[PD] PDDP meeting?

[Mark Polishook]

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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