We’ll cover:
• Imprinting specific styles through training data curation to refine the model’s aesthetic
• Designing custom controls to fit different performance styles and setups
• Using real-time steering techniques to direct the audio stream on the fly
• Using live input audio as an experimental control mechanism through audio injection

From there, participants will experiment with ways to extend their editors through generative systems, alternative interaction patterns, and custom features that reflect their own creative process. Alongside the technical build, the workshop invites participants to think critically about the IDE not just as a functional tool, but as an interface that shapes how coding feels and what kinds of experimentation become possible.

By the end of the session, participants will have built a working web-based code editor, added at least one experimental feature, and gained a deeper understanding of how creative coding environments can support expression, play, and invention.

Prerequisites: Participants should have basic JavaScript experience, including familiarity with variables, functions, and editing code in the browser or a code editor. Please bring your own laptop.

<present day> What would our computational poetry look like if we built it to last 100 years? In this workshop, we'll explore permacomputing principles and create small computational artworks and code poetry using L5, a minimal creative coding library built on Lua. Through simple, durable code, we'll arrange words and images into dynamic compositions that shift with every interaction.