Workshop `hello process`
5-6-7 March 2008
10:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 17:00
Sign, Winschoterkade 10, Groningen, NL
Booking: signnl -at- gmail -dot- com
Costs: Free!
Max: 12 participants
Level: Beginner

Chaos theory, finite state machines, randomness, entropy, non linear
systems and non deterministic automata, l-systems, self-similar series,
recursions and iterations. WTF? LOLZ

During this 3 day workshop, the participants will be introduced to
dataflow programming, simple Digital Signal Processing, generative and
algorithmic techniques that they will be able to apply in any other
field once the course is completed.

The goal of the workshop is not to learn a new software, but to get
acquainted with certain techniques and strategies for the creation of a
media art work or design. The software Pure Data will be used to
illustrate most of the different techniques, but the emphasis will be
put on introducing and explaining the generative processes so the
participant can understand them and will be able to implement these
techniques in his/her work.

The participants who are interested in learning more about the software
used in the workshop, can come to the Openlab sessions following the
workshop.

The workshop is based on 100% Free/Libre/Open Source Software. All the
material used during the workshop will be available on-line under an
open content license. During the workshop we?ll work with the pure:dyne
GNU/Linux operating system.

No previous knowledge of programming is required, but knowing how to use
computers is :)

more information:
http://metabiosis.goto10.org/2008/02/26/workshop-hello-process/
http://puredata.info

source : nettime