10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1));:GOTO 10

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1. gatlinnewhouseApr 2017
   There are some books which are more concerned with algorithms (in the correct sense of the term) within the field of Software Studies/Digital Humanities/Critical Code Studies.

   Some books and articles:

   [1] Protocol by Alexander Galloway

   [2] 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1));:GOTO 10 by Nick Montfort et al

   [3] On "Sourcery" or Code as Fetish by Wendy Hui Kyong Chun

   [4] The Exploit by Alexander Galloway and Eugene Thacker

   I can list many more.

   There was also a doctoral seminar taught by Alexander Galloway at NYU in 2010 called The Politics of Code. The reason Galloway's name pops up a ton is that he worked with r-s-g.org and has a fair amount of experience coding in addition to his academic credentials in literary theory.

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2. andersonfreitasSep 2015
   Thank you for the explanation! The second version is really cool!

   I've never used an MSX or C64 before, but since I'm interested in generative art, I've became curious about these program when a book with the same title was released:

   http://www.amazon.com/10-PRINT-CHR-205-5-RND/dp/0262526743/

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3. chillingeffectSep 2014
   Montfort et al described the same thing in the book "10 print chr$(205.5+rnd(1));:goto 10" [0]

   [0] http://trope-tank.mit.edu/10_PRINT_121114.pdf

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4. jamesbrittDec 2012
   How Music Works by David Byrne

   http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936365537

   Feeding Back: Conversations with Alternative Guitarists from Proto-Punk to Post-Rock by David Todd

   http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/161374059X

   Rise of the Videogame Zinesters: How Freaks, Normals, Amateurs, Artists, Dreamers, Drop-outs, Queers, Housewives, and People Like You Are Taking Back by Anna Anthropy

   Some interesting ideas; the referenced tech is now dated. It's even easier to make games now then when this book was published.

   http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1609803728

   I recently started 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10 by Nick Montfort, et al http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262018462 (but also available as a free PDF)

   Generative Design: Visualize, Program, and Create with Processing , by Hartmut Bohnacker, is under the Christmas tree. :) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616890770/

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