Here the term is often used if not as synonym for software then without any clear differentiation from it. Inke Arns text points out sceptically how the term generative art has become fashionable in the last two years, appearing in contexts as different as academic discourses, media festivals, architecture practices and design conferences. Read_me, run_me, execute_me.
Here the term is often used if not as synonym for software then without any clear differentiation from it. Code as Executable Text Software and its Focus on Program Code as Performative TextInke Arns The differences between, as well as the very few overlapping points within, the texts show how complex and wideranging this still young field of work is, and identify aspects that need to be elucidated these emerge not least from terminological definitions and differentiations.
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