Technologies and Workflow of Creative Coding Projects: Examples from the Google DevArt Competition

TL;DR

This paper analyzes 18 creative coding projects from the Google DevArt competition, highlighting the technologies, content types, workflows, and potential research opportunities in creative coding and art.

Contribution

It provides a detailed analysis of the technologies, workflows, and content types used in creative coding projects from a major competition, offering insights into current practices and future research directions.

Findings

Identified key technologies used in creative coding projects.

Categorized types of content and workflows in creative coding.

Highlighted potential research opportunities in creative coding and art technologies.

Abstract

Recently, many artists and creative technologists created computer programming as a goal to create something expressive instead of something functional. In this paper, I analyzed 18 creative coding projects from the Google DevArt competition and summarized the critical technologies, types of content, and key workflows of these creative coding projects. The paper also discusses the potential research opportunities for creative coding and art technologies.