On Apr 18, 2006, at 7:35 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
So I have been sorting thru all of the tutorial/workshop materials
that I could find, and I have been cranking out an intro tutorial,
plus some sketches for the sound, visual, physical, and networking
tutorials. At this point, I would love some feedback to see if
people think that the work I have done is in the right direction.
Have looked very quickly at some of the materials and they look very
nice. Two comments: 1. the patches are very good at identifying core
concepts and explaining them. 2. But the hard thing about tutorial
writing is it's difficult to show how those small concepts relate to
larger artistic concerns. Of course, this isn't always necessary, and
those who are motivated to learn Pd will often fill in those things
as they need to. But I'm also thinking of tutorial materials in terms
of how they might be used in general education (and not necessarily
by, say, motivated artists). Well, I raise this as an issue and of
course it's impossible to write documentation for everyone and every
purpose.
Anyone up for PDDP meeting?
Yes, for sure.
I gotta say that in the processing of sorting thru all of the
tutorial patches has really re-ignited by belief in the process of
free software, and in this case, free documention. If I had
written this intro by myself, it would be a fraction of what it is
currently. What I especially enjoy is the creative little hacks
that demonstrate core ideas that have come from a number of
people. And that's not the drink talking ;).hc
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