I taught creative coding as part of a four-week youth mentorship program. During the workshops, emerging artists created light shows for a wall of LED rings. Their work included engaging animations timed to music, programs which translated data into patterns of light, and audio-reactive algorithms that responded to sound.
The mentorship program culminated in an art show Halo, World.
Teaching the workshops was very rewarding. It’s great to see the students’ excitement when they make an animation respond to mouse movement for the first time. Motivated by their creative energy (and a show deadline!), they learned programming and produced impressive art pieces in a very short amount of time.
Credits #
The youth mentorship program was hosted by VIVO Media Arts Centre, organized by Emily Smith, and made possible by the BC Arts Council.
Mentees included: Bryce Duyvewaardt, Ronald Ho, Harley Small, Sydney Thorne, Corine Bond, Jiang (Melody) Wang and Shavonne Yu.
More information on the program is available on the VIVO website.
Halo is a wall of LED rings designed and fabricated by Travis Kirton and Alex Beim (Tangible Interaction).
I taught Processing, a programming language and environment well-suited to new coders and creative technology.
The program also featured workshops on MAX/MSP led by Leó Stefánsson.
Photos by Nancy Lee and Jonathan Dy.
