Visualising a live coding arts process

Arrian Purcell; Henry Gardner; Ben Swift

doi:10.1145/2686612.2686634

Visualising a live coding arts process

Arrian Purcell, Henry Gardner, Ben Swift

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Abstract

This paper describes an empirical study of source code visualisation as a means to communicate the programming process in "live coding" computer music performances. Following an exploratory field study of a live-coding performance at an arts festival, two different interaction-driven visualisation techniques were incorporated into a live coding system. We then performed a more controlled laboratory study to evaluate the visualisations' contributions to the audience experience, with emphasis on the (self-reported) experiential dimensions of understanding and enjoyment. Both software visualisation techniques enhanced audience enjoyment, while the effect on audience understanding was more complex. We conclude by suggesting how these visualisation techniques may be used to enhance the audience experience of live coding.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014
Editors	Toni Robertson, Kenton O'Hara, Greg Wadley, Lian Loke, Tuck Leong
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	141-144
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450306539
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2686612.2686634
Publication status	Published - 2 Dec 2014
Event	26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014 - Sydney, Australia Duration: 2 Dec 2014 → 5 Dec 2014

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Name	Proceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014

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Conference	26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	2/12/14 → 5/12/14

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Purcell, A., Gardner, H., & Swift, B. (2014). Visualising a live coding arts process. In T. Robertson, K. O'Hara, G. Wadley, L. Loke, & T. Leong (Eds.), Proceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014 (pp. 141-144). (Proceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/2686612.2686634

Purcell, Arrian ; Gardner, Henry ; Swift, Ben. / Visualising a live coding arts process. Proceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014. editor / Toni Robertson ; Kenton O'Hara ; Greg Wadley ; Lian Loke ; Tuck Leong. Association for Computing Machinery, 2014. pp. 141-144 (Proceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014).

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Purcell, A, Gardner, H & Swift, B 2014, Visualising a live coding arts process. in T Robertson, K O'Hara, G Wadley, L Loke & T Leong (eds), Proceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014. Proceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 141-144, 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014, Sydney, Australia, 2/12/14. https://doi.org/10.1145/2686612.2686634

Visualising a live coding arts process. / Purcell, Arrian; Gardner, Henry; Swift, Ben.
Proceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014. ed. / Toni Robertson; Kenton O'Hara; Greg Wadley; Lian Loke; Tuck Leong. Association for Computing Machinery, 2014. p. 141-144 (Proceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Purcell A, Gardner H, Swift B. Visualising a live coding arts process. In Robertson T, O'Hara K, Wadley G, Loke L, Leong T, editors, Proceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014. Association for Computing Machinery. 2014. p. 141-144. (Proceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014). doi: 10.1145/2686612.2686634

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