Iris Colomb & Jérémie Wenger

Starter code

Ilse Garnier, 'Poème cinématographique'

P5.js sketch

Press the spacebar to switch between two different sine-wave text objects and the circle & text one.

(source, and don't miss the additional goodness available in this other video, 'Ilse & Pierre Garnier: Poemes mecaniques. 1965'.)

Sketch:

Ilse Garnier, 'La Meuse'

P5.js sketch

Press the spacebar to switch between three stages of implementation of the wave.

(source)

Ilse Garnier, 'Rythmes et silence'

P5.js sketch

Press the spacebar to switch between the three poems.

(source)

Pierre Garnier, 'Dalle funéraire spatialiste'

P5.js sketch

(source)

Eugene Gomringer, 'Silencio'

P5.js sketch

(source)

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Wordmaking

A simple combinatorial system in three parts: A B C. Each of the elements is taken from a separate source (prefixes, roots, suffixes), see the files in wordmaking/data/, with options to play with multiple lists for each slot.

Press the spacebar to generate a new random word, scroll right to see all the possibilities.

Press ¬ to toggle the UI.

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Openai: p5.js integration with ChatGPT & Dall-e

This app has now been moved to this repo.